Binoculars

Research
30 Scrap

Crafting

Recipe

Requirements

Workbench
Not needed
Craft time
30s
Research
Tech tree
Available from the startScrap cost not listed

Ingredients

  • 40

How to get

Loot 15 sources

Chance of at least one.

9 more loot sources
How loot chance works

The chance that a freshly spawned container, or a killed NPC, rolls at least one Binoculars. Container chances are before inventory limits: a full crate can discard rolled items, while bonus scrap drops beside it.

Recycling

Recycling

Per item at full condition. Green’s 60% boost needs 4 heavy fuses at the Power Plant; red requires maximum power (18 fuses).

Returns
50% efficiency · 5s per cycle
60% efficiency · 5s per cycle 4.5s at maximum power
40% efficiency · 8s per cycle
75% efficiency · 4s per cycle
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How returns work

Component fractions are random rolls; Scrap fractions carry over between cycles. Worn items return less.

Stats

Gameplay details

Stack size
1
Despawns after
20 min
Technical details
Category
Tool
Item id
-1,262,185,308
Shortname
tool.binoculars
Has skins
No
In-game description

Binoculars allowing you to see objects at great length.

Game data: build 25083359, captured 4 Sept 2026. Sources and dates.

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