Crafting & Resources — Fallout 4 Guide

The Commonwealth is a land of opportunity for those willing to scavenge and craft. Fallout 4's robust crafting system allows you to transform the junk you find into essential items, powerful weapons, and sturdy armor. Understanding the resources available and how to utilize them is fundamental to survival and progression in the wasteland.

The Crafting System Overview

Fallout 4 features several crafting stations, each dedicated to a specific type of creation:

• Weapons Workshop: For modifying and crafting weapons.
• Armor Workshop: For modifying and crafting armor pieces.
• Chemistry Station: For crafting chems, explosives, and some food items.
• Power Armor Station: For assembling and modifying Power Armor.
• Settlement Workbenches: Used for building structures, defenses, and furniture in your settlements.

To craft or modify items, you'll need specific Junk Items that break down into essential Components. The game automatically scraps junk in your inventory when you access a workbench, making its components available for use.

Essential Crafting Components

The most frequently needed components include:

• Steel: Used in almost all weapon and armor crafting, as well as settlement structures. Found in tin cans, wrenches, desk fans, etc.
• Wood: Essential for furniture, walls, and some weapon mods. Found in lumber, pencils, baseball bats, etc.
• Screws: Crucial for weapon and armor modifications. Found in desk fans, typewriters, clipboards, etc.
• Adhesive: Vital for many weapon and armor mods. Can be found in wonderglue, duct tape, or grown as crops (corn, tato, mutfruit) in settlements.
• Circuitry: Needed for electronics, turrets, and power. Found in military circuit boards, telephones, hot plates, etc.
• Plastic: Used in various crafting recipes. Found in plastic plates, golf balls, lighters, etc.
• Aluminum: Important for armor mods and advanced crafting. Found in tin cans, surgical trays, etc.
• Oil: Used in advanced crafting and defenses. Found in oil cans, lighters, etc.

Perks for Crafting

Several perks sificantly enhance your crafting capabilities:

• Gun Nut: (Intelligence 3) Allows you to craft and modify ballistic weapons. Higher ranks unlock more advanced mods.
• Armorer: (Strength 3) Allows you to craft and modify armor pieces. Higher ranks unlock more advanced mods.
• Blacksmith: (Strength 4) Allows you to craft and modify melee weapons.
• Science!: (Intelligence 6) Essential for crafting advanced energy weapon mods, turrets, and settlement items.
• Scrapper: (Intelligence 5) Allows you to get more components when scrapping weapons and armor, and reveals rare components in junk.
• Local Leader: (Charisma 6) Allows you to build shops and establish supply lines in settlements, sharing workshop inventory.

Scavenging Tips

To maximize your resource gathering:

• Loot Everything: Don't be afraid to pick up junk items.
• Targeted Scavenging: Certain locations are rich in specific resources (e.g., military bases for steel and circuitry).
• Settlement Scavenging Stations: Ass settlers to build and operate these stations to passively generate junk.
• Supply Lines: Establish supply lines between your settlements using the Local Leader perk to share workshop inventory across your network.

Table: Crafting Stations and Their Uses

By mastering the crafting system and efficiently managing your resources, you can create the gear you need to conquer any challenge the Commonwealth throws at you.