Metal Crate
| Metal Crate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Building |
| Type | Furniture |
| Build Menu | Furniture |
| Build Skill | |
| Build XP | |
| Tiers | Shoddy, Metal Crate |
| Learned From |
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| Location | Built |
The Metal Crate is a welded steel storage box for a base. The in-game tooltip calls it a simple storage crate.
It sits in the Furniture part of the Building menu and uses the Welding skill. It comes as a rough Shoddy crate and a cleaner finished crate. The finished crate holds more. Crates can be stacked up to three high on one tile. That packs a lot of storage into a small room. It suits a welder who wants dense, sturdy storage. A wooden crate is the cheaper choice for a carpenter without welding gear.
How to Build Metal Crate
This recipe must be learned first. The magazine Welder Monthly - May 1993 teaches it. The Welder occupation knows it from the start.
Both tiers take the same materials. Each needs two Steel Sheet - Small, two Steel Sheet and one Scrap Metal. A Welding Torch and Welding Rods join the parts. Both are drawn down by the build.
The Shoddy tier asks for Welding level 3 and gives 30 Welding XP. The finished tier asks for Welding level 7 and gives 70 Welding XP.
Start with Shoddy crates while Welding is low. Move to the finished crate at level 7 for more space.
Each version of the Metal Crate has its own tab with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and its materials.
It needs Welding level 3. Building it gives 30 Welding XP. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Steel Sheet - Small | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| Steel Sheet | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.SheetMetal
|
| Scrap Metal | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.ScrapMetal
|
| Welding Rods | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.WeldingRods
|
It needs Welding level 7. Building it gives 70 Welding XP. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Steel Sheet - Small |
|
2x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| Steel Sheet |
|
2x | No | /additem Base.SheetMetal
|
| Scrap Metal |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ScrapMetal
|
| Welding Rods |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.WeldingRods
|
Learning
These can teach the build recipe for the Metal Crate.
| Name | Image | Type | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 1993 | 
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Magazine | /additem Base.MetalworkMag2
|
| Welder | - | Occupation | - |
How to Use Metal Crate
The Shoddy crate holds 60 units of items. The finished crate holds 80.
Crates stack up to three high. Three finished crates on one tile give 240 units of storage. That is the most a single tile can hold.
A sledgehammer can destroy a crate like any other container. Its contents then spill onto the floor. Any crates stacked on top fall down as well.
Placing a crate calls for a hammer. Taking one apart calls for a Welding Torch and a Welder Mask.
Build Tiers
Both tiers cost the same metal. The finished tier needs Welding level 7 and holds 20 more units. Build Shoddy crates first to train Welding. Replace them with finished crates once the skill allows.
Each version of the Metal Crate is listed with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and how much health it has once built.
| Version | Image | Build Skill | Build XP | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoddy | 
|
Welding: 3 | Welding: 30 | - |
| Metal Crate | 
|
Welding: 7 | Welding: 70 | - |
Notes
- Crates stack up to three high on one tile.
- The finished crate holds more than the Shoddy one.
- Learn it from Welder Monthly - May 1993.
- A destroyed crate spills its contents on the floor.
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