Shells Bandolier
| Shells Bandolier | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Bag or Container |
| Slot | Ammo Strap |
| Capacity | 1 |
| Weight Reduction | 85% |
| Weight | 1 |
| Run Speed | -2% |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research | Forge Buckle |
| Crafting Skill | Tailoring: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Shells/additem Base.AmmoStrap_Brown_Shells
|
| Crafting XP | 55 XP (Tailoring) |
The Shells Bandolier is a leather strap worn across the chest with loops for shotgun shells. It is a small ammo carrier for a shotgun user. It sits in its own Ammo Strap slot, so it goes on over most outfits.
Its main strength is speed. The in-game tooltip says it reduces shotgun reload time. It also holds shells close at hand and takes most of their weight off. Its cost is a slight cut to running speed.
The bandolier turns up in gun stores, army surplus shops and police lockers. It can also be sewn from leather strips and a buckle. The Tailor is the best occupation for bags and containers. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Carrying
The Shells Bandolier is a container for shotgun shells only. It has a capacity of 1. The character feels only 15 percent of the weight of the shells inside it. It often spawns already loaded with 12g Rounds.
It is worn in the Ammo Strap slot across the body. That slot sits apart from the usual clothing slots, so the bandolier goes on over jackets, vests and bags. It cuts running speed by 2 percent.
The Bullets Bandolier is the same strap made for rifle and pistol rounds. Both hold the same amount, take off the same weight and slow running the same. The Bullets Bandolier speeds up reloading of hand-fed firearms. The Shells Bandolier does the same for shotguns. The right choice is the one that matches the main gun.
Tailoring
The Sew Shells Bandolier recipe takes 4 Leather Strips, 4 heavy thread and 1 Buckle. The tools are scissors, a Sewing Needle and an awl, and all three are kept. The recipe needs Tailoring level 5 and must be learned first. Researching a Bullets Bandolier teaches it.
Using Research Craft on the Shells Bandolier teaches the Forge Buckle recipe.
The Cut Up Belt recipe takes a bandolier apart for 1 Buckle and 1 Leather Strips.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Shells Bandolier and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
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How to Craft Shells Bandolier
Each recipe that makes the Shells Bandolier is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Sew Shells Bandolier
The Sew Shells Bandolier recipe makes the Shells Bandolier. It needs Tailoring level 5. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Leather Strips | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Sinew Thread | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.Thread_Sinew
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| Buckle |
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1x | No | /additem Base.Buckle
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Shells Bandolier by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Up Belt | Buckle |
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- | /additem Base.Buckle
|
Variations
The Shells Bandolier comes in 2 versions with the same stats. Only the look changes.
| Name | Image | Look | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shells Bandolier | 
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Standard | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Shells
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| Shells Bandolier | 
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Brown | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Brown_Shells
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Locations
The Shells Bandolier is a fairly common find in places that sell or store guns. Display cases in army surplus shops and gun stores hold one about half the time. Outdoor supply store display cases carry them a little less often. Pawn shop offices, SWAT lockers, police gun storage and security rooms hold them now and then. Gun caches and shotgun caches hidden around the map can also contain one. Late game survivor safehouses 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Display case | 47.9% |
| Police SWAT room | Locker | 19.8% |
| Police SWAT room | Military locker | 19.8% |
| Captain office | Locker | 10.7% |
| Police gun storage | Locker | 10.7% |
| Police gun storage | Military locker | 10.7% |
| Police storage | Locker | 10.7% |
| Security | Military crate | 10.7% |
| Security | Military locker | 10.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gun store | Display case | 47.9% |
| Outdoor supply store | Display case | 28.7% |
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 22.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 22.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Locker | 13% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 2.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gun cache | Gun box | 16.2% |
| Gun cache | Gun box | 9.7% |
| Gun cache | Bag duffel bag tint | 7.4% |
| Gun cache | Bag duffel bag tint | 7.1% |
| Shotgun cache1 | Shotgun box | 7% |
| Shotgun cache2 | Shotgun box | 3.1% |
| Shotgun cache2 | Counter | 3.1% |
| Shotgun cache1 | Plank stash | 2.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 2.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 2.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Military locker | 6.7% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 1.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Shotgun case1 | 0.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | Shotgun case2 | 0.4% |
Notes
- The bandolier speeds up shotgun reloads, which matters most when a crowd closes in.
- A found bandolier often comes loaded with 12g Rounds.
- It sits in its own slot, so it goes on over a full outfit.
- Cutting up a worn bandolier gives back a Buckle and Leather Strips.
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