Crafting

There are 89 recipes. Some you can make by hand anywhere; the rest need a station you build at home (see building pieces).

How crafting works

Materials come from what you carry, and at home also from the stash. Polluted stacks never count.
By hand, at the workbench and at the chem bench a job takes real seconds with a progress bar. Walking away cancels it.
The furnace, the campfire or stove and the smoking rack take a queue of jobs that run on game time and burn fuel, also while you are out in the world or in a raid. The results wait in the station. The game clock runs 90 game seconds per real second, so a game hour is 40 real seconds.

Learning recipes

A starter set of recipes is known from the start. Every other recipe, and most building pieces, are learned in one of these ways:

A blueprint. Blueprints are found in raids and sold by some traders. Reading one teaches a group of recipes and pieces at once; see blueprints.
Practice. Crafting related things, or taking an item apart at the workbench, adds practice points to other recipes. When a recipe reaches its practice target you know it.
A skill. A few of the best recipes also need a crafting skill: Smith, Chemist, Engineer or Alien tech, earned by doing that kind of work.

By hand

Simple things you can make anywhere, even in a raid: open the crafting tab of the inventory.

Makes	Needs	Time	Learned from	Practice it gives
Bandage	2 × Cloth	3 s	Known from the start	Tourniquet +2, Bedroll +1
3 × Cloth	Brown Shirt	2 s	Known from the start	Bedroll +2, Sandbags +1
Bedroll	6 × Cloth, 2 × Plank	8 s	6 practice points
Campfire Kit	4 × Wood, 4 × Stone	5 s	Known from the start	Furnace +2, Stone wall +1, Stone floor +1
Snare	Copper Wire, Wood	4 s	Known from the start	Heavy Trap +2
Fishing Rod	2 × Wood, Copper Wire	6 s	Known from the start
Bone Needle	Animal Bone	4 s	Known from the start
Oxygen Station	6 × Stone, 4 × Scrap Metal, Battery	20 s	Known from the start

Workbench

The main station at home. Tools, weapons, ammunition, building parts, leather work and the boat kit. You stand at it while the job runs.

Makes	Needs	Time	Learned from	Practice it gives
2 × Plank	2 × Wood	3 s	Known from the start	Window +1, Spike barricade +1
10 × Nails	Iron Ingot	4 s	Known from the start	Spike barricade +1, Pistol Magazine +1
Hammer	Plank, Iron Ingot	6 s	Known from the start	Axe +3, Pickaxe +3, Shovel +3
Shovel	2 × Plank, 2 × Iron Ingot	8 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Tools), or 12 practice points	Axe +2, Pickaxe +2
Axe	2 × Plank, 2 × Iron Ingot	8 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Tools), or 12 practice points	Pickaxe +2, Shovel +2
Pickaxe	2 × Plank, 3 × Iron Ingot	8 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Tools), or 12 practice points	Axe +2, Shovel +2
Sledgehammer	Plank, 3 × Iron Ingot	10 s	Known from the start
Boat Kit	20 × Plank, 30 × Nails, 6 × Cloth, 2 × Duct Tape	30 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Boat Kit)
Pistol	6 × Iron Ingot, 4 × Scrap Metal, Duct Tape	20 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Firearms), or 25 practice points; needs the Smith perk to make	Pistol Magazine +3, 9mm Round +3
Shotgun	8 × Iron Ingot, 2 × Plank, 4 × Scrap Metal	25 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Firearms), or 30 practice points; needs the Smith perk to make	12 Gauge Shell +3
Pistol Magazine	Iron Ingot, 2 × Scrap Metal	6 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Firearms), or 12 practice points	Pistol +2, 9mm Round +1
10 × 9mm Round	Gunpowder, Scrap Metal	6 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Ammunition), or 15 practice points	5.56 Round +1
5 × 12 Gauge Shell	2 × Gunpowder, Scrap Metal	6 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Ammunition), or 15 practice points	5.56 Round +1
10 × 5.56 Round	2 × Gunpowder, 2 × Scrap Metal	8 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Ammunition), or 20 practice points	9mm Round +1, 12 Gauge Shell +1
Weapon Repair Kit	3 × Scrap Metal, Duct Tape, Cloth	8 s	Known from the start
Hunting Knife	2 × Scrap Metal, Plank	8 s	Known from the start
2 × Salted Meat	2 × Raw Meat, Salt	6 s	Known from the start
Bow	2 × Plank, Cloth, Sinew	20 s	Known from the start	Crossbow +3
5 × Arrow	Wood, Animal Bone	6 s	Known from the start	Crossbow Bolt +1
Crossbow	2 × Plank, 4 × Scrap Metal, 4 × Nails, Cloth	30 s	6 practice points	Crossbow Bolt +2
5 × Crossbow Bolt	Wood, Scrap Metal	6 s	3 practice points
Heavy Trap	3 × Iron Ingot, 4 × Scrap Metal, 4 × Nails	20 s	4 practice points
2 × Leather	Animal Hide, Animal Fat	10 s	Known from the start
Fur Pelt	Animal Hide, 2 × Animal Fat	12 s	Known from the start
Fur Coat	3 × Fur Pelt, Leather, 2 × Cloth	30 s	Known from the start
Fur Hat	Fur Pelt, Cloth	12 s	Known from the start
Leather Boots	2 × Leather, Cloth	15 s	Known from the start
Leather Vest	4 × Leather, 2 × Cloth	25 s	Known from the start
Bone Knife	2 × Animal Bone, Cloth	8 s	Known from the start
3 × Bone Meal	2 × Animal Bone	6 s	Known from the start
Leather Gloves	Leather, Cloth	10 s	Known from the start
2 × Leather	Goat Hide, Animal Fat	10 s	Known from the start
Rough Fur	Dog Hide, Animal Fat	10 s	Known from the start
Rough Fur Hat	Rough Fur, Cloth	8 s	Known from the start
2 × Crocodile Leather	Crocodile Hide, 2 × Animal Fat	14 s	Known from the start
Crocodile Vest	4 × Crocodile Leather, Leather, 2 × Sinew	30 s	Known from the start
Crocodile Boots	2 × Crocodile Leather, Sinew, Cloth	20 s	Known from the start
5 × Fletched Arrow	Wood, Animal Bone, 3 × Feathers	8 s	Known from the start	Crossbow Bolt +1
Chain	2 × Scrap Metal, Iron Ingot	6 s	Known from the start
Spark plug	Scrap Metal, Copper Wire	4 s	Known from the start
Fuel can	2 × Scrap Metal	8 s	Known from the start
Wrench	Iron Ingot, Scrap Metal	6 s	Known from the start
Fuel tank	3 × Iron Ingot, 4 × Scrap Metal, Duct Tape	20 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Vehicle Parts)
Engine parts	4 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Iron Ingot, 2 × Copper Wire	25 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Vehicle Parts)
Space Suit	4 × Cloth, 2 × Duct Tape, 3 × Scrap Metal, Battery	30 s	Known from the start
Rad Suit	Space Suit, 6 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Duct Tape, Chemicals	40 s	Known from the start
Thermal Suit	Space Suit, 4 × Copper Wire, 2 × Battery, 2 × Scrap Metal	40 s	Known from the start
Geiger Counter	3 × Copper Wire, 2 × Scrap Metal, Battery	20 s	Known from the start
Alloy Suit	Thermal Suit, 4 × Alien Alloy, 4 × Energy Crystal, 2 × Void Matter	50 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Alloy Suit); needs the Alien tech perk to make
Rad Visor	2 × Alien Alloy, 2 × Energy Crystal, Cloth	20 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Rad Visor); needs the Alien tech perk to make
Alloy Helmet	3 × Alien Alloy, Cloth	25 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Alloy Helmet); needs the Alien tech perk to make
Alloy Vest	8 × Alien Alloy, 2 × Cloth, Duct Tape	40 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Alloy Vest); needs the Alien tech perk to make
Crystal Rifle	6 × Alien Alloy, 3 × Energy Crystal, 2 × Copper Wire, Xeno Sample	50 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Crystal Rifle); needs the Alien tech perk to make
Shard Gun	4 × Void Matter, 6 × Rift Shard, Anomaly Core, 3 × Scrap Metal	45 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Shard Gun); needs the Alien tech perk to make
5 × Shard Shell	2 × Rift Shard, Scrap Metal	6 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Shard Gun); needs the Alien tech perk to make

Furnace

Smelts ore with coal into iron ingots and copper wire, and burns wood into charcoal. Jobs queue and run on game time while it has fuel, also while you are away.

Makes	Needs	Time	Learned from	Practice it gives
Iron Ingot	2 × Iron Ore, Coal	30 min game time (20 s real)	Known from the start	Stove +1
2 × Copper Wire	2 × Copper Ore, Coal	30 min game time (20 s real)	Known from the start
2 × Charcoal	3 × Wood	45 min game time (30 s real)	Known from the start	Gas Filter +2
Alien Alloy	2 × Alien Ore, Coal	30 min game time (20 s real)	Known from the start

Chem bench

Gas filters, antitox pills, gunpowder and medicine. You stand at it while the job runs.

Makes	Needs	Time	Learned from	Practice it gives
5 × Gunpowder	Chemicals, 2 × Charcoal	8 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Chem Bench)	9mm Round +2, 12 Gauge Shell +2, 5.56 Round +2
Gas Filter	2 × Charcoal, 2 × Cloth, Scrap Metal	10 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Filters), or 15 practice points	Antitox Pills +2
2 × Antitox Pills	2 × Chemicals, Charcoal	10 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Medical), or 15 practice points	Antibiotics +2, Painkillers +1
2 × Painkillers	Chemicals	8 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Medical), or 10 practice points	Antibiotics +2
Antibiotics	2 × Chemicals, 2 × Mushrooms	12 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Medical), or 15 practice points	Painkillers +2
Tourniquet	3 × Cloth, Duct Tape	6 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Medical), or 10 practice points	Painkillers +1
Surgery Kit	2 × Chemicals, 4 × Cloth, 2 × Scrap Metal, Duct Tape	20 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Medical); needs the Chemist perk to make	Antibiotics +3, Tourniquet +3
2 × Antitox Pills	Toxic Gland, Charcoal	10 s	Known from the start
2 × Fuel bottle	2 × Animal Fat, Chemicals	10 s	Known from the start
Fuel Cell	4 × Chemicals, 2 × Fuel bottle, Battery	30 s	Known from the start
Rift Charge	2 × Research Sample, 2 × Battery, 2 × Copper Wire	30 s	Known from the start
Oxygen Tank	2 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Chemicals	12 s	Known from the start
2 × Anti-Rad Pills	2 × Chemicals, Salt	10 s	Known from the start
Rift Stabiliser	4 × Rift Shard, Void Matter, Battery, 2 × Copper Wire	30 s	Known from the start
4 × Crystal Cell	Energy Crystal, Copper Wire	10 s	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Crystal Rifle); needs the Alien tech perk to make

Campfire or stove

Cooking. A campfire or a stove cooks on game time while it has fuel; a stove cooks everything a campfire does.

Makes	Needs	Time	Learned from
Mushroom Stew	3 × Mushrooms	15 min game time (10 s real)	Known from the start
Berry Jam	4 × Berries	15 min game time (10 s real)	Known from the start
Cooked Meat	Raw Meat	20 min game time (13.3 s real)	Known from the start
Hunter’s Stew	2 × Raw Meat, Animal Fat, 2 × Mushrooms	30 min game time (20 s real)	Known from the start
Cooked Fish	Raw Fish	15 min game time (10 s real)	Known from the start
Salt	3 × Canteen	40 min game time (26.7 s real)	Known from the start

Smoking rack

Smokes raw meat over several game hours so it keeps for weeks. It burns fuel only while it smokes.

Makes	Needs	Time	Learned from	Practice it gives
2 × Smoked Meat	2 × Raw Meat	6 h game time (4 min real)	Known from the start

Salvage

At a workbench you can take items apart for materials. It also gives practice towards making them yourself.

Item	Gives	Time
Pistol	4 × Scrap Metal, Duct Tape	6 s
Shotgun	6 × Scrap Metal, Plank	6 s
Rifle	8 × Scrap Metal	8 s
Pistol Magazine	Scrap Metal	3 s
Rifle Magazine	2 × Scrap Metal	3 s
SMG	5 × Scrap Metal	6 s
Bolt-Action Rifle	5 × Scrap Metal, Plank	8 s
.357 Revolver	4 × Scrap Metal	5 s
Double-Barrel Shotgun	5 × Scrap Metal, Plank	6 s
Battle Rifle	8 × Scrap Metal	8 s
Light Machine Gun	12 × Scrap Metal	10 s
Axe	2 × Scrap Metal, Plank	6 s
Pickaxe	3 × Scrap Metal, Plank	6 s
Helmet	4 × Scrap Metal	6 s
Body Armour	6 × Scrap Metal, 4 × Cloth	8 s
Gas Mask	2 × Scrap Metal, Cloth	6 s
Smoke Grenade	Chemicals, Scrap Metal	4 s
Brown Shirt	3 × Cloth	3 s
Blue Pants	3 × Cloth	3 s
Black Shoes	Cloth	3 s
Warm Coat	6 × Cloth	4 s
Wool Hat	Cloth	2 s
Pouch	2 × Cloth	3 s
Small Pack	4 × Cloth	4 s
Backpack	6 × Cloth	5 s
Canteen	Scrap Metal	3 s
Fur Coat	2 × Fur Pelt, Cloth	4 s
Leather Vest	2 × Leather	4 s
Leather Boots	Leather	3 s
Fur Hat	Fur Pelt	2 s
Leather Gloves	Cloth	2 s
Crocodile Vest	2 × Crocodile Leather	4 s
Crocodile Boots	Crocodile Leather	3 s
Rough Fur Hat	Rough Fur	2 s