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This War of Mine Crafting and Upgrade Guide
By Ian
This guide will contain information of the upgrade and crafting recipes used in the home base of This War of Mine.
   
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Introduction
This guide will show you what the player can make for the home base. This includes the starting cost for making the placable item, any upgrades you can perform on the item and what craftable goods you can make each level with a description on what they do.

It is made for people that are interested in knowing what upgrades do what so they can plan accordingly without perhaps wasting resources on access to items they do not wish to make.

PLEASE DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU WOULD WISH TO FIND OUT YOURSELF AS THIS GUIDE WILL MAKE THE GAME EASIER OR SPOIL WHAT YOU CAN BUILD WHEN YOU UPGRADE.

Still a WIP.
Workshop Crafting
Need to split into upgrades workshops

Standard Workshop

Household Items
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Bed
6
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr
Chair
3
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5hr
Simple Heater
18
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr
Radio
7
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
1hr

Workshops
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Crude Stove
10
5
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr
Moonshire Still
14
6
5
N/A
N/A
1hr
Metal Workshop
10
5
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr
Rainwater Collector
15
5
3
N/A
N/A
1hr

Consumables
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Filter
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5hr
Fuel
4 or
1 or
N/A
N/A
1 Book
0.3hr

Other

N/A

Upgraded Workshop

To upgrade, you need the following:
Components
Wood
Parts
Build Time
14
7
3
1hr

Household Items
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Armchair
5
5
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr
Guitar
5
10
2
N/A
1 Broken Guitar
1hr
Board Up
10
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
1hr
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Workshops
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Herbal Garden
30
30
2
N/A
N/A
1hr
Herbal Workshop
14
6
2
N/A
N/A
1hr
Trap for Small Animals
10
5
10
N/A
N/A
1hr

Consumables
None added

Other
None added

Final Upgrade for Workshop

To upgrade, you need the following:
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Build Time
30
15
5
5
1hr

Household Items
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Enforced Door
15
30
2
4
N/A
1hr

Workshop
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Alcohol Distiller
20
10
10
N/A
1 Thermo Regulator
1hr

Consumables
None added

Other
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Heat Lamp
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
N/A
1hr
Mixer
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
N/A
1hr
Thermo Regulator
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
N/A
1hr
Metal Workshop
Need to split into upgrades workshops

Standard Metal Workshop

Equipment
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Crowbar
10
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr
Lock Pick
3
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
0.5hr
Shovel
7
4
N/A
N/A
N/A
1hr

Weapons
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Knife
5
2
N/A
N/A
3 Weapon Parts
0.5hr

Advanced Metal Workshop

To upgrade, you need the following:
Components
Wood
Parts
Build Time
??
??
??
1hr

Equipment
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Saw Blade
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
1 Weapon Part
0.5hr
Hatchet
N/A
5
1
N/A
5 Weapon Parts
0.5hr

Weapons
Name
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Special Objects
Build Time
Pistol
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5 Weapon Parts and 1 Broken Pistol
1hr
Shotgun
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7 Weapon Parts and 1 Broken Shotgun
1hr
Helmet
5
N/A
3
N/A
1 Broken Helmet
1hr
Misc Upgrading
Improved Stove

Cooking with vegetables only costs 1 fuel instead of the normal 2.

To upgrade, you need the following:
Components
Wood
Parts
Electric Parts
Build Time
20
10
5
N/A
1hr
24 Comments
TodorakBG Aug 30, 2024 @ 12:37pm 
Is there a way to craft armour in the game?
Helix Oct 28, 2016 @ 3:11pm 
But does it bend?
Wilk Nov 27, 2014 @ 6:16am 
For second metal workshop upgrade I need one mortar. Where to het it from, or how to make it?
WrenAndPeter Nov 20, 2014 @ 10:29pm 
how did that guy save the game :/
David Nov 18, 2014 @ 6:49pm 
Board up: 10 Wood, 2 Components (has a typo currently)