Cheatsheets

Cheatsheets

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Pure tables. No prose. When you need a number mid-wipe, this is the file.

Building tier HP and cost

Tier	Wall cost	Wall HP	Door HP	Foundation HP
Twig	10 wood	10	n/a	10
Wood	50 wood	250	200 (wood door )	250
Stone	300 stone	500	250 (sheet door)	500
Sheet Metal	100 frags	1,000	800 (armored door )	1,000
Armored	25 HQM	2,000	600 (garage door )	2,000

Raid cost (soft side)

Target	C4	Rockets	Satchels	Explo Ammo (5.56)	Sulfur cost (approx, includes craft)
Wood wall	0.5	1	1	50	~1,400
Stone wall	1	2 (1.5 not possible)	4	200	~2,200 (1 C4 ) or ~2,800 (2 rockets )
Sheet metal wall	2	4	16	800	~4,400 (2 C4 )
Armored wall	8	5 soft / 9 hard	n/a	n/a	~17,600 (C4 ) or ~7,000 (5 HV rockets soft)
Wood door	1 satchel	1	1	30	~400
Sheet metal door	1	2	4	100	~2,200
Armored door	2	4	8	n/a	~4,400
Garage door	3	6	12	n/a	~6,600

(Hard side is 2x. Always face hard side outward.)

Explosive crafting costs

Item	Sulfur	Other materials	Workbench
Satchel charge	480 sulfur	80 charcoal + 1 small stash + 1 cloth	WB1
Beancan grenade	60 sulfur	20 charcoal + 20 frags	WB1
F1 grenade	40 sulfur	25 charcoal + 1 metal pipe + 10 frags	WB1
Timed explosive (C4 )	2,200 sulfur	50 cloth + 5 tech trash + 10 explosives + 20 charcoal	WB3
Rocket	1,400 sulfur	100 metal frags + 150 gunpowder + 10 explosives	WB3
Explosive 5.56 ammo (x10)	28 sulfur each	10 frags + 20 gunpowder per round	WB3

Electrical components: rW draw

Component	Power draw
Ceiling light (default)	1 rW
Ceiling light (max bright)	5 rW
Heater	2 rW
Search light	10 rW
Siren light	2 rW
Auto turret	10 rW min (use 11+ for logic outputs)
SAM site	25 rW
Electric furnace	60 rW while smelting
Industrial conveyor	2 rW
Industrial crafter	2 rW
Sprinkler	5 rW
Pressure plate	1 rW
Laser detector	5 rW
Door controller	1 rW
Smart switch	1 rW
Smart alarm	1 rW
Telephone	1 rW
Tesla coil	5–35 rW (variable by damage tier)

Power sources

Source	Output	Notes
Solar panel	0–20 rW	Day only. Angle matters.
Wind turbine	0–150 rW	Elevation matters.
Small generator	30 rW	Low-grade fuel ~1/5min
Test generator (monument-pickup)	100 rW	Free, no fuel
Small battery	10 rW max output	150 rWm storage
Medium battery	50 rW max output	900 rWm storage
Large battery	100 rW max output	24,000 rWm storage

Battery efficiency: ~80% (20% lost to charge/discharge cycle).

Wire limits

• 30 meters per run
• 16 pinned waypoints per run
• Wires pass through walls (frames) but not through foundations.

Industrial limits

• 16 storage adapters per connected network (in + out combined)
• 32 items per stack per tick
• Default conveyor frequency: 5 sec
• Default crafter frequency: 5 sec
• 12 filter slots per conveyor

Plant gene weights

Red genes (weight 2) bias offspring red. Cross good with good.

Planter capacity

Sprinkler water draw

• 2 mL/sec per sprinkler while spraying

Light requirement for plants

• 100% light needed during fruiting stage for max yield
• 1 ceiling light per large planter = 100% (capped)

Fertilizer

• 1:10 ratio horse dung → fertilizer
• 1 fertilizer per plant per full grow cycle
• ~30% yield bonus when applied
• 2 fertilizer = 3 scrap at Bandit Camp shop

Recycle yields (key items)

Item	Scrap	HQM	Frags	Notes
Tech Trash	5	1	0	Best scrap -per-slot
Rifle Body	25	1	0	High value
SMG Body	15	0	25	Medium
Targeting Computer	30	0	0	High
Fuse	12	0	0	Common
Spring	10	0	5	Common
Gear	8	0	20	Common
Sheet Metal	5	0	50	Component
Metal Blade	3	0	10	Low
Sewing Kit	6	0	0	Component
Scope	150 (sells back as scrap )	n/a	n/a	Bandit arbitrage

Scope arbitrage cycle (Bandit)

Step	In	Out
Buy scope	150 scrap	1 scope
Recycle scope	1 scope	48 HQM
Sell HQM at shop	48 HQM	~192 scrap
Net per cycle		+42 scrap
Cycle time	~30 sec	~5,000 scrap /hr if non-stop

Recycler bonus/penalty by location

Tea ingredients

Tea	Ingredients	Buff
Scrap	Yellow + White berries	+50% scrap from containers, 10 min
Health	Red berries	+max HP
Pure	Blue berries	Stamina recovery
Green	Green berries	Various
Black	Black berries	Various

(Craft at Mixing Table , WB2 craft.)

Monument scrap yields (avg per run)

Monument	Solo scrap /run	Run time	Tea-boosted
Lighthouse	50–80	5 min	75–120
Junkyard	100–150	15 min	150–225
Sewer Branch	100–200	10 min	150–300
Satellite Dish	100–200	10 min	150–300
Harbor (small)	150–250	10 min	225–375
Harbor (large)	250–400	20 min	375–600
Water Treatment	200–400	20 min	300–600
Power Plant	300–500	25 min	450–750
Train Yard	250–400	20 min	375–600
Military Tunnels	300–500	25 min	450–750
Airfield (+20% recycler)	400–700	30 min	600–1,050
Arctic Research (+20%)	300–600	25 min	450–900
Underwater Lab	400–600	20 min	600–900
Cargo Ship	~1,293	30–50 min	1,940
Patrol Heli	500–1,200	varies	750–1,800
Launch Site	600–1,200+	45 min	900–1,800+

(Tea boost: +50% on container loot only, not on already-extracted scrap .)

Auto-turret target acquisition

• Range: 25–30 meters
• Cone: ~120° in front
• Power: 10 rW minimum, 11+ for logic outputs
• Ammo: any SMG/rifle/pistol round (handmade shells for shotgun trap, not turret )

Shotgun trap

• HP: 200
• Trigger range: line of sight, ~30 meters
• Damage per shell: ~80 (handmade), more with 12 gauge
• Cost: 100 frags + 10 wood + 1 metal blade (WB2 )
• Wire trigger: pressure plate or laser detector via power signal

Decay rates per hour (outdoors, empty TC)

Tier	Decay rate
Twig	Instant (minutes)
Wood	5 HP/hr
Stone	5 HP/hr (0 indoors)
Sheet Metal	3 HP/hr
Armored	1 HP/hr

Decay is paused when TC has materials of the wall's tier in storage.

TC stocking targets (solo, weekly)

Material	Amount
Wood	5,000
Stone	15,000
Frags	1,500
HQM	250

Workbench upgrades and research costs

WB Tier	Cost to place	Research cost from WB	Notable unlocks
WB1	500 frags + 1 metal pipe (or 500 scrap )	75 scrap per tier-1 item	Sheet metal door , basic guns, satchel
WB2	500 frags + 5 HQM + 5 gears + 2 sewing kits (or 2,500 scrap )	250 scrap	AK, MP5 , hazmat, auto turret , industrial, electrical, sprinkler
WB3	1,000 frags + 100 HQM + 5 gears (or 1,000 scrap research)	500 scrap	C4 , rockets , M249 , bolt, mortar (April 2026 patch)

Common firearm research and craft costs

Weapon	Research	Craft	WB
Bow	(default known)	200 wood + 50 cloth	0
Crossbow	75	200 wood + 75 frags	1
Eoka pistol	20	75 wood + 30 frags + 15 blade	1
Waterpipe shotgun	75	200 wood + 200 frags + 1 pipe	1
Revolver	75	200 wood + 200 frags + 30 cloth	1
Custom SMG	125	1 SMG body + 50 frags	2
MP5	500	1 SMG body + 75 frags + 4 HQM	3
Thompson	250	1 SMG body + 50 frags + 1 wood	2
AK (Assault Rifle )	500	1 rifle body + 5 HQM + 50 frags + 4 spring	3
Bolt-Action Rifle	250	1 rifle body + 75 frags + 1 spring + 1 metal blade	3
LR-300	500	1 rifle body + 4 HQM + 50 frags + 4 spring	3
L96 (rare loot only)	n/a	n/a	n/a
M249 (rare loot only)	n/a	n/a	n/a

Optimal solo gene strings

Crop	Recommended	Why
Hemp	YYYYYY	Max cloth , cycles fast enough
Pumpkin	YYYYYG	Max yield, slight grow speed
Corn	GGGYYY	Faster cycles for seed accumulation
Potato	YYYYYY	Max yield, calorie-dense
Berries (any)	YYYYYY	Max tea ingredient output

Common things you forget mid-wipe

• Hard side faces out
• TC has materials of the wall tier you're using
• Recycle before leaving a monument
• Tea before runs
• Sleeping bag placed at home before going to a monument
• Window shutters closed at logout
• Soul stash is real — keep your truly important stuff there
• Branch over splitter (90% of the time)
• 16-adapter limit on industrial networks
• Crossbreed at the crossbreed stage, not before, not after

Server commands worth knowing (if you admin or are on a private server)

• server.conveyormovefrequency 5 — default conveyor tick rate in seconds
• server.industrialcrafterfrequency 5 — default crafter tick rate in seconds
• weather.rain 1 — force rain (admin only)
• server.eac — anti-cheat status

(Most public servers don't let you run these. They're for private/modded.)

Armor protection — projectile vs. melee

Rule of thumb: the standard "fight kit" is metal facemask + roadsign vest + roadsign kilt + hoodie/pants underneath. Full metal (facemask + chestplate) trades mobility for survivability and is a defender/raider set, not a roam set.

Smelting and cooking reference

A furnace consumes wood as fuel and produces charcoal as a byproduct — keep that charcoal, it is the bottleneck ingredient for gunpowder. The Large Furnace smelts many stacks at once and is the mid-wipe upgrade once metal demand spikes.

Soft-side raid tool quick reference

Always attack the soft side of a wall — the side without the seams/supports — it takes meaningfully less damage to break. Doors are usually softer than the wall around them; if a door is reachable, it is almost always the cheaper entry.

Animal threat and yield reference

Bears and wolves can be kited: back up while attacking, never get cornered. A wood chestplate dramatically cuts animal damage and is worth crafting before any serious hunting.

Temperature and Comfort quick reference

Respawn and sleeping bag timers

Wipe-day milestone timing (solo target)

Radiation by monument tier

Damage begins once accumulated rads pass roughly 100 and climbs sharply past 500. A full hazmat suit roughly halves intake — it buys time inside a zone, it does not make you immune. Step out periodically to bleed rads off rather than tanking them.

Scrap-to-time conversion

Use these rough conversions to plan a session instead of farming blindly:

• 1 barrel ≈ 5–20 scrap. A roadside barrel run nets 100–200 scrap in 15–20 minutes.
• 1 mid-tier monument run (Supermarket / Gas Station / Mining Outpost), recycled down ≈ 100–400 scrap depending on crate luck.
• Workbench 2 (500 scrap) ≈ two solid road runs or one good monument loop.
• Full AK path (~3,000 scrap of Tech Tree on top of 1,800 in benches) ≈ a full day of focused solo farming — which is why most solos run a Semi-Auto Rifle or Custom SMG as the wipe weapon.
• Recyclers convert components (gears, pipes, tech trash, sewing kits) into scrap and HQM — never sell raw components, always recycle.

Standard roam loadout checklist

A disciplined roam kit, cheap enough to lose without pain:

• Weapon: bow or revolver early; the cost-per-shot is trivial and a death is painless.
• Tool: a stone or metal tool for opportunistic farming, never your best tool.
• Healing: 2–3 bandages minimum; a syringe if you have one. Bound to a fixed hotbar key.
• Food + water: a few cooked meat and a filled water container — never roam below 60 hunger.
• Building: a building plan and hammer plus a little wood to wall yourself in if a fight goes wrong.
• Never on a roam: your fight kit, your scrap stockpile, or anything you would be upset to lose.