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Resources are obtained by salvaging items in the Survivors' camp or in your inventory. There are 3 types of resources; "Materials", "Food", and "Misc". Materials are used to build camp structures or create things from recipes you've obtained (sometimes from salvaging). "Misc" materials are things like water which don't show up in your stock.

Salvaging[]

Bag craft menu

Bag crafting

You can salvage items in two ways:

  • By accessing your stock in your camp; resources here will be stored directly in your stock and can be used in the camp.
  • By salvaging items in your inventory by clicking the hammer icon and dragging them into it. You can craft items from here if you have the resources in your inventory. These resources cannot be used in the camp unless you first deposit them into your stock.

Note that you cannot salvage poor, expired, or legendary quality items. Higher quality items have a higher chance to give resources for that item that aren't 100%. You can salvage items that are about to fall apart (low durability), and this will have no penalty.

As you both salvage and craft items, your efficiency in creating those items will go up.

Buying/selling/trading resources[]

You can directly obtain or sell resources in the following ways:

  • You can buy resources from Jeffrey once a day.
  • You can sell one specific kind of resource to Antonio a day.
  • Trade with other players.

Trading resources between players was introduced in V1.19. Before this, the only way to trade resources was by creating items and then trade those. This was very inefficient however, as it often required twice the resources to make the item, and required other resources to make the item.

List[]

Below you can find information on various resources as well as how to get them.

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Scrap metal is a common resource that is often required in large amounts for creating camp buildings, and is also used in various weapon recipes.

Sources[]

The best way to get scrap metal is to find Industrial metal pieces, since they salvage into so much and are fairly common. The best way to find them is by looking at various set locations (see page) although it is also fairly commonly found by checking the trash / recycling, desks, and lockers.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 + 550% Industrial metal piece icon Industrial metal piece
10 Katana icon Katana
10 Materials crate icon Materials crate
10 Military Goods icon Military Goods
7 Silencer gun icon Silencer gun
6 Mace icon Mace
6 Magnum icon Magnum
6 Semi-automatic pistol icon Semi-automatic pistol
5 Iron bar icon Iron bar
5 Liquid Nitrogen handgun icon Liquid nitrogen handgun
5 Tiny Revolver icon Tiny revolver
4 Dart gun icon Dart gun
4 Dumbbell icon Dumbbell
4 Monkey wrench icon Monkey wrench
4 Pickaxe icon Pickaxe
4 Wolf trap icon Wolf trap
3 Blowtorch icon Blowtorch
3 Busted microwave oven icon Busted microwave oven
3 Crowbar icon Crowbar
3 Fire extinguisher icon Fire extinguisher
3 Gas bottle icon Gas bottle
3 Golf club icon Golf Club
3 Large black lamp icon Large black lamp
3 Pipe icon Pipe
3 Pitchfork icon Pitchfork
3 Pot icon Pot
3 Shovel icon Shovel
2 Axe icon Axe
2 Candy dispenser icon Candy dispenser
2 Coat rack icon Coat rack
2 Electric guitar icon Electric guitar
2 Electrical Nightstick icon Electrical Nightstick
2 Fireman axe icon Fireman axe
2 Game console icon Game console
2 Golf flag icon Golf flag
2 Hammer icon Hammer
2 Ladle icon Ladle
2 Frying Pan icon Frying pan
2 Rake icon Rake
2 Razor blades icon Razor blade
2 Screwdriver icon Screwdriver
2 Skateboard icon Skateboard
2 Stop sign icon Stop sign
2 Studded baseball bat icon Studded baseball bat
2 Tennis racket icon Tennis racket
2 Toaster icon Toaster
2 Trophy icon Trophy
2 Weapon modifier icon Weapon modifier
1 Bar chair icon Bar chair
1 BBQ fuel icon BBQ fuel
1 Bedside lamp icon Bedside Lamp
1?% Brick icon Brick
1 Bucket icon Bucket
1 Butterfly knife icon Butterfly knife
1 Canned peaches icon Canned peaches
1 (x2) Canned soup icon Canned soup
1?% Canned vegetables icon Canned vegetables
1 Child creation icon Child creation
1 Coat hanger icon Coat hanger
1 Compass icon Compass
1 Fork icon Fork
1 Fountain pen icon Fountain pen
1 Gas canister icon Gas canister
1 Hard drive icon Hard drive
1 Hoover stick icon Hoover stick
1 Iron chair icon Iron chair
1?% Lighter icon Lighter
1 Phone battery icon Phone battery
1 Skewer icon Skewer
1 Soda can icon Soda can
1?% Table icon Table
1 Trumpet icon Trumpet
1 Umbrella icon Umbrella
1 Violin icon Violin
1 + 250% Wheel brace icon Wheel brace

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Wood is a common resource that is used in many useful recipes, as well as needed in a lot of camp buildings in large amounts.

Sources[]

Salvaging chairs and stools is the leading means of obtaining wood resource because of their wide availability in certain maps and they cost a relatively small amount of Rest/Stamina/Fire points to pick up, compared to other items made with wood.

A great zone for collecting wood giving items is Mazon College due to the large amount of chairs. The same applies for the Sacramento Public Library in the «South district», the Bibi-Too Café in «The alley of settlements» of the Sacramento Suburbs (north of Amber Reid) and the Perfume of the Past preschool directly under the Condemned car dealership in Downtown Santa Rosa. Another good, though not so reliable, source of chairs is the Auction House Secret Passage in Arizona Jurassic Museum. Another great source is logs, which can be found searching the trash/recycling, desks, and shelves.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 + 5 (x0-1) Log icon Log
10 Materials crate icon Materials crate
6 Bar stool icon Bar stool
5 Baseball bat icon Baseball bat
5 Broom icon Broom
5 Studded baseball bat icon Studded baseball bat
4 Axe icon Axe
4 Guitar icon Guitar
4 Mace icon Mace
4 Pitchfork icon Pitchfork
3 Fishing rod icon Fishing rod
3 Fireman axe icon Fireman axe
3 Paddle icon Paddle
3 Rake icon Rake
3 Spear icon Spear
3 Stool icon Stool
3 Temporary wood protection icon Temporary wood protection
3 Wooden plank icon Wooden plank
2 Advanced fire starter icon Advanced fire starter
2 Billard cue icon Billard cue
2 Bow icon Bow
2 Coat rack icon Coat rack
2 Flute icon Flute
2 Modern painting icon Modern painting
2 Plunger icon Plunger
2 Rolling pin icon Rolling pin
2 Skateboard icon Skateboard
2 Spiked Club icon Spiked club
2 Table icon Table
2 Torch icon Torch
2 Wooden cane icon Wooden cane
2 Wood chair icon Wooden chair
1 Bar chair icon Bar chair
1 Basic fire starter icon Basic fire starter
1 Boomerang icon Boomerang
1 Bowling skittle icon Bowling skittle
1 Chair leg icon Chair leg
1 Coat hanger icon Coat hanger
1 Fire starter icon Fire starter
1 Hairbrush icon Hairbrush
1 Hammer icon Hammer
1 Hatchet icon Hatchet
1 Machete icon Machete
1 Maracas icon Maracas
1 Matches icon Matches
1 Mop icon Mop
1 Nature painting icon Nature painting
1 Pickaxe icon Pickaxe
1 Saw icon Saw
1 Screwdriver icon Screwdriver
1 Scrub icon Scrub
1 Shovel icon Shovel
1 Sickle icon Sickle
1 Skewer icon Skewer
1 Violin icon Violin

Uses[]

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 10 Fire fire.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Tools are an important resource that can seem uncommon unless you know where to look. Many camp buildings require them to be built, and they are also required to harvest resources when farming. It is also used in a few recipes.

Sources[]

Since every map has at least one rake and shovel somewhere, they are the easiest items to find, although they are often poor quality.

Good zones for salvageable tool items are:

Zone Salvageable Location
Bodega Bay Often The house in the north west most corner of the map has 2 hammers, a crowbar, and an abstract sculpture; At the south beach, the «Coastal Cave» has a shovel and a pickaxe.
Shopping Sunset Often The construction area (next to toy room, north of golf course) has 2 hammers, 2 shovels, and some other items.
Arizona Jurassic Museum Often The «Excavation site» has 6 shovels, 5 pickaxes, a hammer by the southwest corner and some tool boxes around the location.
Arizona Jurassic Museum Sometimes The area where Louise is next, the «Cairn Field», has a shovel and a pickaxe.
Arizona Jurassic Museum Sometimes The building where Wanahton is next, the «Unsteady power plant», has a shovel, a pickaxe and 2 tool box.
Blue Mesa Often Various locations; lots of shovels on the way to the helipad.
Salvage Sources
Num Item
3 Hammer icon Hammer
2?% Materials crate icon Materials crate
2 Shovel icon Shovel
2 Upgrade kit
0-1 Abstract sculpture icon Abstract sculpture
1 Blowtorch icon Blowtorch
1 Busted microwave oven icon Busted microwave oven
1 Compass icon Compass
1 Crowbar icon Crowbar
1 Fire extinguisher icon Fire extinguisher
1 Monkey wrench icon Monkey wrench
0-1 Frying Pan icon Frying pan
1 Mace icon Mace
1 Pickaxe icon Pickaxe
1 Rake icon Rake
0-1 Screwdriver icon Screwdriver
1 Toaster icon Toaster
0-1 Weapon modifier icon Weapon modifier
1 Wheel brace icon Wheel brace

Uses[]

Farming - harvesting crops - 1

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

For the item, see Rope (item).

Rope is a fairly common resource that is mostly used to create weapons and fishing rods.

Sources[]

Salvage Sources
Num Item
3 Tennis racket icon Tennis racket
2 Materials crate icon Materials crate
2 Fishing rod icon Fishing rod
2 + 1 (x0-1) Rope icon Rope
2 Spiked Club icon Spiked club
1 + 1 (x0-1) Bow icon Bow
1 (x2) Guitar icon Guitar
1 Abstract sculpture icon Abstract sculpture
1 Child creation icon Child creation
1 Candle icon Candle
1 Electric guitar icon Electric guitar
1 Splint icon Splint
1 Temporary wood protection icon Temporary wood protection

Uses[]

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

For the item, see Paper (item).

Paper is a very easy to collect resource due to the large amount books give. It's main use is for making Blueprint icon handmade blueprints. Beyond making blueprints, it has very little use in recipes, and is mostly used in research projects or fueling the kitchen stove's fire.

Sources[]

The best source for paper is books, and great sources for books are:

  • Mazon College - the main building has a stack of books in the hallway by the lockers on the ground floor, and there are also many books to be found around the building.
  • Sacramento Suburbs - the library near the south corner, across the bridge and on the west side of the map.
Salvage Sources
Num Item
8?% + 2?% + 2?% Dictionary icon Dictionary
8 Bible icon Bible
8 Math book icon Math book
8 Role Play Book icon Role Play Book
4 + 4 Novel icon Novel
5 Board game icon Board game
5 Survivor's notes icon Survivor's notes
4 Comics icon Comics
4 Kitchen roll icon Kitchen roll
4 People magazine icon People magazine
2 Chocolate box icon Chocolate box
2 Tissue box icon Tissue box
1 Newspaper icon Newspaper
1 Survivalism Handbook icon Survivalism handbook
150% Cereal box icon Cereal box
1 Dog food icon Dog food
1 Firecrackers icon Firecrackers
1 Fish and Chips icon Fish and Chips
1 Paper icon Paper

Uses[]

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 1 Fire fire.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Plastic is a common resource mostly used for weapon recipes (especially flare guns and combat knives).

Sources[]

A great zone for collecting plastic items is the Sunset Mall, specifically the toy shop (large amount of board games and 2 plastic swords). The mall also has a good amount of watering cans and other plastic items, but they take some wandering around to find. Screen can also be a consistent source of plastic with 4 each.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10?% Materials crate icon Materials crate
5 (x2) Plastic Sword icon Plastic Sword
5 Baton icon Baton
5 Board game icon Board game
5 Mannequin leg icon Mannequin leg
5 Watering can icon Watering can
4 Game console icon Game console
4 Screen icon Screen
3 Bleach icon Bleach
3 Bucket icon Bucket
3 Candy dispenser icon Candy dispenser
3 Earth globe icon Earth globe
3 Electrical Nightstick icon Electrical Nightstick
3 Gas tank icon Gas tank
3 Hoover stick icon Hoover stick
3 Ice machine icon Ice machine
3 Mannequin arm icon Mannequin arm
3 Plunger icon Plunger
3 Shopping basket icon Shopping basket
3 Wand icon Wand
3 Water gun icon Water gun
2 Air conditioning icon Air conditioning
2 Alarm clock icon Alarm clock
2 Bowling skittle icon Bowling skittle
2 Camera icon Camera
2 Fire extinguisher icon Fire extinguisher
2 Football icon Football
2 Game controller icon Game controller
2 Keyboard icon Keyboard
2 Milk bottle icon Milk bottle
2 Shears icon Shears
2 Soccer ball icon Soccer ball
2 Taser icon Taser
0-1 Apple juice icon Apple juice
1 Baby Food icon Baby Food
0-1 Banana juice icon Banana juice
1 Baseball glove icon Baseball glove
1 Billard cue icon Billard cue
0-1 Bottle of dirty water icon Bottle of dirty water
1 Bowling ball icon Bowling ball
1 Boxing gloves icon Boxing gloves
1 Butter knife icon Butter knife
1 Chair icon Chair
1 Combat knife icon Combat knife
0-1 Drinking water bottle icon Drinking water bottle
1 Flare gun icon Flare gun
1 Foam hand icon Foam hand
1 Fountain pen icon Fountain pen
1 Frisbee icon Frisbee
1 Garden chair icon Garden chair
1 Golf ball icon Golf ball
1 Golf club icon Golf Club
0-1 Grape juice icon Grape juice
1 High heel icon High heel
0-1 Ketchup icon Ketchup
1 + 2?% Laundry detergent icon Laundry detergent
1 Lighter icon Lighter
1 Mayonnaise icon Mayonnaise
0-1 Orange juice icon Orange juice
0-1 Peach juice icon Peach juice
1 Pasta package icon Pasta package
0-1 Pear juice icon Pear juice
1 Pet Food icon Pet food
1 Pot icon Pot
1 Remote control icon Remote control
1 Rubik's cube icon Rubik's cube
1 Sanitized water bottle icon Sanitized water bottle
1 Scotch icon Scotch
1 Shampoo icon Shampoo
1 Small milk bottle icon Small milk bottle
0-1 Small water bottle icon Small water bottle
1 Soda bottle icon Soda bottle
1 Toilet brush icon Toilet brush
0-1 Tomato juice icon Tomato juice
1 Toothbrush icon Toothbrush
1 Toy car icon Toy car
1 Umbrella icon Umbrella
1 Vinegar icon Vinegar

Uses[]

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 2 Fire fire.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

For equipable clothing, see clothing.

Fabric is a semi-common resource.

Sources[]

Many good fabric items can be found in Locker (green) lockers. Some good zones for collecting fabric are:

  • Mazon College - the lockers in the main building (both floors). Secret passage are the best source, especially the SP - Stadium (both around the field as well as the lockers). The SP - Store also has a lot of fabric items on the shelves in the first room.
  • Sunset Mall - the toy shop, the kindergarten just north of it (lots of pillows and a few plushes and dolls), and the lockers of the bowling alley as well as the «Jellyfish Public Swimmingpool» (fifth room on the left of the spawn) contains fabric.
  • Arizona Jurassic Museum - there is a house south of spawn (down the hill) that has a shelf with multiple plushes.

You can also get a decent amount of fabric from farming (being the only non-food resource you can actually get from farming).

Salvage Sources
Num Item
15 (x0-1) Humanitarian goods icon Humanitarian goods
4 Umbrella icon Umbrella
3 Boxing gloves icon Boxing gloves
3 Football icon Football
3 Pompon icon Pompon
3 Teddy Bear icon Teddy Bear
2 Bar stool icon Bar stool
2 Base ball icon Base ball
2 Baseball glove icon Baseball glove
2 Dinosaur plush icon Dinosaur plush
2 Foam hand icon Foam hand
2 Octopus plush icon Octopus plush
2 + 1 Panda plush icon Panda plush
2 Splint icon Splint
2 Torch icon Torch
0-1 Baseball bat icon Baseball bat
1 Bedside lamp icon Bedside Lamp
1 (x1-3) Bandage icon Bandage
1 Canteen icon Canteen
1 Doll icon Doll
1 High heel icon High heel
1 Golf flag icon Golf flag
1 Large black lamp icon Large black lamp
1 Modern painting icon Modern painting
1 Mop icon Mop
1 Nature painting icon Nature painting
1 Pillow icon Pillow
1 Steel sword icon Steel sword
1 Tissue box icon Tissue box

Uses[]

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 1 Fire fire.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Trivia[]

  • In the early release of the game fabric was used along with Sewing kit sewing kits to upgrading clothing.

For the item, see Screw (item).

Screws are a common resource use in various buildings and weapons.

Sources[]

Best way to obtain is by finding Screw items, which are commonly found in trash/recycling, desks, and lockers.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5 + 250% Screw icon Screw
4?% Materials crate icon Materials crate
2 Axe icon Axe
2 Skateboard icon Skateboard
2 Magnum icon Magnum
2 Semi-automatic pistol icon Semi-automatic pistol
2 Spiked Club icon Spiked club
1?% Alarm clock icon Alarm clock
1?% Bar chair icon Bar chair
1 Bar stool icon Bar stool
1 Chair icon Chair
1 Coat rack icon Coat rack
1?% Combat knife icon Combat knife
1 Dart gun icon Dart gun
1?% Earth globe icon Earth globe
1 High heel icon High heel
1?% Iron chair icon Iron chair
1 Silencer gun icon Silencer gun
1?% Stool icon Stool
1?% Taser icon Taser
1 Tiny Revolver icon Tiny revolver
1 Shears icon Shears
1 Studded baseball bat icon Studded baseball bat
1 Hoover stick icon Hoover stick
1?% Liquid Nitrogen handgun icon Liquid nitrogen handgun
1 Machete icon Machete
1?% Mace icon Mace
1 Mannequin leg icon Mannequin leg
1 Pot icon Pot
1 Wolf trap icon Wolf trap
1 (x0-1) Wood chair icon Wood chair

Uses[]

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Fertilizer is a resource that is mainly used for farming.

Sources[]

The two main ways to collect fertilizer is by fishing and collecting bones. The best source of bones is killing infecteds, but some maps such as Walker River have a lot around the map (although many are unsalvageable).

Salvage Sources
Num Item
15 Farmer's Basket icon Farmer's Basket
2 Algae icon Algae
2 Bone icon Bone
2 Skull icon Skull
2 Infected meat icon Infected meat
1?% Brick icon Brick
1 Crab icon Crab
1 Cooked chicken icon Cooked chicken
1 + 1?% Pet Food icon Pet food
1 Salmon icon Salmon
1 Shrimp icon Shrimp
1 Gudgeon icon Gudgeon
1 Trout icon Trout

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Farming - fertilizing crops - 1

Camp buildings:

Precious ore, as it's name suggests, is one of the rarer resources in the game, as the items it belongs to are either rare or have a low chance of giving ore.

Sources[]

The best source of precious ore is Jewelry icon Jewelry; while it has no 100% locations, it's an uncommon item found in normal containers such as trash/recycling, desks, shelves, boxes, and Locker (green) Locker (gray) lockers. While they don't give ore reliably, Dumbbell icon Dumbbells are a decent source of ore as they have set locations in various zones making them farmable. Fountain pen icon Fountain pens are very common, and have a respectable chance to give ore. Kukri icon Kukri aren't terribly uncommon to find in containers, so these are also a good source when found (always give 1 ore), and Trophy icon Trophies can be found fairly easily (especially in the lockers). Guns are also a good source, and are commonly found in Gun bag gun bags.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
2 (low %) Hard drive icon Hard drive
2 Liquid Nitrogen handgun icon Liquid nitrogen handgun
2 Materials crate icon Materials crate
2 Military Goods icon Military Goods
1 + 1 (50%) Jewelry icon Jewelry
1-2 [Confirm] Upgrade kit
1 (50%) Abstract sculpture icon Abstract sculpture
1 (10%) Blowtorch icon Blowtorch
1 (good %) Busted microwave oven icon Busted microwave oven
1 (50%) Dart gun icon Dart gun
1 (50%) Dumbbell icon Dumbbell
1 (?%) Fountain pen icon Fountain pen
1 (low %) Golf ball icon Golf ball
1 Katana icon Katana
1 Kukri icon Kukri
1 (50%) Magnum icon Magnum
1 (50%) Semi-automatic pistol icon Semi-automatic pistol
1 (50% chance) Silencer gun icon Silencer gun
1 (high %) Steel sword icon Steel sword
1 (low %) Taser icon Taser
1 (?%) Taser gun icon Taser gun
1 (50%) Tiny Revolver icon Tiny revolver
1 (low %) Trophy icon Trophy
1 (low %) Trumpet icon Trumpet
1 (low %) Fireman axe icon Fireman Axe
1 (low %) Pot icon Pot

Uses[]

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Glass it a fairly common and largely unused resource. While common, it can be a pain to purposefully collect when you need high amounts for research projects.

Sources[]

These best source is probably Screen icon screens as there are a few spots with many of them all in one spot. However it's also advised to keep an eye out for Blue vase icon Blue vases and Flower pot icon Flower pots as they have a few set locations on various maps.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5 Liquid nitrogen icon Liquid nitrogen
4 Blue vase icon Blue vase
4 Flower pot icon Flower pot
2 Empty bottle icon Empty bottle
2 Liquid Nitrogen handgun icon Liquid nitrogen handgun
2 Plate icon Plate
2 Screen icon Screen
1 Abstract sculpture icon Abstract sculpture
1 Baby Food icon Baby Food
1 Camera icon Camera
1 Cereal bowl icon Cereal bowl
1 Child creation icon Child creation
1 Formula X icon Formula X
1 Jar of vegetables icon Jar of vegetables
0-1 Taser gun icon Taser gun
1 Teapot icon Teapot
1 Tesson bottle icon Tesson bottle
1 Whiskey icon Whiskey
1 Wine bottle icon Wine bottle

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Recipes:

Electronic components are a semi-uncommon resource used for some camp buildings and weapons. Due to their low stack amount, having large amounts will quickly take up room in your materials storage.

Sources[]

One of the best sources of electronic components are Screen icon screens, as there are many zones where they can be found in groups, and give a fair amount of components each. Screen locations can be found here.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5 Military Goods icon Military Goods
2 Screen icon Screen
2 Game console icon Game console
2 Electric guitar icon Electric guitar
2 (x0-1) Ice machine icon Ice machine
2 Taser gun icon Taser gun
1 Air conditioning icon Air conditioning
1 Alarm clock icon Alarm clock
1 Camera icon Camera
1 (50%) Electrical Nightstick icon Electrical Nightstick
1 Hard drive icon Hard drive
1 Keyboard icon Keyboard
1 Remote control icon Remote control
1 Taser icon Taser
1 Toaster icon Toaster

Uses[]

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

For the item, see Razor blade.

Blades are a common resource used in recipes for numerous strong weapons, also sometimes needed for research projects.

Sources[]

The best source of blades is razor blades, which can be found semi commonly in the trash/recycling, desks, and shelves.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
4 + 2?% Katana icon Katana
3 + 250% Razor blades icon Razor blade
2 Axe icon Axe
2 Fireman axe icon Fireman axe
2 Machete icon Machete
2 Saw icon Saw
2 Saw blade icon Saw blade
2 + 1?% Steel sword icon Steel sword
1 Butterfly knife icon Butterfly knife
1 Canned peaches icon Canned peaches
1 Combat knife icon Combat knife
1 Hatchet icon Hatchet
1 Hunting knife icon Hunting knife
1 Kitchen knife icon Kitchen knife
1 Kukri icon Kukri
1 Scalpel icon Scalpel
1 Shears icon Shears
1 Sickle icon Sickle
1 Spear icon Spear
1 Weapon modifier icon Weapon modifier

Uses[]

Recipes:

Medicinal herbs are a semi-uncommon resource with currently very few uses.

Sources[]

An easy source of medicinal herbs is algae / pain killers, which can be found in wall Medicine cabinet medicine cabinets (common), Red trashcan red trashcans (semi-common), and Peruvian infected drops (common, only algae).

While a bit of a cheat, a great source of herbs is by doing Sylvia Bluth's side mission in Downtown Santa Rosa (keep in mind she is not always there). During this side mission all medical zombies and containers in and around the nearby store will have greatly increased odds of dropping antibiotics (average quality). You can then drop or salvage these in your inventory to prevent finishing the quest (as this will decrease the collection counter) until you have all the herbs you need.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
2 Antibiotic icon Antibiotic
2 Painkillers icon Painkillers
1 (x1-3) Algae icon Algae
1 Homemade remedy icon Homemade remedy
1 Vitamines icon Vitamines

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Trivia[]

  • During beta, there used to be two medical resources, with the second being "Powdered medicine". It never had an icon, and after removal all the items that gave it as a resource now give medicinal herbs.

For other uses, see Blueprint (disambiguation).

Blueprints are an important and somewhat unique resource as they have a singular purpose of combing weapons together using a Forge Forge (see this page for specifics on weapon combination). Nothing else uses or requires it.

The amount of blueprints required to combine weapons together varies based on the weapons used, but often is between 3-4.

Sources[]

You can also earn 15Blueprint blueprint through research projects in Research workshop Research workshop, after the purchase Handmade blueprint icon Handmade blueprint from Lynn Durand.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
1 + 1 + 1?% + 1?% Blueprint icon Blueprints
1 + 150% + 1?% Blueprint icon Handmade blueprint

Uses[]

Making combined weapons on a Forge Forge.


Meat is a resource that is used in various cooking and research projects.

Sources[]

The best zones for collecting meat are:

  • Sunset Mall - The "supermarket" (and to a lesser extent "apartment") secret passage has a lot of meat. The supermarket has various beef rib and steak locations, as well as a chicken and hamburger. Apartment has 3 steak and one beef rib location. With both being secret passages the meat item are very likely to be salvageable.
  • Jurassic Museum - it has various barbecues with decent chance to find steaks or sausages, but the best spot is the red fast food building at the south east most area of the map; it has a definite chicken and pizza (sometimes salvageable though not always) as well as a high likelihood to find meat while searching other things in the building.
  • Highway 99 - The are various Grill grills spread around the map.
Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 Humanitarian goods icon Humanitarian goods
5 Cooked chicken icon Cooked chicken
4 Beef rib icon Beef rib
3 Sausage icon Sausage
2 Meatballs icon Meatballs
1 Carbonara icon Carbonara
1 Chicken sandwich icon Chicken sandwich
1 Hamburger icon Hamburger
1 Hot Dog icon Hot Dog
1 Pizza icon Pizza
1 (x1-2) Steak icon Steak
1 Steak tartar icon Steak tartar

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Fish are a somewhat uncommon resource to find in most containers, but are easy to obtain by fishing. Primarily used in cooking and research projects.

Sources[]

The best source for fish is by fishing (preferably with Fishing rod), with Bodega Bay (specifically the large lake to the north of spawn) and Walker River being a great source for fishing spots . You can also find fish in Fish tank stand 1 fish tanks (actual fish) such as in the Sacramento Suburbs SP - Apartment and Arizona Jurassic Museum SP - Oasis Diner Entrance - «Ravaged survivor's base».

Salvage Sources
Num Item
4 + 2 (x0-2) Salmon icon Salmon
3 Bouillabaisse icon Bouillabaisse
2 Crab icon Crab
2 Fish and Chips icon Fish and Chips
2 + 1 Trout icon Trout
2 Shrimp icon Shrimp
1 (x2) Skewer fish icon Skewer fish
1 Gudgeon icon Gudgeon
1 Breaded Fish icon Breaded Fish
1 Smoked fish icon Smoked fish
1 Sushi fish icon Sushi fish

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Recipes:

Vegetables are a common resource primarily used in cooking and research projects.

Sources[]

While fairly common, it is a hard to purposefully collect resource since it has very few set locations (many of which are commonly expired) and most of these spread out. The best way to collect items that give it is to search everything in a map since food items are somewhat common. Bodega Bay is a good zone for this (especially since it has lots of mushrooms).

While it would seem farming would be a great source of vegetables, it's a fairly mediocre source as even when you are lucky enough to get the right plant, each one will at most give you 5, and commonly only gives 3. It's still advised to grow vegetable plants however to slowly build up your vegetable reserves.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
15 Farmer's Basket icon Farmer's Basket
10 Humanitarian goods icon Humanitarian goods
2 Bouillabaisse icon Bouillabaisse
2 Brown mushrooms icon Brown mushrooms
2 + 1 (x0-2) Canned vegetables icon Canned vegetables
2 Carrot icon Carrot
2 Cucumber icon Cucumber
2-3 Jar of vegetables icon Jar of vegetables
2 Leek icon Leek
2 Onion icon Onion
2 Rice salad icon Rice salad
2 Salad icon Salad
2 + 1 Skewer vegetables icon Skewer vegetables
2 Tomato icon Tomato
1 Baby Food icon Baby Food
1 Fish and Chips icon Fish and Chips
1 (x1-2) French fries icon French fries
1 Hamburger icon Hamburger
1 Hot pepper icon Hot pepper
1 Mixed salad icon Mixed salad
1 Pizza icon Pizza
1 Red mushroom icon Red mushroom
1 Small fried vegetables icon Small fried vegetables
1 Yellow mushroom icon Yellow mushroom

Event:

Uses[]

Recipes:

Fruits is a common but some hard to purposefully collect resource since it has very few set locations (many of which are commonly expired) and most of these spread out.

Sources[]

The best way to collect items that give it is to search everything in a map since food items are somewhat common.

Probably the best source of fruit is from farming as a strawberry bush can give 7-10 fruits.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
3 + 1 Fruit salad icon Fruit salad
2 Banana icon Banana
2 Grapes icon Grapes
2 Lemon icon Lemon
2 Melon icon Melon
2 Orange icon Orange
2 Peach icon Peach
2 Pear icon Pear
2 Pineapple icon Pineapple
2 Apple icon Apple
1 (x2) Canned peaches icon Canned peaches
1 Mixed salad icon Mixed salad
1 Salad icon Salad
1 Strawberry cake icon Strawberry cake

Uses[]

Recipes:

Chocolate is a semi-rare resource that is used in various cooking recipes and research projects.

Sources[]

The easiest ways to get chocolate are:

  • By finding chocolate boxes (see here).
  • By farming (random if you get the plant, and requires lots of water and time to grow).
Salvage Sources
Num Item
5?% Humanitarian goods icon Humanitarian goods
2 + 1?% + 1?% Chocolate box icon Chocolate box
2?% Strawberry cake icon Strawberry cake
1low % Chocolate cake icon Chocolate cake
1 Cupcake icon Cupcake
1low% Biscuit icon Biscuit
1?% Hot chocolate icon Hot chocolate
1?% Stash of food icon Stash of food

Uses[]

Recipes:

Cereals are a resource mostly used for cooking.

Sources[]

While there is arguably no "best" item to try to find for this resource, grabbing various pastries from vending machines is a somewhat dependable source. In general just keep an eye out for all the items listed below as most of them are common or slightly uncommon. The best source of this resource however is likely not from salvaging but instead from farming.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 Humanitarian goods icon Humanitarian goods
5 Stash of food icon Stash of food
4 Mac and cheese icon Mac and cheese
4 Pasta package icon Pasta package
4 Pizza icon Pizza
3 Rice salad icon Rice salad
2 + 1 Cereal box icon Cereal box
2 Bread icon Bread
2 Cereal bowl icon Cereal bowl
2 Chicken sandwich icon Chicken sandwich
2 Chocolate cake icon Chocolate cake
2 Croissant icon Croissant
2 Donut icon Donut
2 Strawberry cake icon Strawberry cake
2 Yogurt cake icon Yogurt cake
1 Biscuit icon Biscuit
1 Breaded Fish icon Breaded Fish
1 Hamburger icon Hamburger
1 Hot Dog icon Hot Dog
1 Potato icon Potato
1 Sushi fish icon Sushi fish

Uses[]

Recipes:

Butter is a rare resource that is used in various cooking recipes and research projects.

Sources[]

The easiest way to get butter is by find strawberry cake. There are 4 main ways to do this:

  • Pastry Stands - These are located in certain buildings such as the Supermarket and the Cybercafé in Sunset Mall. They can drop pastries including the strawberry cake, donuts and cupcakes.
  • Vending machines - There's a decent chance to find various types of cakes/pastries, including strawberry cake (grab any other pastries listed below as well).
  • Lockers - all lockers may have, but especially those in the mazon stadium/field Secret passage, as it's not uncommon to find multiple there (also check the vending machines in that secret passage!).
  • André Patisserie - There is a pastry shop in the Grey alley of the mall to the west of spawn (directly southwest of the Black Mages cybercafé; inside this pastry shop is a cake slice sitting on the counter (decent chance to be salvageable). Warning: shop has a lot of higher level mobs.
Salvage Sources
Num Item
5?% Farmer's Basket icon Farmer's Basket
1 Carbonara icon Carbonara
1 Croissant icon Croissant
0-1 Cupcake icon Cupcake
1 Strawberry cake icon Strawberry cake

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Recipes:

Salt is a resource most used in cooking.

Sources[]

The easiest way to collect it is to go fishing.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
0-1 Crab icon Crab
0-1 Pasta package icon Pasta package
0-1 Salmon icon Salmon
0-1 Shrimp icon Shrimp
0-1 Stash of food icon Stash of food
0-1 Gudgeon icon Gudgeon
0-1 Trout icon Trout

Uses[]

Recipes:

Trivia[]

  • During much of beta, salt was the hardest resource to collect as only pasta packages and crabs gave it, and even then at a fairly low chance.

Milk is a semi-uncommon resource unless you have a goat pen, as very few items give the resource, although the amount of milk most items give is decently high and most of the items are decently common (other than Milk bottle and Farmer's Basket).

Sources[]

There are a couple set Milk bottle locations which are worth checking out if you need milk since they are somewhat rare to find in most containers and give a large amount of milk.

It is recommended to get a goat pen as soon as possible if you need milk, as it makes collecting it much easier.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 Farmer's Basket icon Farmer's Basket
5 Milk bottle icon Milk bottle
3 Powdered Milk icon Powdered Milk
2 Small milk bottle icon Small milk bottle
1 Cereal bowl icon Cereal bowl
1 Hot chocolate icon Hot chocolate

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Spices are an uncommon resource that is used in cooking (most commonly for Energy drink icon energy drinks).

Sources[]

While it's hard to purposefully find spices, almost all items that give it are at least semi common and can be found in the trash. A good source of spices is from farming (although what plant you get is random).

Salvage Sources
Num Item
2 Vinegar icon Vinegar
1 Garlic icon Garlic
1 Hot pepper icon Hot pepper
0-1 Meatballs icon Meatballs
1 (x2) Onion icon Onion
0-1 Stash of food icon Stash of food
0-1 Steak tartar icon Steak tartar
1 Teapot icon Teapot

Uses[]

Recipes:

Cheese is a difficult resource to get as very few items give it, and most aren't common. It's most commonly used in cooking.

Sources[]

Some good locations to find pizza items are:

  • Downtown Santa Rosa - You can find 2 pizzas and 1 hamburger (usually salvageable) and a milk bottle near the "office" secret passage, except instead of going in, go east out onto the deck.
  • Museum - There is also a pizza and hamburgers in the red fast food restaurant at the north east most corner of the map. Note that fast food restaurant has a lot of infecteds with high level. However, the pizzas and hamburgers are usually salvageable.

While not cheap, the easiest way to get cheese is to buy them from Jeffrey in the camp. You can also buy fondue from Henry Collins in Lakeview, although each one costs Survivor mark 6 Marks.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
4 Raclette icon Raclette
3 Fondue icon Fondue
2 Carbonara icon Carbonara
2 Pizza icon Pizza
1 Cheese omelette icon Cheese omelette
1 (low %) Hamburger icon Hamburger
1 Mac and cheese icon Mac and cheese
1 (low %) Milk bottle icon Milk bottle

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Recipes:

Sugar is a resource mostly used in Kitchen stove cooking. It's most common use is to make drinks (especially Energy drink icon energy drinks).

Sources[]

The easiest way to collect sugar is by salvaging soda and juice from Vending machine (red)Vending machine (blue) vending machines. You can also get sugar from farming. SP - Dailyneed Supermarket Freezer in Sunset Mall icon Sunset Mall has two fridges filled with drinks that can be salvaged for sugar.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5 Candy dispenser icon Candy dispenser
5?% Farmer's Basket icon Farmer's Basket
2 Orange icon Orange
0-1 Apple icon Apple
1 Soda can icon Soda can
1 Apple juice icon Apple juice
0-1 Banana icon Banana
1 Banana juice icon Banana juice
1 Canned peaches icon Canned peaches
1 Chocolate cake icon Chocolate cake
1 Cupcake icon Cupcake
1 Donut icon Donut
0-1 Fruit salad icon Fruit salad
1 Grape juice icon Grape juice
0-1 Grapes icon Grapes
1 Ice cream icon Ice cream
1 Ketchup icon Ketchup
0-1 Lemon icon Lemon
0-1 Lemonade icon Lemonade
1 (x1-2) Orange juice icon Orange juice
0-1 Peach icon Peach
1 Peach juice icon Peach juice
0-1 Pear icon Pear
1 Pear juice icon Pear juice
0-1 Soda bottle icon Soda bottle
0-1 Stash of food icon Stash of food
1 Strawberry cake icon Strawberry cake
0-1 Tomato juice icon Tomato juice
1 Wine bottle icon Wine bottle
1 Yogurt cake icon Yogurt cake

Uses[]

Recipes:

For the item, see Egg.

Eggs are a rare resource (at least without a chicken coop) mostly used for cooking and research projects.

Sources[]

The best way to farm eggs is by finding, well, an egg! You can occasionally find eggs in nests. It's also possible to find eggs (as well as mayonnaise) uncommonly as a random item that can be found occasionally. The best source of eggs are the farmer's basket resource crate and cheese omelets, although both are rare to find. While not cheap, the easiest way to get eggs is to buy them from Jeffrey in the camp. You can also buy cheese omelets from Henry Collins in Lakeview, although they are fairly expensive.

Nest

A nest

You can find a list of nest locations here.

Due to the rarity of eggs, it is recommended to not use eggs on research projects until after you build a chicken coop. This is because chicken coops allow you to collect 2 eggs an hour after you last collected, but requires a large amount of eggs to actually build.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 Farmer's Basket icon Farmer's Basket
2 (100%) Cheese omelette icon Cheese omelette
0-1 Carbonara icon Carbonara
1 Egg icon Egg
0-1 Mayonnaise icon Mayonnaise
0-1 Steak tartar icon Steak tartar

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Seeds are a resource who's primary use is for farming, although it's also used in a few food recipes, and semi commonly required for research projects.

Sources[]

While many items have a chance to give seeds and none of these items are strictly uncommon, it can be difficult to purposefully find items to salvage into seeds. The best source of these items is mostly fridges, picnic baskets, the trash, and various locations around maps (such as trees).

The best source of seeds is actually from farming. While this seems a bit counterintuitive at first (since it costs seeds to farm), all plants when harvested have at least a chance to give 1 seed, with many having a chance to give even more! The best plant for seeds is wheat as it not only gives the most seeds (5) but also has a 100% chance to always give them![Confirm] Just note that pulling out plants that give less seeds isn't always advised, as you will often find the seeds lost from replanting aren't worth the seeds gained from plants that give more of them when grown.

The square garden in Sunset Mall is a good source of fruits.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
4 (x0-1) Stash of food icon Stash of food
0-1 Apple icon Apple
0-1 Banana icon Banana
0-1 Carrot icon Carrot
1 Cucumber icon Cucumber
1 Hot pepper icon Hot pepper
0-1 Leek icon Leek
0-1 Lemon icon Lemon
1 Melon icon Melon
1 Mixed salad icon Mixed salad
1 Orange icon Orange
0-1 Peach icon Peach
0-1 Pear icon Pear
1 (50%) Pineapple icon Pineapple
1 (x2) Potato icon Potato
1 Salad icon Salad
0-1 Tomato icon Tomato
0-1 Garlic icon Garlic
0-1 Grapes icon Grapes

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Farming - plant a crop - 1

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Alcohol is an uncommonly used resource as most recipes that use it aren't currently very useful (as the "pain killer" effect doesn't work when simply drunk). It's main uses are for upgrading certain clothing and research projects.



Note: using an alcoholic beverage and clicking on an unlit campfire before the animation ends is currently the only way to trigger the "painkiller" effect without triggering a rest. A poor quality beverage works.

Sources[]

One of the best locations for alcohol is Mazon College's field secret passage; directly north of the crate are 2 wine bottles and 3 wine cups, which have a high chance of being salvageable.

Another good location is the Mall's Palm Tree area. There is a bar with a pool table there and lots of alcohol.

As most alcoholic beverage locations are often expired, probably the best source of alcohol is actually from molotov cocktails as they are somewhat common and are always salvageable.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5low% Formula X icon Formula X
5?% Military Goods icon Military Goods
3 Wine bottle icon Wine bottle
2 Molotov cocktail icon Molotov cocktail
2 Whiskey icon Whiskey
1 Beer icon Beer
1 Champagne bottle icon Champagne bottle
1 Glass of wine icon Glass of wine
0-1 Grapes icon Grapes

Uses[]

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 2 Fire fire.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Fire is unlike any of the other resources in that it is not obtained from salvaging as a primary source, but instead from feeding it other resources. However, it can be salvaged from Formula X icon Formula X, although nothing else. This gives the ability to cook things that require fire from your backpack if desired.

Sources[]

Resources that feed the flames:

  • Wood Wood: 10
  • Fuel Fuel: 5
  • Paper Paper: 1
  • Plastic Plastic: 2
  • Fabric Fabric: 1
  • Electricity Electricity: 1
  • Alcohol Alcohol: 2
Salvage Sources
Num Item
30Firelow% Formula X icon Formula X

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

You need to own a water tank in order to store water.

Sources[]

The best sources of drinking water are vending machines and lockers (especially soda bottles and lemonade, although any soda / juice is good), especially in places where there are multiple together. Some good locations for water are:

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10 Humanitarian goods icon Humanitarian goods
10?% Military Goods icon Military Goods
5 Soda bottle icon Soda bottle
4 Drinking water bottle icon Drinking water bottle
4 Lemonade icon Lemonade
4 Plastic flask icon Plastic flask
3 Canteen icon Canteen
3 Glass of water icon Glass of water
3 Energy drink icon Energy drink
3 Peach juice icon Peach juice
3 Sanitized water bottle icon Sanitized water bottle
2 Apple juice icon Apple juice
2 Banana juice icon Banana juice
2 Grape juice icon Grape juice
2 Orange juice icon Orange juice
2 Pear juice icon Pear juice
2 Small water bottle icon Small water bottle
2 Soda can icon Soda can
2 Tomato juice icon Tomato juice

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Farming - watering crops - 2

Drinking water bottle icon Drinking water bottle - open water tank and click this resource when you have at least 5 water of this type.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

You need to own a water tank in order to store water.

Sources[]

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5 Jar of vegetables icon Jar of vegetables
4 Bottle of dirty water icon Bottle of dirty water
4 Canned vegetables icon Canned vegetables
4 (x0-1) Ice machine icon Ice machine
2 Water gun icon Water gun
0-1 Leek icon Leek
1 Pineapple icon Pineapple
1 (x0-1) Canned peaches icon Canned peaches

Uses[]

Farming - watering crops - 3

Bottle of dirty water icon Bottle of dirty water - open water tank and click this resource when you have at least 5 water of this type.

Recipes:

Toxic water is found in various items, and is usually only needed in research projects. You need to own a water tank in order to store toxic water.

Sources[]

Toxic water is a bit hard to get purposefully. The best source of drinking water is toxic water bottles, which are most easily found in Water cooler water coolers and in the white file cabinets in the Sacramento Suburbs delta 9 elevator room (upstairs). Fountain pens are also a decent source, as while they don't give much they are common and also have a chance to give precious ore. Dye is a decent source if you salvage a lot of food in your backpack, but is unpredictable to get.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
5 Dart gun icon Dart gun
3 + 1?% Toxic water bottle icon Toxic water bottle
2 Bleach icon Bleach
2 Dye icon Dye
1 Fountain pen icon Fountain pen
1 + 1?% Laundry detergent icon Laundry detergent
1 Shampoo icon Shampoo

Uses[]

Research projects - random values

Toxic water bottle icon Toxic water bottle - open water tank and click this resource when you have at least 5 water of this type.

You need a fuel tank to store fuel. It's a possible level up reward; unlocking it will allow you to build one or more.

Sources[]

A great zone for collecting fuel items is Walker River. Highway 99 also has various fuel spots (in this image see the area between the circle and the road; there's about 25 worth of fuel around the area (ignore the actual location of the circle).

Salvage Sources
Num Item
10low % Formula X icon Formula X[Confirm]
5 Gas bottle icon Gas bottle
5 Gas tank icon Gas tank
5 Military Goods icon Military Goods
4 BBQ fuel icon BBQ fuel
4 Gas canister icon Gas canister
2 Blowtorch icon Blowtorch
1 Flare gun icon Flare gun
1 Lighter icon Lighter

Uses[]

Engine-generator set Engine-generator set - Convert 10 fuel into 10 Electricity electricity.

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 5 Fire fire.

Recipes:

Gallery[]


You need a Battery (building) Battery built in your camp to store electricity.

Sources[]

The best source of electricity is laptop batteries, which is a common item found on desks, shelves, and the trash/recycling. You can also automatically get electricity from solar panels, although this is a very slow process.

If you really need electricity, you can also convert fuel into electricity at a 1:1 ratio using the engine-generator set.

Salvage Sources
Num Item
20 + 10 (x0-1) Laptop battery icon Laptop battery
5 + 3 (x0-1) Battery icon Battery
5 Taser gun icon Taser gun
3 (x0-1) + 2 (x0-1) Phone battery icon Phone battery
2 Busted microwave oven icon Busted microwave oven
1 Bedside lamp icon Bedside Lamp
1 Camera icon Camera

Uses[]

Kitchen stove Kitchen stove - Add to cook fire for 1 Fire fire.

Camp buildings:

Recipes:

Trivia[]

  • In beta there used to be a resource named "Powdered medicine", which never had an icon. This was removed in V0.49, and all items that gave it instead gave medicinal herbs.
  • There used to be a Resource-sewing kit Sewing kit resource in the game that was used for upgrade resource, but this was removed in V1.18.
  • In the game files there is a Resource-37 stone resource which based on it's ID is the 4th newest resource, added after seeds but before alcohol. You could get it from stones, which were removed with the resource in beta.
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