Scrap is the universal mechanical resource in the Wasteland. It abstracts all mechanical components into three tiers of increasing rarity and value.
Scrap Tiers
Tier Scarcity Examples Primary Uses ⚪ Common Scrap Very Abundant Screws, duct tape, cloth, wood, rubber, basic metal Repair Kit refills, basic crafting, Bandages, Stimpaks, Fix (robots) 🟢 Uncommon Scrap Moderate Springs, gears, circuitry, fiberglass, glass, screws Toolkit refills, Jet, Mentats, advanced mods, Fix (robots) 🔵 Rare Scrap Scarce Military-grade components, gold, nuclear material, ballistic fiber RadAway, Antibiotics, Psycho, high-end mods
Scrap Demand Summary
Common Scrap
Use Cost Notes Repair Kit refill 3 per charge (15 full) Primary demand driver Fix (robot repair) 5 per use Field repair without kit charges Bandages (via Antiseptic)2 total 1 Common → Antiseptic, 1 Common + Antiseptic → 5 Bandages Stimpak crafting 1 per batch Produces 2-3 Stimpaks Antiseptic crafting 1 per batch Produces 2 Antiseptic Jet crafting 1 per batch Also requires 2 Uncommon Basic weapon/armor mods Varies GM-determined per mod Improvised crafting Varies GM-determined
Uncommon Scrap
Use Cost Notes Toolkit refill 3 per charge (15 full) Primary demand driver Fix (robot repair) 3 per use Alternative to 5 Common Jet crafting 2 per batch Also requires 1 Common Mentats crafting 2 per batch Also requires Brain Fungus Advanced weapon/armor mods Varies GM-determined per mod
Rare Scrap
Use Cost Notes RadAway crafting 2 per batch Also requires Pure Water + Glowing Fungus Antibiotics crafting 2 per batch Also requires 2 Glowing Fungus + Pure Water + Stimpak Psycho crafting 1 per batch Also requires Stimpak + 2 Hubflower High-end weapon/armor mods Varies GM-determined per mod
Scrap Sources
Source Method Yields Scavenging Exploring locations during 🏕 Long Rest or downtime All tiers (location-dependent) Dismantling items Workbench, auto-success Common (default), Uncommon/Rare with 🎖 Scrapper perk Dismantling robots INT + 🔧 Repair Test All tiers (robot quality-dependent, Scrapper for higher tiers) Trading Buy from merchants All tiers (Rare is expensive) Looting Found on enemies, in containers All tiers (Common most frequent)
Where Each Tier Turns Up
Tier Where to look ⚪ Common Scrap Almost anywhere. Any location with junk in it yields Common Scrap. 🟢 Uncommon Scrap Technical locations — workshops, factories, military bases, labs. 🔵 Rare Scrap High-tech locations — military installations, research labs, vaults. The 🎖 Scrapper perk (Rank 2) is the only reliable way to produce it on demand, by dismantling.
Value
⚙️ Scrap Refinement converts upward at a loss — see that page for the rates.
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