Scrap Metal Body Armor
| Scrap Metal Body Armor | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Cuirass |
| Covers |
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| Can't Wear With |
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| Weight | 4 |
| Insulation | - |
| Wind Resistance | 80% |
| Bite Defense | 80% |
| Scratch Defense | 90% |
| Bullet Defense | 15% |
| Run Speed | -10% |
| Combat Speed | -5% |
| Discomfort | 20% |
| Condition | 4 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 3 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Welding: 6, Tailoring: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Cuirass_MetalScrap
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| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Welding) 5 XP (Tailoring) |
Scrap Metal Body Armor is a welded breastplate made from steel sheets and leather straps. It is crafted protective gear worn over the torso. It guards the chest, belly and back against zombie bites and scratches.
Its strength is heavy protection for the whole torso. It stops most bites and nearly all scratches on the body. Its costs are weight, a slower run and a short working life. It is almost always made by a welder, since it turns up only in rare survivor safehouses late in the game. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
Scrap Metal Body Armor is worn in the Cuirass slot. It covers the upper torso, lower torso and back. It stops eight bites in ten and nine scratches in ten on those parts. It also turns some gunfire, stopping about one bullet in seven.
The armour blocks most of the wind. Warm layers under it still matter in winter.
It matches the Metal Body Armor against bites and scratches. The forged Metal Body Armor turns a little more gunfire and lasts longer. The Coat of Plates Body Armor gives the same cover with half the running penalty. Wooden Body Armor and Bone Body Armor give the same bite and scratch cover, but wear out faster.
The costs are steady. Running is slowed by a tenth and attacks by 5 percent. The plate is a little uncomfortable to wear. It wears quickly too, losing condition on about one hit in three.
It clashes with many torso pieces. Bulletproof vests, vests, suit jackets, bulky jackets, shoulder pads and shoulder holsters cannot go with it.
Tailoring
The Make Scrap Metal Body Armor recipe needs Welding level 6 and Tailoring level 1. The recipe must be learned first. It takes 4 Steel Sheets, 6 Leather Strips, 4 Buckles, Nuts and Bolts and thread. The welder also needs a Welding Torch with fuel and a welding mask. The tools are a wrench, metal snips or a metal saw, a metal punch or drill, and a hammer. Scissors or a sharp knife, a Sewing Needle and an awl finish the straps.
Using Research Craft on the armour teaches Forge Metal Body Armor and Forge Buckle.
Worn out armour can be melted down. An Advanced Furnace turns it into 4 Steel Chunks.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Scrap Metal Body Armor and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Metal Body Armor | Metal Body Armor | 
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/additem Base.Cuirass_Metal
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| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
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How to Craft Scrap Metal Body Armor
Each recipe that makes the Scrap Metal Body Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Scrap Metal Body Armor
The Make Scrap Metal Body Armor recipe makes the Scrap Metal Body Armor. It needs Welding level 6, Tailoring level 1. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
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| Steel Sheet | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.SheetMetal
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| Leather Strips | 
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6x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Nuts and Bolts | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
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| Wrench | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
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| Sheet Metal Snips | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.SheetMetalSnips
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| Metalworking Punch | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
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| Claw Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
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| Thread | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.Thread
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| Buckle |
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4x | No | /additem Base.Buckle
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| Scissors | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Scissors
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Scrap Metal Body Armor by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Large Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item | Steel Chunk | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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Locations
Scrap Metal Body Armor is a very rare find. It turns up only in survivor safehouses late in the game, in dressers, wardrobes, boxes and crates. Crafting it is the reliable way to get one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | <0.1% |
Notes
- The armour guards the whole torso, front and back.
- A warm shirt or sweater under it keeps the body warm in winter.
- Researching it is a path to forging stronger metal body armour.
- An old breastplate melts down into 4 Steel Chunks at an Advanced Furnace.
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