Research Table

The Research Table is used to create Blueprints by using Scrap and the item to make the blueprint of, which means one has to find the desired item first.

Research tables can be found in Monuments as well as crafted for your base.

Researchtable

Locations

List may be incomplete

  • Airfield: In the tower building, in a separate room on the main floor.
  • Power Plant: On the second floor of a big central building next to the inner water reservoir, right next to a Recycler.
  • Satellite Dish Array: Inside the socket of the more intact of the two standing dishes, soft wall needs to be broken.
  • Abandoned Supermarket
  • Outpost inside the metal fence adjacent to the recycler
  • Military Tunnel near the cave entry.
  • Launch Site inside the Cobalt Offices

Crafting

A Research Table can be crafted in 60 seconds, requiring a Work Bench Level 1 and:

Researching

To create a Blueprint, put one of the desired item in the upper slot - more than one item doesn't work. The required amount of scrap will display after, and is put in the lower slot - using less scrap will not work. If those criteria are met, the "Research" button will turn clickable. After clicking it, both slots will be blocked during the process. Once it's completed, the blueprint will appear in the upper slot.

Researching takes 10 seconds and uses only the required amount of scrap, leaving the rest in the lower slot. The durability of the item does not play a role, as long as it is not broken, in which case the researching won't work.

After researching an item, it will be replaced with the blueprint and is destroyed.

A list of researchable items is shown below. (Needs completion!)

Build

Item Required Scrap
Stone Barricade icon 20
Sandbag Barricade icon 20
Concrete Barricade icon 20
Wooden Barricade icon 20
Wood Shutters icon 20
Metal horizontal embrasure icon 20
Metal Vertical embrasure icon 20
Small Water Catcher icon 20
Garage Door icon 75
Barbed Wooden Barricade icon 75
Large Water Catcher icon 75
Floor Grill icon 75
Chainlink Fence Gate icon 125
Chainlink Fence icon 125
Netting icon 125
Prison Cell Gate icon 125
Prison Cell Wall icon 125
Metal Window Bars icon 125
Reinforced Glass Window icon 50
Reinforced Window Bars icon 125
High External Wooden Gate icon 125
High External Wooden Wall icon 125
Metal Barricade icon 125
Wooden Ladder icon 125
Ladder Hatch icon 125
Sheet Metal Double Door icon 125
Armored Door icon 500
Armored Double Door icon 500
High External Stone Gate icon 500
High External Stone Wall icon 500
Mining Quarry icon 500

Items

Item Required Scrap
Water Barrel icon 20
Mail Box icon 20
Spinning wheel icon 20
Small Planter Box icon 20
Large Planter Box icon 20
Rug icon 20
Rug Bear Skin icon 20
Table icon 20
Chair icon 20
Tuna Can Lamp icon 20
Ceiling Light icon 20
Fridge icon 20
Reactive Target icon 20
Large Wooden Sign icon 75
Huge Wooden Sign icon 75
Salvaged Shelves icon 75
Bed icon 75
Drop Box icon 75
Locker icon 75
Search Light icon 125
Small Oil Refinery icon 125
Large Furnace icon 125

Resources

Item Required Scrap
Explosives icon 500

Clothing

Item Required Scrap
Beenie Hat icon 20
Improvised Balaclava icon 20
Leather Gloves icon 20
Shorts icon 20
T-Shirt icon 20
Jacket icon 20
Miners Hat icon 20
Bucket Helmet icon 75
Riot Helmet icon 75
Coffee Can Helmet icon 75
Tank Top icon 75
Longsleeve T-Shirt icon 20
Shirt icon 75
Hoodie icon 75
Snow Jacket - Red icon 20
Pants icon 75
Boots icon 75
Road Sign Jacket icon 75
Road Sign Kilt icon 75
Hazmat Suit icon-0
Hazmat Suit
125
Heavy Plate Helmet icon 125
Heavy Plate Jacket icon 125
Heavy Plate Pants icon 125
Metal Facemask icon 500
Metal Chest Plate icon 500

Tools

Item Required Scrap
Water Bucket icon 20
Chainsaw icon 125
Hatchet icon 75
Salvaged Hammer icon 75
Survey Charge icon 75
Salvaged Icepick icon 125
Salvaged Axe icon 125
Satchel Charge icon 125
Timed Explosive Charge icon 500
Flare icon 20

Medical

Item Required Scrap
Medical Syringe icon 75
Large Medkit icon

75

Weapons

Item Required Scrap
Salvaged Sword icon 20
Mace icon 75
Salvaged Cleaver icon 75
Longsword icon 75
Beancan Grenade icon 75
F1 Grenade icon 75
Revolver icon 75
Waterpipe Shotgun icon 75
Python Revolver icon 125
Double Barrel Shotgun icon 125
Pump Shotgun icon 125
Semi-Automatic Pistol icon Semi-Automatic Pistol 125
Semi-Automatic Rifle icon 125
Custom SMG icon 125
Thompson icon 125
MP5A4 icon 125
Flame Thrower icon 125
Assault Rifle icon 500
Bolt Action Rifle icon 500
Rocket Launcher icon 500
Silencer icon 75
Weapon Flashlight icon 75
Simple Handmade Sight icon 75
Weapon Lasersight icon 125
Muzzle Brake icon 125
Muzzle Boost icon 125
Holosight icon 125
4x Zoom Scope icon 125

Ammunition

Item Required Scrap
High Velocity Arrow icon 0
12 Gauge Buckshot icon 75
12 Gauge Slug icon 75
Pistol Bullet icon 75
HV Pistol Ammo icon 125
Incendiary Pistol Bullet icon 125
5.56 Rifle Ammo icon 125
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo icon 125
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo icon 125
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo icon 125
Rocket icon 125
High Velocity Rocket icon 125
Incendiary Rocket icon 125

Traps

Item Required Scrap
Wooden Floor Spikes icon 20
Snap Trap icon 75
Flame Turret icon 75
Land Mine icon 125
Shotgun Trap icon 125
Auto Turret icon 125

Misc

Item Required Scrap
Empty Propane Tank icon 75
Metal Blade icon 75
Road Signs icon 75
Sewing Kit icon 125
Metal Spring icon 125
Gears icon 75
Metal Pipe icon 125

Trivia

  • Researching will continue if you close the table's interface during the process. Items can be stored in the slots of the research table.
  • The sound that plays when researching an item can be heard by anyone nearby.
  • Research tables were originally implemented for Blueprint System. The table was then removed from crafting and re-introduced in devblog 158 with the introduction of Scrap with a different purpose. However, as of devblog 180, the Research Table is once again used for blueprints.


Items
12 Gauge Buckshot12 Gauge Slug5.56 Rifle AmmoExplosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoHandmade ShellHigh Velocity ArrowHigh Velocity RocketHV 5.56 Rifle AmmoHV Pistol AmmoIncendiary 5.56 Rifle AmmoIncendiary Pistol BulletIncendiary RocketPistol BulletRocketSmoke RocketWooden Arrow
Bandana MaskBaseball CapBeenie HatBone ArmorBone HelmetBoonie HatBootsBucket HelmetBurlap HeadwrapBurlap ShirtBurlap ShoesBurlap TrousersCandle HatCoffee Can HelmetHazmat BootsHazmat GlovesHazmat HelmetHazmat JacketHazmat PantsHazmat SuitHide BootsHide HalterneckHide PantsHide PonchoHide SkirtHide VestHoodieImprovised BalaclavaJacketLeather GlovesLongsleeve T-ShirtMetal Chest PlateMetal FacemaskMiners HatPantsRiot HelmetRoad Sign JacketRoad Sign KiltSanta HatShirtShortsSnow Jacket - RedTank TopT-ShirtWolf HeaddressWood Armor PantsWood Chestplate
BleachDuct TapeEmpty Propane TankGearsGlueMetal BladeMetal PipeMetal SpringRifle BodyRoad SignsRopeSemi Automatic BodySewing KitSheet MetalSMG BodySticksTarpTech Trash
Armored DoorArmored Double DoorBarbed Wooden BarricadeBuilding PlanChainlink FenceChainlink Fence GateCode LockConcrete BarricadeFloor GrillHigh External Stone GateHigh External Stone WallHigh External Wooden GateHigh External Wooden WallLadder HatchLarge Water CatcherLockMetal BarricadeMetal horizontal embrasureMetal Vertical embrasureMetal Window BarsMining QuarryPrison Cell GatePrison Cell WallPump JackReinforced Window BarsSandbag BarricadeSheet Metal DoorSheet Metal Double DoorShop FrontSmall Water CatcherStone BarricadeTool CupboardWind TurbineWood Double DoorWood ShuttersWooden BarricadeWooden DoorWooden LadderWooden Window Bars
AppleBear MeatBear Meat CookedBlack RaspberriesBlueberriesBurned ChickenBurned Human MeatBurned PorkBurned Wolf MeatBurnt Bear MeatCactus FleshCan of BeansCan of TunaCandy CaneChocolate BarCooked ChickenCooked FishCooked Human MeatCooked PorkCooked Wolf MeatCornCorn SeedGranola BarHemp SeedMinnowsMushroomPorkPumpkinPumpkin SeedRaw Chicken BreastRaw FishRaw Human MeatRaw Wolf MeatRotten AppleSmall TroutSmall Water BottleSpoiled ChickenSpoiled Human MeatSpoiled Wolf MeatWater Jug
BedBota BagCamp FireCeiling LightDouble Sign PostFurnaceHuge Wooden SignJack O Lantern AngryJack O Lantern HappyLandscape Picture FrameLanternLarge Banner HangingLarge Banner on poleLarge FurnaceLarge Wood BoxLarge Wooden SignOne Sided Town Sign PostPaper MapPookie BearPortrait Picture FrameReactive TargetRepair BenchResearch TableSalvaged ShelvesSingle Sign PostSleeping BagSmall Oil RefinerySmall StashSmall StockingSmall Wooden SignSUPER StockingSurvival Fish TrapTuna Can LampTall Picture FrameTwo Sided Hanging SignTwo Sided Ornate Hanging SignTwo Sided Town Sign PostWater BarrelWater PurifierWood Storage BoxWooden SignXL Picture FrameXXL Picture Frame
Anti-Radiation PillsBandageBloodLarge MedkitMedical Syringe
Acoustic GuitarBlueprintDoor KeyLarge PresentMedium PresentNoteSmall Present
Animal FatBattery - SmallBone FragmentsCCTV CameraCharcoalClothCoalCrude OilEmpty Can Of BeansEmpty Tuna CanExplosivesGun PowderHigh Quality MetalHigh Quality Metal OreHuman SkullLeatherLow Grade FuelMetal FragmentsMetal OrePaperResearch PaperSalt WaterStonesSulfurSulfur OreTargeting ComputerWaterWolf SkullWood
CameraFlareHammerHatchetPick AxeRockSalvaged AxeSalvaged HammerSalvaged IcepickSatchel ChargeStone HatchetStone Pick AxeSupply SignalSurvey ChargeTimed Explosive ChargeTorchWater Bucket
Auto TurretLand MineShotgun TrapSnap TrapWooden Floor Spikes
4x Zoom ScopeAssault RifleBeancan GrenadeBolt Action RifleBone ClubBone KnifeCrossbowCustom SMGDouble Barrel ShotgunEoka PistolF1 GrenadeFlame ThrowerHolosightHunting BowLongswordLR-300 Assault RifleM249MaceMacheteMP5A4Muzzle BoostMuzzle BrakePump ShotgunRevolverRocket LauncherSalvaged CleaverSalvaged SwordSemi-Automatic PistolSemi-Automatic RifleSilencerStone SpearThompsonWaterpipe ShotgunWeapon FlashlightWeapon LasersightWooden Spear
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