Surplus Workbench Upgrade
20% chance to produce a random surplus part (1-8) when crafting. Surplus parts are used in special alternate recipes.
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | ||
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Workbench upgrade
- Adds bonus parts to recipes that list them (none do today)
More Components
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Measured on a bench
Craft calculator- Craft effect
- None: output and ingredient cost were identical to a bench with no upgrade.
- Bonus parts
- It adds bonus parts only to recipes that list surplus parts, and no recipe in the current game lists any, so it gives nothing yet.
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Methodology
Tested in game: fitted to a Workbench Level 3 with 300 crafts run per item on our own server.
The bench refuses a second copy of the same upgrade, so this never stacks with itself.
Surplus Workbench Upgrade: common questions
- What does Surplus Workbench Upgrade recycle for?
- Recycling Surplus Workbench Upgrade at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 3 Gears, Metal Spring, Metal Spring (80%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.