Use the workbench as the recipe source. Current community captures document wheels, walls, doors, windows, storage and utilities, but published lists contain different totals and unlock states. A complete recipe record needs the displayed output, every material and quantity, any prerequisite crafted part, the unlock state, the bench used, and a check date.
Read the complete workbench row
Select the recipe and record the output name exactly. Copy every material and quantity, then look for a lower-tier part included as an ingredient. Check whether the interface says available, locked, lobby unlock, class requirement, event requirement or paid offer.
Do not combine requirements from two screenshots unless they show the same output and version. If the live bench differs, use the current display and mark the older row stale.
Basic Wheel example
One current community reference reports a Basic Wheel requiring 2 Wood and 4 Scrap. The same source plans four wheels as 8 Wood and 16 Scrap, plus another 2 Wood and 4 Scrap for a spare. Treat those values as Community reported, checked against menu captures dated September 8, and confirm them in your workbench before selling materials.
The planning lesson is stable even if quantities change: count every required wheel, add the spare separately, craft before mobility fails, and keep the completed replacement accessible. Use Z to attach it only after the placement preview is valid.
Count recipe dependencies
If a Spiked Wheel or another upgrade consumes a Basic Wheel, the final cost includes the Basic Wheel recipe plus the extra ingredients. Write the dependency as a small tree instead of counting only the last row. The same rule applies to any component built from walls, frames, storage or intermediate parts.
Shared materials can create conflicts. Two recipes that each use Scrap may be individually affordable but impossible together. Total the whole selected build and keep a repair reserve before crafting the first item.
Distinguish available from unlocked
An available recipe can be crafted when its materials and current conditions are met. A locked recipe remains unavailable even if the inventory contains every listed ingredient. Record the unlock method separately from the recipe cost.
Community references report lobby unlocks and a separate Auto Turret offer. Do not convert those labels into guessed Ticket or Robux prices. Open the Workbench Unlocks guide and read the current purchase panel before spending.
Choose a recipe by urgency
Mobility parts come first when the bus cannot reliably continue. Storage matters when protected fuel, ammunition and objective items are being lost in clutter. Walls, doors and windows should support a tested defense plan without blocking movement or view. Utility items matter when their named function is part of the next stop.
Delay optional construction when fuel, matching ammunition or healing is critically low. Materials are only valuable after they become the item the run needs.
Verify the crafted result
After crafting, confirm the materials were consumed once, the correct item appeared, and the Crafter badge counter changed if you are testing that system. Inspect the output. Place or attach it in a safe area and confirm it stays on the vehicle.
If the output is missing, do not repeat the craft immediately. Check inventory, bus storage, nearby floor and any delivery panel. Record the exact bench, recipe and server state before reporting a bug.
Maintain a current recipe index
Each entry should contain output, category, purpose, ingredients, prerequisite parts, unlock state, bench, current availability, check date and verification. Filter by output and material so a player can answer both “what can I make?” and “what uses this Scrap?”
Call the index “currently documented” unless every live unlock state has been checked. Leave unknown recipe fields blank and avoid presenting the Cure Potion as a workbench output without direct evidence.
Common recipe mistakes
- Counting an upgrade without the base part it consumes.
- Reserving materials for a recipe that is still locked.
- Treating one player’s unlock state as universal.
- Copying a quantity from an older Beta build.
- Crafting walls while the bus lacks a spare mobility part.
- Losing the finished item in sale cargo.
- Assuming badge progress means a distinct-recipe requirement.
Badge context
The official Crafter thresholds are 25, 150 and 500 workbench items. They validate crafting as a progression domain but do not validate community recipe quantities. Track recipe accuracy and badge counting as separate questions.
Evidence level: workbench crafting and badge milestones are Official. The Basic Wheel example and current recipe families are Community reported. Every quantity, dependency, unlock and output needs live confirmation after a major update. Checked September 18, 2026.