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Partially verifiedVersion: PC Early Access; check current station outputs

Permafrost Salvage Loadout

Prepare a focused Metal Junk run, identify the dismantling station and return with Scrap recognized by your chosen crafting recipe.

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Goal
Scrap recognized by the target recipe
Guaranteed salvage yield
Unverified
Guaranteed respawn time
Unverified

Choose one Scrap recipe, confirm an accessible dismantling bench, gather the relevant salvage and bring the processed Scrap back in your own inventory.

No fixed yield, inventory capacity, respawn interval or timed farming result is established for this plan.

Equipment

Trip input
Metal Junk or another item with a confirmed relevant dismantling output
Station
Accessible Dismantling Workbench; check the existing Church bench if needed
Return protection
Equipped cold protection and a known warming stop appropriate to the route

Best for

Players short of Scrap for one specific tool, station or advanced material recipe.

Avoid if

You cannot reach or identify a dismantling station, or you want a guaranteed timed respawn farming route.

How it works

Metal Junk is the salvage input. Dismantling produces Scrap; the crafting target then needs that finished output in your character inventory.

Equipment priority

PriorityEquipmentInstruction
FirstThe exact target recipeRead its ingredient names and quantity before collecting more salvage.
Before craftingDismantling station and salvageCheck the displayed output, process the salvage and retrieve the finished Scrap.

Build order

  1. Select a target recipe and inspect its Scrap requirement.
  2. Identify an accessible dismantling bench and the return warming stop.
  3. Check reachable loose salvage and containers on the chosen route.
  4. Dismantle the relevant salvage and check the actual output.
  5. Carry the finished Scrap to the crafting station and verify that the target recipe recognizes it.

How to play

Finish one useful conversion before extending the trip to a second distant search area. Reassess warmth and available inventory space as you collect.

What can break the build

Container drops and already-looted pickups are not guaranteed. Metal Junk, Scrap and Quality Metal are different items; companion or chest storage may leave the recipe inputs unavailable.

Evidence limit

This is an editorial material-run plan based on cited station guidance and the existing Scrap guide. It has no independently measured yield, capacity, trip time or replenishment guarantee. Check the installed build's item and station prompts.

A practical Permafrost salvage loadout begins with a crafting target and an accessible dismantling bench. Metal Junk is the input; Scrap is the processed material. The trip is useful when the target recipe recognizes the finished Scrap, not simply when your pack contains discarded metal.

Choose the job before filling the pack

Open the recipe you want to finish and record its exact ingredient names and quantities. Scrap, Metal Junk and Quality Metal are different items. If the real target is advanced metal, read the Quality Metal smelting routes before gathering another pile of the wrong input.

Choose a route that includes a reachable dismantling station and a known warming stop. If you cannot build your own bench, the documented alternative is the existing station inside the Church. Use the dismantling workbench guide to identify the station by its offered action; not every workbench dismantles items.

Equip the cold protection you already have and begin after recovering Body Warmth. This is a material run, so optional exploration should not consume the reserve needed to reach the bench and return to heat. The cold expedition plan covers preparation when the intended route crosses colder terrain.

Leave room to collect useful salvage rather than carrying every stored ingredient. No exact carrying capacity is established here. If using the dog, first verify that you can transfer and retrieve one ordinary supply in the current session. Its inventory and host limits do not establish a guaranteed extra pack size or guest access.

Convert the right salvage

Check nearby loose pickups and accessible containers while following the route. The Metal Scrap guide identifies Church and Water Tower checks and larger House Camp or Greenhouse search areas. These are places to inspect, not a guaranteed replenishing circuit.

At the dismantling bench, check the selected item's output before using more of it. An object that dismantles into Cloth does not supply metal Scrap. Use the actual output shown by your station to decide whether you have enough; this plan does not assume a universal yield per object.

Retrieve the processed Scrap to your character inventory, then inspect the target recipe. Items left in a chest or companion pack can leave the crafting job short even after a successful salvage trip. Check their location before setting off to gather again.

Finish one conversion before extending the run

Completion means the required processed item is carried and the target recipe recognizes it. If the search area was empty, change to another accessible source instead of waiting on an unverified respawn timer. If the station is inaccessible, resolve that prerequisite before making a larger collection run.

Return to warmth when the meter or equipment condition makes the remaining route uncertain. A smaller successful batch advances crafting; a larger unprocessed pile still leaves the station step unfinished.

Sources and plan limits

This editorial plan has no measured trip time, fixed yield or guaranteed respawn. Follow current item descriptions and station outputs in your installed Early Access build.

Choose one crafting target, collect the salvage it needs, use an accessible dismantling bench and return with the processed ingredient.

Metal Junk made of discarded metal parts in Permafrost