Scavenger Pouches

[bobsmith99567]

Taking a break from the search for the ever elusive nylon thread that seems to have all been eaten by the infected... I looked at finding any crafting recipes I might be missing. Scavenger Pouches caught my attention. The Wiki claims the recipe (Scavenger's Diary) is found in the Haverbrook area. While a little vague, and outside the norm of "level restricted" drops, it is not a huge area.

Now I shouldn't be surprised it is being troublesome to find given what I have seen in the past. Just curious if anyone can confirm the recipe does indeed drop in the Haverbrook area. And if so what type of building was it in? Or was it street loot?

Please and thank you in advance.

[lukqaz]

you can loot it in the entirety of haverbrook, doesn't matter if you loot inside a building or on the street or the outskirts of that area

[Berto]

Originally posted by lukqaz:

you can loot it in the entirety of haverbrook, doesn't matter if you loot inside a building or on the street or the outskirts of that area

about that...i Twice looted the entirety of haverbrook and did not find any, but, alas the trick is having gear with high crafting loot chance, its the very best option, being at level 50, makes that gear the best one...still avoiding problems.

[lukqaz]

scavenger's diary is a book and its drop rate can only be boosted with + find book gear

[bobsmith99567]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, got to have find books for these hard to find media items. Currently running 75+ on find books and no love. Would love to have more Find Books gear but I can't find any Nylon Thread to make Archivist items...

I think there was a comedy skit about this in the 80's... "I do cocaine, so I can work harder, so I can make more money, so I can buy more cocaine!" Rinse, repeat.

Love me a good storyline mission or epic quest. However, these chains are as crazy as an outhouse rat!

[Sickle Cell]

Originally posted by bobsmith99567:

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, got to have find books for these hard to find media items. Currently running 75+ on find books and no love. Would love to have more Find Books gear but I can't find any Nylon Thread to make Archivist items...

I think there was a comedy skit about this in the 80's... "I do cocaine, so I can work harder, so I can make more money, so I can buy more cocaine!" Rinse, repeat.

Love me a good storyline mission or epic quest. However, these chains are as crazy as an outhouse rat!

You could try using your alt character if it is not developed yet. When taking a low level character into higher level areas to loot, a high number of books are looted. I suppose to help you catch up in the lore. I used a lvl 45 after not using him for a long time, and every other loot was a book of some kind. One being the "fathers journal" needed for the Drowned Mine mission.

[bobsmith99567]

SC, appreciate the response. You are partially correct. A majority of the media items in game are level restricted. In other words, they will not drop until you reach a certain level. IIRC, it is level 25 or 30 that releases a truckload of new drops. In addition to the level restriction some are only found in certain level areas. Knowing if they are level restricted as well, by the player not the area, is a bit less clear. And some only drop in certain locations. I have about 90% of all the media items in game aside from the "common" drops.

Common media items are easily ID'ed by their scrap value. If they sell for $6.00 or less, common. After that they are probably part of the lore and storyline. A few more of them, specific crafting recipes or mission triggers. Stupid Scavenger Pouches...

You mention the Father's Journal. Yes, it is one of the possible media items Duncan asks for. The requested media item changes daily in that mission. It will display in your mission log what it is Duncan needs that day. They used to be fairly rare. A patch boosted the drop rate a while back and now they drop like there's no tomorrow.

Very cool to see others interested in the media items found in game. Cheers!