Duct Tape
| Duct Tape | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Material |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Uses | about 4 |
| Survival Gear | Yes |
| Made With | 1x Box of Duct Tape |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.DuctTape
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Duct Tape is a roll of strong cloth tape. It is one of the most useful repair and crafting materials in the game.
Its best-known job is weapon repair. The Fix With Duct Tape option patches up many melee weapons. The tape also holds together a long list of improvised gear, from the Spear with Kitchen Knife to the Magazine Body Armor and the Tarp Sack. Each roll lasts for about four uses.
Tape is found in tool stores, sheds, warehouses and on the bodies of construction workers. A Box of Duct Tape unpacks into twelve rolls. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
Repair comes first. Fix With Duct Tape uses two Duct Tape on a weapon that accepts tape, and the weapon is kept. Each repair restores less than the one before.
Weapon making uses tape as a binding. Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape fixes a knife, a screwdriver or a sharp bone to a Long Stick or Sapling. It needs two Duct Tape and no skill. Make Railspike Iron Pipe tapes a Railroad Spike to an Iron Pipe at Maintenance level 1.
Improvised armour relies on it. Make Magazine Body Armor straps eight magazines together with four Duct Tape at Tailoring level 1. Make Magazine Limb Armor needs one magazine and two Duct Tape. Make Bulletproof Forearm Armor cuts a Bulletproof Vest into armour pieces at Tailoring level 5.
Tarp and garbage bag clothing is the largest group. Make Tarp Poncho and Make Garbage Bag Poncho each take three Duct Tape for an Improvised Poncho. Make Tarp Chest Rig takes six Duct Tape at Tailoring level 4. Sew Crude Tarp Backpack makes a Small Tarp Backpack at Tailoring level 2.
Electrical traps use one roll each. Add Timer to Bomb and Add Remote Trigger to Bomb both take a single Duct Tape. Make Improvised Lighter tapes an Electrical Wire to a Battery.
How to Get Duct Tape
The Unpack Box recipe opens a Box of Duct Tape into twelve rolls. Pack Items in Box turns twelve rolls back into a box for storage. Partly used rolls can be merged through the inventory menu.
How to Craft Duct Tape
Each recipe that makes the Duct Tape is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Unpack Box
The Unpack Box recipe makes the Duct Tape. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Duct Tape | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.DuctTapeBox
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Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Duct Tape, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerosol Bomb with Long-Range Sensor | 
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Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | 1x | - | Electrical: 6 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV3
| |
| Aerosol Bomb with Medium-Range Sensor |
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Add Medium-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | 1x | - | Electrical: 4 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV2
| |
| Remote Aerosol Bomb |
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Add Remote Trigger to Bomb | 1x | - | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.AerosolbombRemote
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| Aerosol Bomb with Short-Range Sensor |
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Add Short-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | 1x | - | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV1
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| Aerosol Bomb with Timer |
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Add Timer to Bomb | 1x | - | Electrical: 0 | /additem Base.AerosolbombTriggered
| |
| Aerosol Bomb | 
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Make Aerosol Bomb | 1x |
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- | None | /additem Base.Aerosolbomb
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| Lighter - Improvised Battery | 
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Make Improvised Lighter | 1x |
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- | Electrical: 0 | /additem Base.Lighter_Battery
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvised Gas Mask | 
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Make Improvised Gas Mask | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Hat_ImprovisedGasMask
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Duct Tape |
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Pack Items in Box | 12x | - | - | None | /additem Base.DuctTapeBox
|
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Fix With Duct Tape | 2x | 1x Axe (kept) | - | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.Axe_Old
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Framepack | 
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Assemble Simple Framepack | 5x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.Bag_CraftedFramepack_Large
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| Simple Framepack |
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Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack | 4x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.Bag_CraftedFramepack_Large
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| Small Simple Framepack | 
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Assemble Small Simple Framepack | 3x | - | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.Bag_CraftedFramepack_Small
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| Bulletproof Vest Forearm Armor | 
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Make Bulletproof Forearm Armor | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.Vambrace_BodyArmour_Right
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| Bulletproof Vest Shin Armor | 
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Make Bulletproof Shin Armor | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.GreaveBodyArmour_Right
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| Bulletproof Vest Thigh Armor | 
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Make Bulletproof Thigh Armor | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.ThighBodyArmour_R
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| Duct Tape Holster | 
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Make Duct Tape Holster | 3x | 1x M9 Pistol (kept) | - | Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.Holster_DuctTape
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| Garbage Bag Apron | 
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Make Garbage Bag Apron | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Apron_Garbage
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| Garbage Bag Bandeau | 
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Make Garbage Bag Bandeau | 1x | 1x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Bandeau_Garbage
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| Briefs - Garbage Bag | 
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Make Garbage Bag Briefs | 1x | 1x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Briefs_Garbage
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| Strapless Garbage Bag Dress | 
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Make Garbage Bag Dress | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Dress_SmallGarbageStrapless
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| Garbage Bag Headsack | 
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Make Garbage Bag Head Sack | 1x | 1x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Hat_HeadSack_Garbage
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| Improvised Poncho | 
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Make Garbage Bag Poncho | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.PonchoGarbageBag
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| Skirt - Garbage Bag | 
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Make Garbage Bag Skirt | 2x | 2x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Normal_Garbage
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| Garbage Bag Tank Top | 
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Make Garbage Bag Tank Top | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Vest_Garbage
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| Knee-length Skirt - Garbage Bag | 
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Make Knee-Length Garbage Bag Skirt | 2x | 1x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Knees_Garbage
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| Knee-length Skirt - Tarp | 
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Make Knee-Length Tarp Skirts | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Knees_Tarp
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| Long Skirt - Garbage Bag | 
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Make Long Garbage Bag Skirt | 3x | 2x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Long_Garbage
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| Long Skirt - Tarp | 
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Make Long Tarp Skirts | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Long_Tarp
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| Magazine Body Armor | 
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Make Magazine Body Armor | 4x | 8x Magazine | - | Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.Cuirass_Magazine
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| Magazine Limb Armor | 
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Make Magazine Limb Armor | 2x | 1x Magazine | - | None | /additem Base.GreaveMagazine_Right
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| Short Skirt - Garbage Bag | 
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Make Short Garbage Bag Skirt | 1x | 1x Garbage Bag | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Short_Garbage
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| Short Skirt - Tarp | 
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Make Short Tarp Skirts | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Short_Tarp
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| Tarp Apron | 
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Make Tarp Aprons | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Apron_Tarp
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| Tarp Bandeau | 
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Make Tarp Bandeau | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Bandeau_Tarp
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| Briefs - Tarp | 
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Make Tarp Briefs | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Briefs_Tarp
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| Tarp Chest Rig | 
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Make Tarp Chest Rig | 6x |
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- | Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Bag_ChestRig_Tarp
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| Strapless Tarp Dress | 
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Make Tarp Dresses | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Dress_SmallTarpStrapless
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| Tarp Footwraps | 
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Make Tarp Footwraps | 2x | 2x Tarp Piece | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Shoes_TarpWrap
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| Tarp Handwraps | 
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Make Tarp Handwraps | 1x | 2x Tarp Piece | - | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Gloves_TarpWrap
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| Tarp Hat | 
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Make Tarp Hat | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Hat_TarpHat
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| Tarp Headsack | 
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Make Tarp Head Sacks | 1x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Hat_HeadSack_Tarp
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| Improvised Poncho |
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Make Tarp Poncho | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.PonchoGarbageBag
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| Tarp Sack | 
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Make Tarp Sack | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Bag_TarpSack
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| Skirt - Tarp | 
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Make Tarp Skirts | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Skirt_Normal_Tarp
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| Tarp Sling Bag | 
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Make Tarp Sling Bag | 2x | 1x Tarp | - | None | /additem Base.Bag_TarpSlingBag
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| Tarp Tank Top | 
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Make Tarp Tank Tops | 2x |
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- | Tailoring: 0 | /additem Base.Vest_Tarp
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| Small Tarp Backpack | 
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Sew Crude Tarp Backpack | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 2 | /additem Base.Bag_CrudeTarpBag
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| Tarp Fanny Pack | 
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Sew Tarp Fanny Pack | 3x |
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- | Tailoring: 3 | /additem Base.Bag_FannyPackFront_Tarp
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear with Glass Head | 
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Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | 2x |
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- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.SpearGlass
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| Iron Pipe with Railspike | 
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Make Railspike Iron Pipe | 2x |
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- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.MetalPipe_Railspike
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These recipes accept the Duct Tape by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Crude Knife | Simple Metal Knife | 
|
- | /additem Base.CrudeKnife
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| Make Crude Stone Axe | Crude Stone Axe | 
|
- | /additem Base.AxeStone
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| Make Gas Mask Filter | Gas Mask Filter - Crafted | 
|
- | /additem Base.GasmaskFilterCrafted
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| Make Glass Shiv | Glass Shiv | 
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- | /additem Base.GlassShiv
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| Make Improvised Screwdriver | Improvised Screwdriver | 
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- | /additem Base.Screwdriver_Improvised
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| Make Knife From Machete Blade | Machete Blade Knife | 
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- | /additem Base.MacheteKnife
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| Make Large Stone Axe | Large Stone Axe | 
|
- | /additem Base.StoneAxeLarge
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| Make Shiv | Shiv | 
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- | /additem Base.KnifeShiv
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| Make Stone Hammer | Stone Hammer | 
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- | /additem Base.HammerStone
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| Make Stone Maul | Stone Maul | 
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- | /additem Base.StoneMaul
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| Make Toothbrush Shiv | Toothbrush Shiv | 
|
- | /additem Base.Toothbrush_Shiv
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| Make Twig Broom | Twig Broom | 
|
- | /additem Base.Broom_Twig
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| Recharge Filters | Gas Mask Filter | 
|
- | /additem Base.GasmaskFilter
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Locations
Duct Tape is a common find in work places. Tool caches hold it about one time in five. Tool store storage and mannequin factories come close behind. Zombies in McCoys work outfits, exterminator suits and construction workers carry a roll fairly often. Closets, sheds, studios, warehouse shelves and woodworking sets hold it about one time in nine. Survivor safehouses are another good place to look.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 21.7% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 10.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 8.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 8.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 8.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 6.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a mc coys outfit | 16.3% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a exterminator suited outfit | 15.2% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a construction worker outfit | 12.9% |
| Carpenter workshop | Body | 8.7% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 4.8% |
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 2.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tool store storage | Other | 15.6% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 11.3% |
| Tool store | Counter | 10.8% |
| Tool store | Other | 10.8% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 10.8% |
| Tool store | Small box | 10.8% |
| Construction site | Small box | 6.6% |
| Carpenter workshop | Small box | 6.5% |
| Car supply store | Other | 6.5% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mannequin factory | Counter | 15% |
| Mannequin factory | Other | 12% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 11.3% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 11.3% |
| Woodcraft set | Metal shelves | 11.3% |
| Catwalk | Other | 8.2% |
| Storage room | Other | 8.2% |
| Carpenter workshop | Dresser | 7.6% |
| Carpenter workshop | Wardrobe | 7.6% |
| Cabinet factory | Other | 7.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 11.3% |
| Closet | Other | 11.3% |
| Shed | Other | 11.3% |
| Police garage | Other | 7.6% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 7.6% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 7% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 7% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 6.9% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 6.9% |
| Shed | Counter | 6.9% |
Notes
- The in-game tooltip says it is used to repair some melee weapons.
- Each repair with tape restores less than the last one.
- Construction worker zombies are a steady way to collect rolls.
- It counts as survival gear.
- Partly used rolls merge into one through the inventory menu.
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