Flashbang
A bright explosive device which blinds and disorients anyone near it upon detonation
Flash and disorient
- Blind
- 10 s
- up to, at point blank
- Flash range
- 5 to 10 m
- Blast
- 6 m
- radius
- NPCs
- 3 s
- within 5 m
The flash fades over time. It blinds fully only when you look at it up close, and less near the edge of its range.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 2 | 10s | 30 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7.2% | 1-6 | |
| 5.1% | 1-5 | |
| 5.1% | 1-5 | |
| 1.3% | 1-2 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.3% | 1 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 4 Elite Crate19 Military Crate | |
| 0.6 | 3 Elite Crate4 Military Crate | |
| 0.4 | 2 Elite Crate8 Military Crate1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig) | |
| 0.4 | 2 Elite Crate7 Military Crate | |
| 0.4 | 2 Elite Crate6 Military Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
Missions
1 mission| Mission | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6% | 1-2 |
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Crafting
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10s | Level 2 | ||
| All raw materialsfor one craft | |||
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ||
Recycling
one item at full condition| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% | None |
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
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Skins
Apply with the Repair Bench.
Loading skinsFlashbang: common questions
- Where do you find Flashbang?
- Craft it at workbench level 2. It drops from Elite Crate (7.2%), Bradley Heavy Scientist (5.1%) and Heavy Scientist (5.1%), plus 6 more. The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (0.9), Military Tunnel (0.6) and Large Oil Rig (0.4). Mission box: Treasure box (1.6%).
- What does Flashbang cost to craft?
- Flashbang crafts for 25 Gun Powder, 50 Metal Fragments.
- What does Flashbang recycle for?
- Recycling Flashbang at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 15 Gun Powder, 30 Metal Fragments. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.