Timed Explosive Charge

Crafting
Workbench level 3
Research
120 Scrap
Timed Explosive Charge

Crafting

Recipe

Requirements

Workbench
Craft time
30s
Research
Tech tree
9 unlocks deepScrap cost not listed
Unlock after

Ingredients

  • 20
  • 5
  • 2
Total raw materials

Includes the cost of crafting sub-components for the batch shown above.

How to get

Loot 10 sources

Chance of at least one.

4 more loot sources
How loot chance works

The chance that a freshly spawned container, or a killed NPC, rolls at least one Timed Explosive Charge. 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
1012815
2 to 3323 to 4
11 to 20 to 11 to 2
How returns work

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

Stats

Gameplay details

Stack size
10
Despawns after
1 hour
Technical details
Category
Tool
Item id
1,248,356,124
Shortname
explosive.timed
Has skins
No
In-game description

C4, useful for breaking into bases.

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

Suggest a change

Spotted a wrong number, a missing source or an outdated note? Tell us what to fix on this page. A staff member reads every suggestion.

This page: /item/timed-explosive-charge

10 to 4,000 characters. Say what is wrong and what it should be.

A link that backs the change, for example a Facepunch commit or a wiki page.

Email or Discord handle if you want a reply. Never shown publicly.

We store your suggestion and, if you give it, your contact. To stop spam we keep a pseudonymous daily hash of your IP address for 30 days. Suggestions are deleted after 12 months. Privacy policy

By sending a suggestion, you accept the terms of use.

Comments

Loading comments…