Crafting and Cooking
Open Crafting from the main menu, inventory, or Quick Actions. Choose Craft for equipment and supplies or Cook for meals. The recipe list shows how many recipes are ready, the result quantity, crafting time, missing materials, inventory weight, and required station.
- Select a recipe.
- Review its result, time, materials, and station requirement.
- Ensure all required materials are in your inventory.
- Leave enough carry capacity for the result.
- Press Craft.
Materials are taken only when crafting succeeds. The system handles stacked materials and avoids leaving a partial transaction if creation fails.
| Result | Required materials | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Machete | Wood Plank ×1, Metal Scrap ×1, Duct Tape ×1 | 5 s |
| Baseball Bat | Wood Plank ×2, Nails ×5 | 3 s |
| Fire Axe | Wood Plank ×2, Metal Scrap ×3, Duct Tape ×1 | 6 s |
| Mixed Ammo | Materials shown in the current recipe screen | — |
| Arrows | Materials shown in the current recipe screen | — |
| Bandage ×3 | Cloth ×2 | 2 s |
| First Aid Kit | Cloth ×3, Chemicals ×1, Duct Tape ×1 | 8 s |
| Molotov Cocktail | Gas Canister ×1, Cloth ×1 | 3 s |
| Barricade | Wood Plank ×5, Nails ×20, Metal Scrap ×2 | 10 s |
| Bear Trap | Metal Scrap ×4, Nails ×10, Razor Blade ×2 | 7 s |
Recipes and balance may change during development; the in-game recipe details are authoritative for the installed version.
Cooking recipes may require an active Campfire or Stove and enough remaining fuel time. Use Prepare Fire when a recipe requires a station. Campfires and stoves persist in the world, so they can become useful supply points for repeated expeditions.
Cooking turns ingredients into meals and can improve food value or add effects. The details page lists ingredients, station requirement, fuel availability, time, result quantity, and bonuses.
- Keep common components such as cloth, wood, metal, nails, tape, and chemicals.
- Craft bandages before a dangerous trip.
- Do not consume the last food or water ingredient if you need it immediately.
- Store bulky construction materials at home until needed.