Workbench Upgrades
| Workbench Upgrades | |
|---|---|
| Type | Base Building / Crafting |
| Location | Player Outposts |
| Requirements | Base ownership, workbench built in outpost |
| Rewards | Higher crafting tiers, access to advanced recipes |
Overview
Workbench Upgrades are base improvements built in player-owned outposts that raise the crafting level of the base. Each upgrade unlocks more advanced crafting recipes across all workbench types (General, Gunsmith, Ammo Press, Chemical Station, Garage). There are three upgrade tiers, each requiring progressively rarer materials.
How It Works
Every outpost starts with a base crafting level of 1. Building a Workbench Upgrade increases the crafting level by 1, up to a maximum of 4 (base level 1 + three upgrades). Crafting recipes are gated by upgrade tier — for example, a recipe requiring Tier 3 cannot be crafted until the outpost has both the Power Generator (Tier 2) and Auto-Lathe (Tier 3) upgrades built.
Upgrades apply globally to the outpost — once built, all workbenches in that outpost benefit from the increased crafting tier. They do not need to be built near a specific workbench.
Upgrade Buildings
| Result | Build Type | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
1x  Power Generator Upgrade
|
Useful | 1x  Motor2x  Steel5x  Microcircuits10x  Metal Parts
|
| Result | Build Type | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
1x  Auto-Lathe Upgrade
|
Useful | 10x Steel 10x Microcircuits2x  Energy Transformer1x  Super Tool Kit
|
| Result | Build Type | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
1x  Satellite Uplink Upgrade
|
Useful | 10x Steel 5x Energy Transformer10x  Composite1x  Uplink Chip
|
Requirements
- The outpost must already have at least one functional workbench (General, Gunsmith, Ammo Press, Chemical Station, or Garage)
- All upgrades are constructed through the Building system at the outpost terminal
- Only outpost members can build upgrades
Crafting Tier Examples
Recipes scale with upgrade tier. For example, at the General Workbench:
- Tier 1 (no upgrade): Leather Jacket, Cured Leather Armor
- Tier 2 (Power Generator): Metal Armor, Leather Armor Mk II
- Tier 3 (Auto-Lathe): Tesla Armor, Metal Armor Mk II
- Tier 4 (Sierra Uplink): Combat Armor
Higher-tier recipes typically produce more powerful equipment and require rarer ingredients.