TV Remote
| TV Remote | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Electronics |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Metal Value | 8 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Remote
|
The TV Remote is a handheld remote control for a television. Carried in the inventory, it lets a character work a TV from farther away. Its real worth lies in the parts inside it.
It suits survivors with Electrical skill who build remote triggers for traps and bombs. Its main strength is that it is the base for every Remote Controller. Its main cost is the Electrical skill needed to turn it into one.
The TV Remote is a very common find in living rooms and electronics stores. The Electrician is the best occupation for electronics. It starts with the most Electrical skill. The Engineer also starts with some Electrical skill.
Using
Three recipes turn a TV Remote into a Remote Controller. A Cordless Phone or a Pager can stand in for the remote. Each needs a screwdriver and pliers, which are kept, and two Glue.
Make Remote Controller (Short-Range) takes two Scrap Electronics and needs Electrical at level 2. Make Remote Controller (Medium-Range) takes three Scrap Electronics and needs Electrical at level 4. Make Remote Controller (Long-Range) takes four Scrap Electronics and needs Electrical at level 6. A remote controller sets off a fitted bomb or noise maker from a distance.
Dismantle Electronic Item takes a TV Remote apart with a screwdriver. It always gives Scrap Electronics. It also gives one more part, which can be an Amplifier, a Motion Sensor, a Receiver or more scrap.
Scrapping the remote also gives some metal.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the TV Remote as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Electronic Item | Scrap Electronics | 
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- | Electrical: 0 | /additem Base.ElectronicsScrap
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| Make Remote Controller (Long-Range) | Remote Controller (Long-Range) | 
|
- | Electrical: 6 | /additem Base.RemoteCraftedV3
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| Make Remote Controller (Medium-Range) | Remote Controller (Medium-Range) |
|
- | Electrical: 4 | /additem Base.RemoteCraftedV2
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| Make Remote Controller (Short-Range) | Remote Controller (Short-Range) |
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- | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.RemoteCraftedV1
|
Locations
The TV Remote is a very common find. Living room dressers and side tables almost always hold one. Electronics store counters, shelves and small boxes hold one about half the time. Side tables in any building are good spots too. Department storage, houseware stores, closets, pawn shops and sheds hold one now and then. Bedrooms, garages, attics and halls turn one up less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Living room | Dresser | 98.1% |
| Living room | Side table | 98.1% |
| Any building | Side table | 45.9% |
| Closet | Crate | 11.2% |
| Closet | Other | 11.2% |
| Shed | Other | 11.2% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 8.9% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 8.9% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.9% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 4.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics store | Counter | 51% |
| Electronics store | Shelves | 51% |
| Electronics store | Small box | 51% |
| Houseware store | Shelves | 15% |
| Pawn shop | Other | 11.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 11.2% |
| General store | Shelves | 9% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 5.1% |
| Bedroom | Small box | 2.2% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 15% |
| Storage unit | Other | 1.1% |
Notes
- A TV Remote in the inventory works a television from farther away.
- It is the base for short, medium and long range Remote Controllers.
- Dismantling one can give a Motion Sensor or a Receiver.
- Living room side tables are the surest place to find one.
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