The stuff of crafting, the optional items and kit are the resources that you scavenge as you make your way through the Quarantine Zone. Bearing in mind that while we call them optional, in reality they are really not - because you NEED this stuff and you NEED the Blueprints and you NEED to be able to re-supply yourself via crafting...
To help understand both what is available and where to look for it, we present you this guide:
Item | Location | Purpose |
Alcohol | Refrigerators | Medikits and Molotov Cocktails |
Batteries | Toolkits | Upgrading Weapons |
Blade | Toolkits | Crafting Weapons / Weapon Upgrades |
Bolter Tissue | Searching Bolter Corpses | High Value Trade Item / Special Poison Resource |
Chemicals | Kitchens Cupboards and Shelves | Upgrading Weapons |
Common Plant | Wilderness areas | Medical Items |
Duct Tape | Toolkits / Workshops | Weapons / Upgrading Weapons |
Electronics | Toolkits / Locked Containers / Chests | Rare Crafting Recipes |
Fluorescent Mushrooms | Caves | Special Throwing Weapons |
Gauze | Medicine Cabinets | Medikits |
Home Supplies | Dressers / Dressing Tables / Cabinets | Upgrading Weapons |
Hunter Gland | Hunter Corpses | Special Potion Resource |
Metal Parts | Rubbish Bins / Dismantled Items / Containers | Repairing Weapons |
Nails | Buildings / Supply Areas | Making Weapons |
Plastic | Toolkits / Containers / Buildings | Making Bombs & Grenades / Upgrades |
Power Cable | Industrial Buildings | Upgrading Weapons |
String | Everywhere | Making Throwing Weapons |
Tin Cans | Toolkits / Misc Containers | Making Tools |
Toxic Plant | Nearby Cliffs | Toxic Throwing Weapons / Upgrades |
Underwater Algae | Underwater | Making Potions |