Salvaging

Apprentices dismantle old weapons, armor and tools into recovered materials.

Set it up

1. Recruit the Crafter, finish their work building and unlock Salvaging through their Apprentice workplace controls. You need a free workplace slot under that supervisor.
2. Use the Building Staff, choose Create workplace, and mark two opposite ground corners inside town. Choose Salvaging, name the area and save. Include the whole Salvager's Workbench in its marked area and height.
3. Employ a civilian Townsfolk with a nonzero Crafting skill. On the journal's Work page, enable Salvaging; priority 1 is highest. Pay their wages and leave a clear walking route.

Unlock Salvaging through Tobin. The Blacksmith sells a Salvager's Workbench. Mark the site around it, open its task page and choose a salvage order for equipment you intend to dismantle.

Work and output

Supply the requested equipment and let the worker complete the order. Salvaging consumes that equipment. Recovered materials go to Crafted Goods, where you can collect them or use them for other town recipes.

If work is waiting

Enable Salvaging, which is separate from Crafting in the priority grid even though it uses the Crafting skill. Check the order's accepted item, the worker's skill, deliveries and output capacity.

Keep the area nearby and loaded. Workers also take breaks for their needs. Open Apprentice workplaces for shared staff controls, Work priorities and wages for employment, and Warehouse and deliveries for supplies.