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Vending Machine

The Vending Machine provides a safe way to make indirect trade with other players. Anyone who has access to the rear side of the Vending Machine can edit the machine's Buy/Sell orders and modify the contents. Once a Buy/Sell order has been set up, players simply need to walk up to the front of the machine and interact with it. A list of trades will appear on their screen and (provided they have the right materials to complete the transaction) can choose a trade. The process is automatic and requires little to no management (after the orders have been setup). Selling high valued items could make you more of a raid target, and although players can't get the machine's contents without access to the rear side of the machine, having a shop inside your base is risky. Vending Machines can also be used to lure in unsuspecting buyers into a trap base.

Item ID
198438816
Shortname
vending.machine
Workbench
Level 1
Craft Time
30s

Crafting

Crafting Vending Machine

Output
×1
Time
30s
Workbench
Level 1

Recycling

Rust has two recycler types. Monument recyclers are faster and yield 60%, but you can be attacked. Safe-zone recyclers in Outpost and Bandit yield 40% and take longer, but turrets protect you.

60%

Monument Recycler

Higher yield, faster cycles, no PvP protection.

5s per item 19 monuments
Where to find one
  • Power Plant ×3
  • Airfield ×2
  • Sewer Branch ×2
  • Launch Site ×1
  • Train Yard ×1
  • Water Treatment Plant ×1
  • Military Tunnels ×1
  • Junkyard ×1
  • Satellite Dish ×1
  • Radtown ×1
  • Arctic Research Base ×1
  • Giant Excavator ×1
  • Large Harbor ×1
  • Small Harbor ×1
  • Ferry Terminal ×1
  • Lighthouse ×1
  • Mining Outpost ×1
  • Oxum's Gas Station ×1
  • Abandoned Supermarket ×1
40%

Safe Zone Recycler

Lower yield, slower cycles, protected from PvP.

8s per item 2 monuments
Where to find one
  • Outpost ×3
  • Bandit Camp ×2

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