Prototype Workbench Upgrade

Allows unlocking any tech tree item regardless of progression. Cost is doubled and there is a 25% chance of failure that still consumes resources.

workbench.upgrade.prototype

How to get it

  • Found in loot

Recycling

RecyclerReturnsTime
Recycler50% back1 Tech Trash, 150 Scrap, 1 Gears5s
Barrel recycler40% back0 to 1 Tech Trash, 120 Scrap, 0 to 1 Gears8s
Powered recycler75% back1 to 2 Tech Trash, 225 Scrap, 1 to 2 Gears4s

A range means the last unit is a coin flip rather than a guarantee: half the recipe rarely divides evenly, and the recycler rolls for the remainder.

Stats

Category
Component
Stack size
1
Despawns after
40 min
Item id
-180862419
Has skins
No

The chance that a freshly spawned container, or a killed NPC, gives you at least one Prototype Workbench Upgrade. Best chance first.

SourceChance of at least oneAmount
Military CrateContainer1.67%1
Underwater Lab Military CrateContainer1.67%1

Values read from the Rust dedicated server files, build 24613624.