Crafting is a central element in Fallout 76. There are countless materials. How to find them and what tips you might need can be found in this guide.
Who doesn’t know that? You want to repair your weapons or equipment in Fallout 76 or build a camp with friends, and you’re missing the required material.
Often it’s simple things like glue or aluminum that are missing. Here’s how to find the material for your equipment.
The most important materials and where to find them
This guide focuses on particularly important junk that you will likely need often for your equipment. Some of you may remember Fallout 4, as it often lacked the same materials.
How to find glue
Glue is one of the most frequently needed materials in Fallout 76. Your main sources will primarily be tape, rolls of tape, and super glue. You can find these items in almost every workshop. You can also craft glue from plant starch. For plant starch, you will need
- corn,
- tatos,
- mutfruit
- and purified water.
How to find aluminum
Like glue, aluminum is one of the most important materials. You can mainly obtain aluminum from the following sources:
- aluminum cans,
- aluminum scrap,
- surgical trays,
- sensors
- and toy rockets
You can find toy rockets primarily at Tyler County Fairgrounds, in the western forest area of Appalachia. You can often find aluminum scrap from destroyed robotrons. On our excursions, we passed through the town of Watoga in the southeast of Appalachia. There are plenty of robotrons there, but they are level 14 and higher.
How to find ballistic fibers
Ballistic fibers are especially important for higher-level armor and power armor. They are quite rare. The best sources for these are US Army ammunition bags and other military equipment that you can find in places like Camp McClintock.
How to find lead
Lead is commonly found but is often needed for ballistic ammunition. You can find lead primarily in ballpoint pens, paint cans, and improvised batteries. Here too, we recommend a trip to Watoga in the Cranberry Bog, as robotrons frequently drop lead scrap.
How to find leather
Leather is also one of the most frequently needed materials. Perhaps you even have trouble finding some. A useful tip: Go hunting. Animals provide hides, which you can process into leather. Additionally, you can obtain leather from teddy bears and baseballs.
How to find plastic
You will need plastic often, and it can be most easily obtained from the following items:
- cigarettes
- toothpaste
- most toys,
- some containers (antifreeze and coolant containers)
- plastic trays
- and boards
You can find most of these items everywhere, so keep your eyes open.
How to find screws
If you’re lucky, you should never run out of screws. However, it can still happen that you have a permanent shortage of screws. You get them by recycling globes and cooktops. However, the most common sources are fans and typewriters. You can find most of these items in almost every building.
A detailed guide on how to farm screws can be found here.
Mark needed materials: If you are looking for specific materials, you can mark them. This will always show you whether an item contains the materials you need or not. When you open the repair window, the corresponding option “Mark for search” will be displayed if you are missing materials.
You can read more useful tips for Fallout 76 on our site Mein-MMO.de. This guide reveals, for example, how to earn caps.
Do you have any other helpful tricks? Write them in the comments.
