Buckle
| Buckle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Material |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Made With |
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| Station | Advanced Forge |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Buckle
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| Crafting XP | 40 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Buckle is a small metal clasp for straps and belts. It is one of the busiest little parts in the game, because almost every strapped piece of armour and leather gear needs one.
Buckles go into three crafts. Blacksmiths need them for forged plate, such as Forge Metal Body Armor and Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor. Welders need them for scrap metal armour. Tailors need them for belts, holsters, bandoliers, sandals and tire armour.
Cut Up Belt is the easy way to get one. It splits any old belt into a Buckle and a Leather Strips. Forge Buckle makes a new one at an Advanced Forge. Research Craft on a buckle teaches Forge Buckle and Sew Belt. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
Blacksmithing takes the most. Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor uses one buckle, and the forearm, shin and thigh pieces use two each at Blacksmithing 4 and Tailoring 2. The articulated versions need Blacksmithing 8 and Tailoring 4. Forge Metal Body Armor and Forge Coat of Plates Body Armor each take four buckles. All of these work at a Simple or better Forge.
Welding uses them for scrap armour. Make Scrap Metal Forearm Armor, Make Scrap Metal Shin Armor and Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor take two buckles each at Welding 5. Make Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor takes one. Make Scrap Metal Body Armor takes four at Welding 6.
Tailoring and tire work use them too. Sew Belt makes a Belt from one buckle and two Leather Strips at Tailoring 2. Sew Holster, Sew Double Holster, Sew Bandolier and Sew Shells Bandolier each take one. Sew Sandals, Sew Leather Gaiter and Sew Knee Pads take two. Make Tire Sandals and the tire armour recipes take one or two with a Tire Piece.
How to Get Buckle
Cut Up Belt takes any belt and a pair of scissors or a sharp knife, which is kept. It gives one Buckle and one Leather Strips with no skill and no station. Every spare belt is a buckle in waiting.
Forge Buckle makes a new one from one metal piece and one charcoal. It needs a ball-peen hammer and metalworking pliers, both kept. The work happens at an Advanced Forge at Blacksmithing 4.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Buckle and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
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| Sew Belt | Belt | 
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/additem Base.Belt2
|
How to Craft Buckle
Each recipe that makes the Buckle is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Buckle
The Forge Buckle recipe makes the Buckle. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at an Advanced Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Iron Piece | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.IronPiece
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| Ball-peen Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.BallPeenHammer
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| Metalworking Pliers | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
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Cut Up Belt
The Cut Up Belt recipe makes the Buckle. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissors | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Scissors
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| Belt |
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1x | No | /additem Base.Belt2
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Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Buckle, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articulated Metal Shin Armor | 
|
Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor | 2x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Metal
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| Articulated Metal Thigh Armor | 
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Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor | 2x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Thigh_ArticMetal_R
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| Metal Forearm Armor | 
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Assemble Forearm Armor | 2x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 4, Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Vambrace_Right
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| Full Metal Forearm Armor | 
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Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor | 2x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Vambrace_FullMetal_Right
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| Metal Shoulder Armor | 
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Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor | 1x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 4, Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Metal_L
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| Metal Thigh Armor | 
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Assemble Metal Thigh Armor | 2x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 4, Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.ThighMetal_R
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| Metal Shin Armor | 
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Assemble Shin Armor | 2x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 4, Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Greave_Right
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| Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Left | 
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Assemble Shoulder Armor - Left | 1x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Articulated_L_Metal
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| Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Right | 
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Assemble Shoulder Armor - Right | 1x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Articulated_R_Metal
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| Coat of Plates Body Armor | 
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Forge Coat of Plates Body Armor | 4x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Cuirass_CoatOfPlates
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| Metal Body Armor |
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Forge Metal Body Armor | 4x |
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 6, Tailoring: 3 | /additem Base.Cuirass_Metal
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap Metal Body Armor | 
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Make Scrap Metal Body Armor | 4x |
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- | Welding: 6, Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.Cuirass_MetalScrap
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| Scrap Metal Forearm Armor | 
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Make Scrap Metal Forearm Armor | 2x |
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- | Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.VambraceScrap_Right
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| Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 
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Make Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 2x |
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- | Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.GreaveScrap_Left
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| Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor | 
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Make Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor | 1x |
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- | Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_MetalScrap_L
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| Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | 
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Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | 2x |
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- | Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.ThighScrapMetal_R
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tire Forearm Armor | 
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Make Tire Forearm Armor | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 3, Maintenance: 2 | /additem Base.VambraceTire_Right
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| Tire Sandals | 
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Make Tire Sandals | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 1, Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Shoes_TireSandals
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| Tire Shin Armor | 
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Make Tire Shin Armor | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 3, Maintenance: 2 | /additem Base.GreaveTire_Right
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| Tire Shoulder Armor - Left | 
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Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Left | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 4, Maintenance: 3 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Tire_L
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| Tire Shoulder Armor - Right | 
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Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Right | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 4, Maintenance: 3 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Tire_R
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| Tire Thigh Armor | 
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Make Tire Thigh Armor | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 3, Maintenance: 3 | /additem Base.ThighTire_R
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| Bullets Bandolier | 
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Sew Bandolier | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Bullets
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| Belt |
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Sew Belt | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Belt2
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| Holster - Double | 
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Sew Double Holster | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.HolsterDouble
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| Hide Holster | 
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Sew Holster | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Holster_Hide
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| Kneepad | 
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Sew Knee Pads | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Kneepad_Right_Leather
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| Gaiter | 
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Sew Leather Gaiter | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Gaiter_Left
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| Leather Neck Guard | 
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Sew Leather Neck Guard | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 3 | /additem Base.Gorget_Leather
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| Tool Roll - Leather | 
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Sew Leather Tool Roll | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.ToolRoll_Leather
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| Sandals | 
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Sew Sandals | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Shoes_Sandals
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| Shells Bandolier | 
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Sew Shells Bandolier | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Shells
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Locations
Old army lockers hold one more than one time in five. Pawn shop display cases and hoarder homes hold one about one time in eleven. Closets give about one in twenty. Survivor safehouse dressers and wardrobes, bedroom crates and garage storage hold one now and then. Attics, halls and living rooms turn one up rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Oldarmy | Locker | 22.8% |
| Hoarder | Other | 8.9% |
| Hoarder office | Other | 8.9% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Display case | 9% |
| Bedroom | Small box | 2.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hoarderbed room | Other | 8.9% |
| Hoarder kitchen | Other | 8.9% |
| Closet | Crate | 5.7% |
| Closet | Other | 5.7% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 4.5% |
| Garage storage | Other | 3.6% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 1.8% |
| Attic | Crate | 1.8% |
| Attic | Other | 1.8% |
| Closet | Locker | 1.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Dresser | 4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Wardrobe | 4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 1.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 1.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 1.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 1.6% |
Notes
- Cutting up a belt gives a Buckle and a Leather Strips at once.
- A full suit of forged plate needs many buckles, so it pays to save every one.
- Research Craft on a buckle teaches Forge Buckle and Sew Belt.
- Hoarder homes are a good place to look for loose buckles.
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