
Explosives
Explosives is a Very Rare Resources in Rust. Recycling one returns 30 gun powder, 1.8 low grade fuel, 6 sulfur. It crafts at a level 3 workbench from 50 gun powder and 3 low grade fuel and 10 sulfur and 10 metal fragments. It's an ingredient in 3 other recipes.
A component used for crafting C4 and Rockets.
3
workbench120
research scrap3
recipes use itRecycles into
Gun Powder20 / 30
Low Grade Fuel1.2 / 1.8
Sulfur4 / 6
Metal Fragments4 / 6
Per item, at 40% safe-zone / 60% radtown efficiency.
Crafting recipe
Workbench 35s
Total raw materials (4)
Charcoal 150
Sulfur 110
Low Grade Fuel 3
Metal Fragments 10
Research & blueprint
120
scrap to research
- Researchable at a table
- Blueprint required
- On the tech tree
Used to craft
Explosives is an ingredient in 3 recipes.
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