NPC
Road Scientist
Lone scientist with an M92 pistol, a Geiger counter and a flashlight. Weaker and shorter-sighted than monument scientists.
- Health
- 115 HP
- Detects you at
- 15 m
- Loses you at
- 60 m
- Found at
- Junk piles beside roads
Weapons
always carries this| Weapon | Chance | Damage to you | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| always | 7.6 per bullet | Time to kill |
Damage at close range to a player with no armour, before hit location. Your armour lowers it. Its own armour is the Scientist Suit.
Equipment
carried; only the loot below drops
Road Scientist loot
16 items · chance per kill| Item | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24% | 4-10 | |
| 24% | 1-2 | |
| 24% | 1-2 | |
| 24% | 8-22 | |
| 24% | 1-2 | |
| 24% | 1-2 | |
| 10% | 1 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.7% | 2-3 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.7% | 4-7 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.2% | 1 | |
| 0.1% | 1 |
Other NPCs
HPRoad Scientist: common questions
How much HP does the Road Scientist have in Rust?
115 HP.
Where do you find the Road Scientist?
Junk piles beside roads.
What loot does the Road Scientist drop?
It rolls from 16 items. Most likely: Flare (24%), Pickaxe (24%), Medical Syringe (24%). The body gives only this roll, not the gear it carries.
How far can the Road Scientist see you?
It spots you from 15 m.