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Materials List

Every raw material, where to find it, and what it makes. One unit is the amount one recipe line counts as.

Raw materials

  • Wood. One unit: a board about 3 feet long. Where to find it: Every ruined house, fence and wood lot. Makes: Splint, Torch, Spike Board, Barricade, Arrows, Spear, Crossbow Bolts, Hunting Bow, Crossbow, Spiked Club, Slingshot, Pointed Stake, Tomahawk, Wall Pike, Recurve Bow, Rope Ladder, Fish Trap, Stake Pit, Net Trap, Spring Spear.

  • Nails. One unit: one nail. Where to find it: Hardware stores, sheds, pulled from old boards. Makes: Nail Bomb, Bottle Lure, Caltrops, Spike Board, Barricade, Crossbow Bolts, Nail Bat, Nail Darts, Can Grenade.

  • Duct Tape. One unit: a few feet, a roll holds 10. Where to find it: Garages, sheds, stores. Traders sell it by the roll. Makes: Shiv, Saw Blade Bat, Spear, Taped Grip, Bayonet, Goggles, Splint, Med Kit, Rebar Spear, Wall Pike, Nail Darts, Door Charge, Glass Mat.

  • Cloth. One unit: one rag or strip. Where to find it: Any house, old clothes, sheets and curtains. Makes: Molotov Cocktail, Smoke Bomb, Torch, Fire Arrows, Taped Grip, Ghillie Wrap, Bandage, Splint, Tourniquet, Herbal Poultice, Rebar Spear, Rope Sling, Candles, Fire Jar, Bang String, Can Grenade.

  • Rope. One unit: about 20 feet. Where to find it: Garages, boats, farms. Grange farms make it. Makes: Machete, Crossbow, Weapon Sling, Car Door Shield, Backpack, Tent, Grappling Hook, Rope Sling, Rope Ladder, Rain Catcher, Throw Net, Net Trap.

  • Scrap Metal. One unit: a piece about a foot across. Where to find it: Every car wreck, roof and kitchen. Makes: Noise Maker, Can Alarm, Bear Trap, Arrows, Makeshift Suppressor, Scrap Armor, Car Door Shield, Hubcap Buckler, Climbing Spikes, Can Grenade.

  • Metal Pipe. One unit: a 2-foot pipe or rebar bar. Where to find it: Basements, plumbing, building sites. Makes: Pipe Bomb, Makeshift Suppressor, Prosthetic Arm, Grappling Hook, Rebar Spear, Pipe Axe.

  • Salvaged Blade. One unit: one blade. Where to find it: Sheds, garages, workshops, farm tools. Makes: Hunting Knife, Shiv, Machete, Saw Blade Bat, Spear, Surgical Kit, Tomahawk, Pipe Axe, Wall Pike, Spring Spear.

  • Glass Bottle. One unit: one bottle. Where to find it: Everywhere. Bars, houses, trash heaps. Makes: Molotov Cocktail, Nail Bomb, Bottle Lure, Water Filter, Rain Catcher, Rot Paste, Fire Jar, Glass Mat.

  • Alcohol. One unit: one bottle. Where to find it: Sealed bottles in bars and houses. Stills in strongholds. Moonshine counts. Makes: Fuel, Molotov Cocktail, Antiseptic.

  • Fuel. One unit: one jug. Where to find it: Stronghold fuel stills, Tollmen depots. Old gasoline is useless. Makes: Molotov Cocktail, Fire Jar.

  • Gunpowder. One unit: enough for 5 rounds. Where to find it: Gun shops, old ammo boxes, stronghold makers. Makes: Pipe Bomb, Nail Bomb, Reloaded Rounds, Bang String, Can Grenade, Door Charge.

  • Brass Casings. One unit: one casing. Where to find it: After every gunfight. Old police and army sites. Makes: Reloaded Rounds.

  • Lead. One unit: one lump. Where to find it: Car wheels, old plumbing, tackle shops. Makes: Reloaded Rounds, Fishing Kit, Throw Net.

  • Wire. One unit: about 10 feet. Where to find it: Walls, fences, cars, power lines. Makes: Pipe Bomb, Noise Maker, Can Alarm, Snare, Scrap Armor, Suture Kit, Lockpicks, Fishing Kit, Pipe Axe, Wall Pike, Fish Trap, Bang String, Door Charge, Spring Spear, Tripwire Charge.

  • Springs. One unit: one spring. Where to find it: Mattresses, clocks, car seats and axles, door closers. Makes: Noise Maker, Bear Trap, Crossbow, Prosthetic Arm, Net Trap, Spring Spear, Tripwire Charge.

  • Rubber Tubing. One unit: a few feet. Where to find it: Hospitals, labs, car engines, bike shops. Makes: Slingshot, Goggles, Tourniquet.

  • Plastic Sheet. One unit: about 2 feet square. Where to find it: Stores, sheds, greenhouses, old signs. Makes: Crossbow Bolts, Bite Guards, Shin Guards, Goggles, Rain Poncho, Rain Catcher, Door Charge.

  • Canvas. One unit: about a yard. Where to find it: Tents, sails, sacks, truck covers. Makes: Weapon Sling, Padded Jacket, Ghillie Wrap, Water Filter, Backpack, Sleeping Bag, Tent, Glass Mat, Stake Pit.

  • Leather. One unit: about 2 feet square. Where to find it: Old sofas, coats, car seats, or tanned from Animal Hide. Makes: Leather Jacket, Scrap Armor, Bite Guards, Shin Guards, Leather Gloves, Prosthetic Arm, Tomahawk, Hubcap Buckler, Climbing Spikes.

  • Animal Hide. One unit: one skin. Where to find it: Hunting. Deer, elk, pigs, cattle, bison, bears, goats, sheep. Makes: Leather, Sleeping Bag, Hide Waterskin.

  • Bone. One unit: one large bone. Where to find it: Hunting. Any large animal. Makes: Arrows, Hunting Knife, Shiv, Spear, Spiked Club, Bone Knife, Recurve Bow, Bone Whistle.

  • Sinew. One unit: one bundle. Where to find it: Hunting. Deer, elk and bison give the most. Makes: Hunting Knife, Spiked Club, Hunting Bow, Leather Jacket, Leather Gloves, Suture Kit, Sleeping Bag, Fishing Kit, Bone Knife, Recurve Bow, Hide Waterskin.

  • Animal Fat. One unit: about a pound. Where to find it: Hunting. Pigs and bears give the most. Makes: Fuel, Torch, Fire Arrows, Burn Salve, Hide Waterskin, Candles, Pemmican, Rot Paste.

  • Feathers. One unit: a handful. Where to find it: Hunting turkeys and birds. Grange farms. Makes: Arrows, Padded Jacket, Sleeping Bag, Nail Darts.

  • Charcoal. One unit: one lump. Where to find it: Old fire pits, burned houses, farms. Makes: Gunpowder, Water Filter.

  • Sugar. One unit: about a pound. Where to find it: Grange farms, Salt Fleet traders. Makes: Smoke Bomb, Stim Shot, Moonshine, Fire Jar.

  • Fertilizer. One unit: one small bag. Where to find it: Farm sheds, garden stores. Makes: Gunpowder, Smoke Bomb.

  • Chemicals. One unit: one tub. Where to find it: Sealed tubs in pool stores, labs and water plants. Makes: Gunpowder, Stim Shot, Water Tablets.

  • Wild Herbs. One unit: one bundle. Where to find it: Wild land, fields and river banks. Makes: Herbal Poultice, Burn Salve, Bark Tea.

Full recipe list for crowded materials

These materials are used in too many recipes to fit on their item record. Here is every line.

Wood

  • 1 Wood + 1 Duct Tape + 1 Cloth = Splint

  • 2 Wood + 1 Cloth + 1 Animal Fat = 2 Torches

  • 1 Wood + 6 Nails = Spike Board

  • 6 Wood + 12 Nails = Barricade

  • 1 Wood + 1 Feathers + 1 Scrap Metal or Bone = 5 Arrows

  • 1 Wood + 1 Salvaged Blade or Bone + 1 Duct Tape = Spear

  • 1 Wood + 5 Nails + 1 Plastic Sheet = 5 Crossbow Bolts

  • 2 Wood + 2 Sinew = Hunting Bow (Workbench)

  • 2 Wood + 1 Springs + 1 Rope = Crossbow (Workbench)

  • 1 Wood + 2 Bone + 1 Sinew = Spiked Club

  • 1 Wood + 1 Rubber Tubing = Slingshot

  • 1 Wood = Pointed Stake

  • 1 Salvaged Blade + 1 Wood + 1 Leather = Tomahawk (Workbench)

  • 2 Wood + 1 Salvaged Blade + 1 Wire + 1 Duct Tape = Wall Pike (Workbench)

  • 3 Wood + 2 Bone + 3 Sinew = Recurve Bow (Workbench)

  • 2 Rope + 3 Wood = Rope Ladder

  • 2 Wire + 2 Wood = Fish Trap

  • 4 Wood + 1 Canvas = Stake Pit

  • 3 Rope + 1 Springs + 1 Wood = Net Trap (Workbench)

  • 1 Springs + 1 Wood + 1 Salvaged Blade + 1 Wire = Spring Spear (Workbench)

Materials you can make

  • Fuel. Made from: 3 Animal Fat + 1 Alcohol. Workbench: Yes.

  • Gunpowder. Made from: 1 Charcoal + 2 Fertilizer + 1 Chemicals (makes 2). Workbench: Yes.

  • Leather. Made from: 1 Animal Hide + 1 Salt. Workbench: Yes.

Other items used in recipes

  • Arrows. Makes: Fire Arrows.

  • Kitchen Knife. Makes: Bayonet.

  • Baseball Bat. Makes: Nail Bat, Saw Blade Bat.

  • Double Barrel Shotgun. Makes: Sawed-Off Shotgun.

  • Bandage. Makes: Med Kit.

  • Antiseptic. Makes: Med Kit, Surgical Kit.

  • Suture Kit. Makes: Surgical Kit.

  • Water Tablets. Makes: Clean Water.

  • Clean Water. Makes: Antiseptic, Stim Shot, Flatbread, Bark Tea.

  • Dirty Water. Makes: Clean Water.

  • Raw Meat. Makes: Jerky, Rot Paste.

  • Corn. Makes: Flatbread, Moonshine.

  • Honey. Makes: Herbal Poultice.

  • Salt. Makes: Leather, Jerky.

  • Jerky. Makes: Pemmican.

  • Wild Berries. Makes: Pemmican.

  • Pipe Bomb. Makes: Tripwire Charge.