Crafting is a cornerstone of survival in *Atomfall*, enabling players to create essential items like weapons and recovery aids. To master this mechanic, you'll need to gather crafting recipes scattered throughout the game. This guide will walk you through all the locations where you can find these crucial crafting recipes.
How to Use Crafting Recipes in Atomfall
As you navigate the quarantined zones in *Atomfall*, crafting becomes indispensable. You'll often find yourself in need of items that are scarce in the wild, particularly in hazardous areas. Crafting in *Atomfall* is unique; instead of being tied to levels or crafting stations, it's contingent upon acquiring specific crafting recipes. For instance, to craft Bandages, you first need to obtain the Bandage crafting recipe. Once you have the recipe, you can access it in your inventory to permanently unlock the crafting option.
Each recipe lists the materials you need to gather or barter for crafting. With enough resources and space in your inventory, you can craft multiple items. If your backpack is full, you'll need to clear some space by selling, consuming, or dropping items. And don't forget, if you're running out of room, you can use Pneumatic Tubes to store extra items and retrieve them later from any Pneumatic Tube location.
All Crafting Recipe Locations in Atomfall
Here's a comprehensive list of all crafting recipes currently found in *Atomfall*. Some recipes can be acquired from multiple locations and through different methods, such as trading or finding them on corpses. Recipes with multiple confirmed locations are noted below.
| Recipe Name | What It Does | Way(s) to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Bandage | Creates 1 x Bandage that recovers health and grants temporary Bleed Resistance | Given by the Injured Scientist in the bunker at the start of the game |
| Burn Salve | Creates 1 x Burn Salve. Cures Burn debuffs and grants temporary Burn resistance. | Found on a desk in Village Hall at Wyndham Village (33.4E, 79.3N) Hanging on a wall in the control room at Casterfell Dam (Casterfell Woods) |
| Poison Bomb | Creates 1 x Poison Bomb. An explosive that creates a damaging impact and a poison cloud that affects nearby targets. | Purchased from Billy Gorse at Trader Camp in Casterfell Woods |
| Antidote | Creates 1 x Antidote. Cures Poison debuffs and grants temporary Poison resistance. | Purchased from Mother Jago in Casterfell Woods (27.2E, 92.2N) Hanging on a wall in office inside Data Store Bravo at The Interchange |
| Makeshift Grenade | Creates 1 x Makeshift Grenade. Detonates soon after being thrown. | Hanging on a wall in Joyce Tanner’s bunker in Casterfell Woods (28.0E, 91.3N) Occasionally sold by Reg Stansfield in Slate Mine Caves (Slatten Dale) Inside a Metal Detector cache near the greenhouses in Skethermoor |
| Sticky Bomb | Creates 1 x Sticky Bomb. Sticks to its target before detonating. | Inside cellar at Garden Centre near Joyce Tanner’s bunker |
| Radiation Resistance | Creates 1 x Radiation Resistance. Grants temporary Radiation resistance, reducing buildup in irradiated areas. | Inside metal briefcase in storage room at Skethermoor Prison (near where you rescue Dr. Garrow) Beside a body in the Vehicle Storage Depot (Skethermoor) Inside the offices near the Slatten Dale entrance of The Interchange |
| Shiv | Creates 1 x Shiv. A weak melee weapon that inflicts Bleed. | Occasionally sold by Molly Jawett at her Trader Camp in Slatten Dale |
| Nail Bomb | Creates 1 x Nail Bomb. Detonates and inflicts damage and Bleed debuff. | On a bench inside Brinsop Manor Cellar (Skethermoor) |
| Molotov Cocktail | Creates 1 x Molotov Cocktail. Explodes on impact, inflicting damage and Burn debuff. | Hanging on a board near the vehicle depot in the Outlaw Camp (Slatten Dale) Hanging on a wall in the Brewery Cellar (Wyndham Village) |
| Combat Stim | Creates 1 x Combat Stim that grants a temporary melee damage buff | Inside the storage room at Data Store Charlie (C) in The Interchange On a desk in the Maintenance area of the Protocol Workshop facility (Skethermoor) |
| Painkillers | Creates 1 x Painkillers that grant temporary damage resistance buff | Occasionally sold by Morris Wick at the Village Shop (Wyndham Village) Inside a Metal Detector cache in Bunker L9 (Casterfell Woods) |
| Strange Tonic | Mother Jago’s tonic; provides an infection resistance buff | On a desk in the library at the Druid’s Castle; same place where you can recover Mother Jago’s book (Casterfell Woods) |
| Explosive Lure | Creates 1 x Explosive Lure. Acts as bait attached to an explosive, used to attract and then destroy swarms. | On the Site Office desk near the Slatten Dale entrance inside The Interchange Inside the wooden Wicker Man located near the Druid’s Castle |
This guide covers all the crafting recipe locations in *Atomfall*. For more tips and tricks, be sure to explore our other content, including guides on all achievements/trophies and how to unlock them.
