Map resource·Salvage piles·Tier 1

Pre-War Metal Pile

Accumulated metal debris consisting primarily of aluminum, steel, and various alloys. Requires minimal processing compared to raw ore and provides immediately usable material for repairs and crafting.

Yields 1

Pre-War MetalPre-war salvage · T1

Where to find it 37

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0,17 Desert90
0,21 Hills90
1,7 Desert90
1,11 Urban90
1,12 Urban90
1,21 Hills90
1,22 Desert90
2,10 Urban90
2,11 Urban90
3,10 Desert90
12,9 Desert90
12,10 Desert90

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12,11 Desert90
12,21 Desert90
13,10 Desert90
13,11 Desert90
13,21 Desert90
13,22 Desert90
14,21 Desert90
16,2 Urban90
16,4 Desert90
17,3 Urban90
17,4 Desert90
19,4 Urban90
20,2 Urban90
20,3 Urban90
23,14 Desert90
24,13 Desert90
25,3 Plains90
25,14 Desert90
26,2 Plains90
26,14 Desert90
26,15 Desert90
29,5 River90
29,6 River90
30,6 River90
30,7 River90

Desert: -20% movement speed · Miniguns +15% · Launchers +15%
Hills: -20% movement speed · Bolt Action Rifles +25% · Semi Auto Rifles +25% · Assault Rifles +25% · Sniper Rifles +25%
River: -30% movement speed
Urban: +1 armor rating (cover) · Blunt Melee +25% · Sharp Melee +25% · Pistols +25% · SMGs +25% · Shotguns +25%

From the game files (version 2.4.261112-4cec7dd).

Tasks

Gather Salvage Metal

Codex entry

Entry 1
Scrap-grade ferrous and non-ferrous accumulation, typically dumped by pre-war recycling consolidators awaiting smelter pickup. Institute material reclamation teams rate these deposits as the most efficient bulk source of usable aluminum, steel, and structural alloy in the region.
Entry 2
A good metal pile sings under a hammer, scavengers say. Dead piles thud. The sound tells you whether the rust has gone all the way through or just sits on the surface. New diggers learn to listen before they learn to look.
Entry 3
A scavenger working a pile near the Utah border reported a steel beam too heavy for its dimensions. Institute follow-up confirmed the mass discrepancy: the beam weighs three times more than its volume should allow. It has not been moved from the recovery site.

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