Motion Sensor
| Motion Sensor | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Electronics |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Metal Value | 7 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MotionSensor
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The Motion Sensor is a small electronic part that reacts to movement. It turns a home-made bomb into a booby trap that goes off on its own.
It is a part for survivors with Electrical skill who build improvised explosives. The in-game tooltip says it is used with improvised devices to create booby traps, and that it needs a known recipe and Electrical skill. Its strength is that a trap set with it needs no one nearby to trigger it.
Motion sensors are found in electronics stores and survivor safehouses. They can also be pulled from some household electronics. The Electrician is the best occupation for electronics. It starts with the most Electrical skill. The Engineer also starts with some Electrical skill.
Using
A motion sensor is fitted to an existing device with Duct Tape and some Scrap Electronics. It works with an Aerosol Bomb, a Fire Bomb, a Noise Maker, a Pipe Bomb or a Smoke Bomb. The result is a version of that device that sets itself off when something moves near it.
There are three versions of the recipe, each with a longer reach. The Short-Range version needs two Scrap Electronics and Electrical level 2. The Medium-Range version needs three Scrap Electronics and Electrical level 4. The Long-Range version needs four Scrap Electronics and Electrical level 6. All three take one sensor and one Duct Tape.
A Noise Maker with a sensor goes off when something moves close, which makes it a self-starting lure. A Pipe Bomb or a Fire Bomb with a sensor can be left to guard a doorway or a road.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Motion Sensor as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Long-Range Sensor | 
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- | Electrical: 6 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV3
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| Add Medium-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Medium-Range Sensor |
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- | Electrical: 4 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV2
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| Add Short-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Short-Range Sensor |
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- | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV1
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Locations
Electronics store metal shelves hold one about one time in ten. Survivor safehouses are almost as good, in boxes, crates and on metal shelves. Garage storage, closets, attics and storage units turn one up only rarely. The Dismantle Electronic Item recipe can also give one. It breaks down a CD Player, a Home Alarm, a TV Remote or a Speaker with a screwdriver. A sensor is one of the possible parts.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics store | Metal shelves | 10.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 8.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 8.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 8.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 6.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Other | 1.9% |
| Closet | Other | 1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.5% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.5% |
| Attic | Other | 0.5% |
| Hall | Other | 0.5% |
| Living room | Other | 0.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Storage unit | Other | 0.5% |
Notes
- A sensor turns a bomb or noise maker into a self-triggering trap.
- Longer sensor ranges need more Electrical skill and more Scrap Electronics.
- A Home Alarm is a good item to dismantle in search of a sensor.
- Survivor safehouses often hold a spare sensor.
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