Scavenging Update (10/25/2022)

Scavenging loot tables have been updated to offer a wider range of possible rewards that can be earned during actions. Our goal with this most recent overhaul is to provide a much deeper range of options that reward players who invest in scavenging for the long term.

We wanted to also show the impact of the previous scavenging distributions so the intent behind these efforts are a bit more clear.

## Scavenging Rewards

### Old Scavenging Rewards

The previous set of Scavenging Rewards was largely focused on providing basic essential items needed for progression, with some light bonus rewards that can drop during the later stages of progression. Below are the breakdowns of what items could be earned in each tier.

Old Scavenging Rewards By Tier:

Rewards were based on player scavenging level:

What should be clear from these rewards is that we had a relatively flat and repetitive set of tiers that didn’t provide an interesting set of choIces, and resulted in an inflated amount of resources that repeat in several other places in the game. It also provides Dusk a bit too early/easily without any other effort.

### New Scavenging Rewards

With the new scavenging update, our goal is to provide an evolving set of mechanics and resources that make each tier enjoyable to unlock. We want players to have new loops that combine with other professions in order to realize the full potential of a scavenged item, or as a resource needed by other players looking to train up their own professions as well.

#### New Scavenging Rewards by Tier:

Rewards are based on player scavenging level:

#### Design Notes:

* The baseline quantities for these new rewards appear much lower than before at the lowest levels. This is intentional. Many of our scavenging resources were contributing significantly to inflation, and not meeting the available demand through recipes. In many places they were effectively giving out 2-3x more than originally intended.
* Our goal is to provide a long term return on scavenging, so players need to invest on increasing their profession level to unlock the benefits of new tiers.
* We are also working to hook up a dedicated Treasury Pool to the Dusk that is awarded from Scavenging, allowing us to allocate a fixed weekly supply for players to find.
* The target for this is roughly 2-3x the current rates, but distributed across tiers 4-8.
* More changes will continue to come to scavenging over time.
* We aim to also roll out plot based scavenging with the # of actions per plot based on the rarity of the land!

## Scavenging Loops:

#### **Lockboxes**

You can now find 5 tiers of Lockboxes in Scavenging, and other places in the game that will need to be discovered.

Lockboxes have premium rewards designed to be appealing and not inflate the existing blueprint market.

**Lockbox - Copper (New)**

G&V Freeplays

Special Shards

Thorium Reactor Shard (C)

Thorium Reactor Shards (U)

Novice Sealed tool packs

1x Gold Building Recipe

1x Gold Tool Recipe

**Lockbox - Iron**

G&V Freeplays

Special Shards

Thorium Reactor Shards (C)

Thorium Reactor Shards (U)

Apprentice Sealed tool packs

1x Gold Building Recipe

1x Gold Tool Recipe

**Lockbox - Steel**

1x Random Apprentice Sealed Tool Pack

1x Random Journeyman Sealed Tool Pack

1x Random Expert Sealed Tool Pack

Thorium Reactor Shards (U)

Thorium Reactor Shards (R)

1-4 Special Shards (Random Building Selection)

1x Random Special Blueprint

1x Random Epic Gen 3 Recipe

1x Gold Building Recipe

1x Gold Tool Recipe

**Lockbox - Aluminum**

1x Random Expert Sealed tool pack

1x Random Master Sealed tool pack

1x Random Gold Tool Recipe

1x Random Gold Building Recipe

1x Random Special Blueprint

Thorium Reactor Shards (R)

Thorium Reactor Shards (E)

1x Obsidian Tool Recipe  (Soon)

1x Obsidian Building Recipe

1x Random Epic Gen 3 Recipe

**Lockbox - Titanium**

1x Random Master Sealed Tool Pack

1x Random Artisan Sealed Tool Pack

1x Random Gold Tool Recipe

1x Random Gold Building Recipe

1x Random Special Blueprint

Thorium Reactor Shards (L)

Thorium Reactor Shards (M)

1x Random Obsidian Tool Recipe (Soon)

1x Random Obsidian Building Recipe

1x Random Epic Gen 3 Recipe

Players can either buy a Keycard from the shop, find one in the game (or marketplace) or they can craft a Keyjammer and attempt to open the Lockbox.

Please note that using a Keyjammer has a chance of success, a chance of failure, and a chance that the Lockbox will be broken in the attempt. If you don’t want to risk it, use a Keycard!

Note: Keyjammers will be released shortly after the scavenging update has gone live.

#### Damaged Art

Expect to see more things coming in the near future with the Gallery. Our hope is to offer ways to connect to your NFT collections and showcase them in a hosted gallery event.

#### Damaged Tools

Scavengers can now find damaged tools which have to be repaired in order to reveal what type of tools they are.