Crafting Skill Magazines
Crafting Skill Magazine | ||||||
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Basic Information | ||||||
Group | Books | |||||
Category | Book | |||||
Type | Crafting Magazine | |||||
Characteristic Properties | ||||||
Unlocks | Items related to Crafting Type | |||||
Base Price |
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Max Stack | 20 | |||||
Scrapping/Forging Properties | ||||||
Scraps into | Paper | |||||
Obtaining | ||||||
Obtainable Through | Trading, Looting, Quest RewardUnknown Value! |
Crafting Skill Magazines are newly added items in Alpha 21 as a part of the new Learn by Reading crafting skill system. Now a certain amount of magazines must be obtained & read to unlock most crafting recipes. This excludes Modifications which are unlocked through Schematics as well as the unique Can of Sham & Super Corn Seed recipes or specific items which are unlocked through Perk Books.
They are divided in 23 categories related to each type of crafting and can be obtained as quest rewards via Crafting Skill Magazine Bundles (dropping 2 magazines of 3 types), bought from the Trader or looted in mailboxes, newspaper boxes, bookshelves and bookstores (much like Perk Books). Some magazines, for example 'Home Cooking Weekly' (Food skill), are also found in the loot places typically associated with their respective items (e.g. food piles & cabinets).
Unlike Perk Books there are no differences between magazines of the same type. New crafting recipes will be unlocked after a certain amount of magazines of the same type have been consumed. The drop chance for specific magazines increases when putting perk points into related skills (For example 'Master Chef' under the Strength Attribute will increase the 'Home Cooking Weekly' drop chance).
Magazine Series
Below is an overview of all Magazine types and the amount needed to reach the maximum level in that crafting type category. Levelling up the related Skills increases the drop chance for the associated Magazine.
Series | Crafting Type | Max Level | Related Perk | Description |
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![]() Tools Digest |
Harvesting Tools | 100 | Miner 69'er | Learn to craft your own tools from the best in the industry! |
![]() Handy Land |
Repair Tools | 50 | Advanced Engineering | From the home repair enthusiast to the professional repairman, we've got you covered! |
![]() Scrapping 4 Fun |
Salvage Tools | 75 | Salvage Operations | One man's junk is another man's treasure! |
![]() Furious Fists |
Knuckles | 75 | The Brawler | Tired of being bullied? Give your rivals a fat lip with a knuckle sandwich! |
![]() Knife Guy |
Blades | 75 | Deep Cuts | Be a real knife guy! Get the best info on all your bladed weapon needs. |
![]() Big Hitters |
Clubs | 75 | Pummel Pete | Check out all the latest clubs and bats for the sports, home defense, and gang wars! |
![]() Get Hammered |
Sledgehammers | 75 | Skull Crusher | If you like smashing stuff, Get Hammered has you covered! |
![]() Bow Hunters |
Bows | 100 | Archery | Who has time to stand in line at the hunting store? Make your own bows and save your money for the next issue of Bow Hunter's Magazine! |
![]() Sharp Sticks |
Spears | 75 | Spear Master | If you like poking holes in things, Sharp Sticks has you covered! |
![]() Handgun Magazine |
Handguns | 100 | Gunslinger | Do you feel lucky? Well, luck is for losers! Be prepared and learn how to craft your own handguns. |
![]() Shotgun Weekly |
Shotguns | 100 | Boomstick | Whether it's single shot, double barrel, pump, or auto shotguns, we have you covered! |
![]() Rifle World |
Rifles | 100 | Dead Eye | Check out vintage and modern hunting rifles in this amazing issue of Rifle World |
![]() Tactical Warfare |
Machine Guns | 100 | Machine Gunner | Check out the latest assault rifles on the market and even learn how to build your own from common household items! |
![]() Explosive Magazine |
Explosives | 100 | Demolitions Expert | Blowing stuff up is our business, and business is good! If it goes boom, we cover it in this explosive issue! |
![]() Tech Planet |
Robotics | 100 | Electrocutioner and/or Robotics Inventor | Learn to create do-it-yourself electronics from everyday junk and be the envy of your peers! |
![]() Armored Up |
Armor | 75 | Heavy Armor and/or Light Armor | Check out all the latest armor designs for the modern warrior! |
![]() Medical Journal |
Medical | 75 | Physician | Learn life saving skills! Make bandages and medical supplies from common household items. |
![]() Home Cooking Weekly |
Food | 100 | Master Chef | Learn to cook dozens of amazing meals and become a Master Chef! |
![]() Southern Farming |
Seeds | 20 | Living off the Land | Short on money for seeds? Learn how to get seeds from your leftover foods! |
![]() Wiring 101 |
Electrician | 100 | Advanced Engineering | Let there be light! Learn how to create your own generators and electrical powered items. |
![]() Electrical Traps |
Traps | 75 | Advanced Engineering | Do you have pests? Check out these crazy traps for pest control and home security. |
![]() Forge Ahead |
Workstations | 75 | Advanced Engineering and/or Lock Picking | Learn to outfit your shop with forges, work benches, cement mixers, and chemistry stations! |
![]() Vehicle Adventures |
Vehicles | 100 | Grease Monkey | Check out our bikes, off road vehicles, gyrocopters, and more! |
Notes
- The most effective way to gather 'Forge Ahead' magazines is to level the Lock Picking skill as that ONLY increases the chance to find additional 'Forge Ahead' magazines as opposed to Advanced Engineering, which increases loot chance for 4 types.
- Each increasing level of an associated skill increases the chance of a found magazine being of the related type by 200% per level (up to 1000%), but it does NOT increase the chance of actually finding a magazine.
- Since each skill level adds a percentage to finding certain magazines, levelling both related skills doubles the chance of finding that type (applicable to 'Tech Planet', 'Armored Up' & 'Forge Ahead').
- Once the max level is reached (i.e. you have unlocked all crafting options for that magazine) the loot chance reverts to 0% so you won't find additional magazines of that type. It is unclear how this behaves in multiplayer.
History
A21.0: Introduced
- Version Alpha 21
- Outdated Version
- Books