Materials and Industry
Scrap and Metal
Scavenging ordinary Ruins produces Scrap Metal that a Smelter can process into Metal Blocks for later construction.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Scrap and Metal
A Scavenger Flag placed so its displayed work area overlaps ordinary Ruins, with storage and a Smelter reachable by district hauling.
Before you go
- A staffed Scavenger Flag covering ordinary Ruins.
- Accessible storage for Scrap Metal output.
- A Smelter and a reachable route for processing scrap into Metal Blocks.
- Workers and paths for the flag, storage, and Smelter.
Farming steps
- Inspect the map for ordinary Ruins and place the Scavenger Flag so its work area covers them.
- Assign a worker to the flag and provide nearby storage space for Scrap Metal.
- Allow collection to proceed; no path into the ruins is needed for this work.
- Check the flag’s internal output and storage access if collection stops moving.
- Haul Scrap Metal to a Smelter and confirm it has the operating conditions and input route it needs.
- Store the resulting Metal Blocks where construction can access them.
- Recheck the flag’s work area as Ruins are depleted and reposition only if other ordinary Ruins can be covered.
- The flag cannot collect from Underground Ruins, so do not use those as the target for this setup.
- When the flag’s internal output fills, accessible storage and hauling determine whether collection can continue.
Repeat, collect and use
Scrap collection is limited by the ordinary Ruins in range; it is not a renewable farm. Smelting and moving collected scrap can repeat only while Scrap Metal remains available.
Common mistakes
- Placing the flag over Underground Ruins: target ordinary Ruins that the flag can collect from.
- Expecting workers to enter ruins: the Scavenger Flag collects from its work area without paths into them.
- Leaving output blocked: provide storage and a hauling route, then check the flag inventory.
When to stop or switch
Stop assigning workers when accessible Ruins in range are depleted or no Scrap Metal remains; keep the Smelter supplied only while scrap and Metal Block demand justify it.
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