Crafting


Contents 1 Building Costs 2 Improved Crafting 3 Advanced Crafting 4 Food 5 Liquids 6 Tools and Weapons 7 Drugs

Your characters won't survive by scavenging alone. Food, tools, and consumables can also be acquired through crafting.

Note:

Certain items have a set-up time and a wait time. For example, "0.5 (+5 hrs)" means that it takes half an hour to set up the item(s) and another 5 hours to acquire it / them.
An item with set-up time of 0.3 hours is actually rounded up from 0.25 hours. For example, to craft a fuel - with Time "0.3 hours" - will take 0.3 hours, craft 2 fuel will take 0.5 hours, craft 3 will take 0.8 hours and craft 4 will take 1 hour etc.
Certain items have a maximum crafting amount from one set-up. For example, to craft 6 moonshine - with Amount "1 (5)" - will take at least 2 set-ups.

The Little Ones (^TLO) expansion introduces children characters and items. Adults can make items to keep children entertained, and some items are able to be crafted by children themselves, after an adult has taught them how to craft them.

For an recent evaluation of profitability from Crafting, see here. Please work this info into the wiki if it appears to be valid for all players.

Building Costs

You begin the game with a basic Workshop. While you can built multiples of other crafting stations, you can only have one Workshop. From this workshop you can build other crating stations, furniture and some materials.

Some Workstations like the Garden and Herbal Workshop can be upgraded to an "Improved" version, which can give reduced crafting costs and/or unlock new items. The Workshop and Metal Workshop can be upgraded to "Advanced", which again gives access to new items.

Costs after the forward stroke is the cost if you use Marin or another character with the Handyman ability to build each item.

Item	Type	Max No.	Workstation						Teachable
Bed	Furniture		Workshop	6 / 5	8 / 7			1 hr	No
Metal Workshop	Station		Workshop	10 / 8	5 / 4				No
Stove	Station		Workshop	10 / 8	5 / 4				No
Rainwater Collector	Station		Workshop	15 / 12	5 / 4	3			No
Moonshine Still	Station		Workshop	14 / 12	6 / 5	5 / 4			No
Heater	Furniture		Workshop	18 / 15	6 / 5				No
Radio	Furniture		Workshop	7			2		No
Armchair	Furniture		Workshop	5 / 4	5 / 4			1 hr	No
Chair	Furniture		Workshop	3	3			1 hr	No
Filter	Material		Workshop	3					Yes
Fuel *	Material		Workshop or Stove	4 or	1 or	1			Yes
Ball ^TLO	Toy		Workshop	5			2	0.5 hr	No
Jumping Rope ^TLO	Toy		Workshop	3			1	0.5 hr	No
Improved Workshop	Station	1	Workshop	14 / 12	7 / 6	5 / 4		1 hr	No

^TLO Can only be crafted with The Little Ones DLC; items are often only usable by Child Survivors.

* Fuel can be made at every household item and workshop that uses it: The Stove, Moonshine Still and Alcohol Distiller.

Improved Crafting

Once you have an Improved Workbench, you can build other crafting workstations. Crafting Stations can be upgraded to Improved at any time, but it is often unwise to upgrade a Crafting Station until you have built all the basics first. This is part of the challenge of the game; deciding what order you wish to build and/or upgrade furniture and equipment within your shelter.

Costs after the forward stroke is the cost if you use Marin or another character with the Handyman ability to build each item.

	Item	Station	Max No.					Special		Teachable
	Improved Workshop	Basic Workshop	1	14 / 12	7	5 / 4			1 hr	No
	Board Up	Improved Workshop	3	2	10 / 8				1 hr	No
	Trap	Improved Workshop	2	10 / 8	5 / 4	10 / 8				No
	Herbal Workshop	Improved Workshop		14	6	2			1 hr	No
	Herb Garden	Improved Workshop		30 / 24	30 / 24	2				No
	Guitar	Improved Workshop		5	10	2		Broken Guitar		No
File:Icon Swing1.png	Swing ^TLO	Improved Workshop		4	2				0.5 hr	No
	Improved Metal Workshop	Basic Metal Workshop		30 / 24	15 / 12	5 / 4				No
	Improved Stove	Basic Stove		20 / 16	10 / 8	5 / 4				No
	Improved Heater	Basic Heater		20 / 16		5 / 4		Thermo Regulator		No
	Improved Herbal Workshop	Basic Herbal Workshop		30/24	30/24	3/2	4/3	Mixer	1 hr	No
	Advanced Workshop	Improved Workshop	1	30 / 24	15 / 12	5 / 4	5 / 4		1 hr	No

^TLO Can only be crafted with The Little Ones DLC; items are often only usable by Child Survivors.

Advanced Crafting

	Item	Max No.	Station					Special		Teachable
	Improved Still	Advanced Workshop	2	20 / 16	10 / 8	10 / 8		Thermo Regulator	1 hr	No
	Reinforced Door	Advanced Workshop	1	30	15	2	4		1 hr	No
	Heat Lamp	Advanced Workshop	~				4		1 hr	No
	Mixer	Advanced Workshop	~				4		1 hr	No
	Thermo Regulator	Advanced Workshop	~				4		1 hr	No
	Toy Box ^TLO	Advanced Workshop	~	4	6			4 Broken Toys	0.5 hour	No
	Advanced Metalshop	Advanced Workshop	2	30	30	3	4	Mixer	1 hr	No
Vegetable Garden	Vegetable Garden	Herb Garden	2	30/24	15/12	3/2	4/3	Heat Lamp	1 hr	No

^TLO Can only be crafted with The Little Ones DLC; items are often only usable by Child Survivors.

Food

These items an only be produced at the Stove.

Costs listed after the forward stroke is the cost if you use Bruno or another character with the Good Cook ability to produce each item.

	Item	Stove Type	Serves					File:Icon Fuel.png		Teachable
	Cooked Meal (Grilled Rat)	Basic Stove	1	1			5 / 3	2 / 1	0 / 3	Yes
	Cooked Meal (Grilled Rat)	Improved Stove	1	1			3 / 2	1		Yes
File:Icon Meal2.png	Cooked Meal (Stew)	Basic Stove	2	1	1		6 / 5	2	0.5	Yes
File:Icon Meal2.png	Cooked Meal (Stew)	Improved Stove	2	1	1		4 / 3	1	0.5	Yes
File:Icon Herbs.png	Herbs	Herbal Garden Vegetable Garden				1	8			N/A
	Raw Food	Trap	2	1					0.5 (+24 to 120 hrs)	Yes
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						1
	Vegetables	Vegetable Garden	4		10	1	10		0.5 (+72 hrs)	Yes

Liquids

Liquids are mostly used for crafting and trading, however survivors can drink Alcohols (Moonshine and/or Pure Alcohol) at the Fridge. Costs after the forward stroke is the cost if you use Bruno or another character with the Good Cook ability to produce each item.

	Requires	Serves Per Batch			Special		File:Icon Fuel.png		Teachable
Clean Water	Rainwater Collector	4 only				1		0.5 (+5 hrs)	Yes
Clean Water	Stove	4+			Snow	1	1	0.5 (+5 hrs)	Yes
Moonshine	Still	1 to 5	4 / 3	4 / 3			1	0.5 (+ 4 hrs)	N/A
Pure Alcohol	Improved Still	2			Moonshine	1	2/1	0.5 (+ 4 hrs)	N/A

Tools and Weapons

These items are produced at the Metal Workshop.

		Type					Special		Teachable
	Crowbar	Basic	10 / 8					0.5	No
	Lock Pick	Basic	3		1			0.5	No
	Shovel	Basic	7 / 6	4				0.5	No
	Knife	Basic	5 / 4	2		3		0.5	No
	Pickaxe	Basic	5	5	2		(only in "Last Broadcast" DLC)	1.5	No
	Saw Blade	Improved	2			1		0.5	No
	Hatchet	Improved		5 / 4		5 / 4		0.5	No
	Pistol	Improved				5 / 4	Broken Pistol	1	No
	Shotgun	Improved				7 / 6	Broken Shotgun	1	No
File:Icon Rifle.png	Assault Rifle	Improved				9 / 8	Broken Assault Rifle	1	No
	Helmet	Improved	5 / 4		3		Broken Helmet	1	No
	Ammunition	Advanced	1				1 Gunpowder 1 Shell Casing	0.3	No
File:Icon Vest.png	Military Vest	Advanced	10 / 8		5 / 4		Broken Military Vest	1	No

Drugs

These items are produced at the Herbal Workshop. They can be used by Survivors to heal wounds or sickness, or to tend to addictions. These items are often highly sought after by Traders.

		Requires	Doses			Special		Teachable
	Bandages	Basic Herbal	1	5	4	Pure Alcohol	1 hr	Yes
	Herbal Meds	Basic Herbal	1		4	Pure Alcohol	1 hr	N/A
	Homegrown Tobacco	Basic Herbal	1		1		0.3	N/A
File:Icon Cigarette1.png	Roll-Up Cigarette	Basic Herbal	4+	1		Homegrown Tobacco	1 hr	N/A
File:Icon Cigarette2.png	Cigarette	Basic Herbal	4+	1		Tobacco	1 hr	N/A
	Medications	Improved Herbal	1		4	Med Ingredients	1 hr	N/A
File:Icon Cigarette3.png	Quality Roll-Up	Improved Herbal	1			1 Tobacco and 1 Homegrown Tobacco		N/A