Crafting · projectZ

Combine

Hold one item, then pick Combine on the other in your inventory, or keep its quick bar key pressed. A tool marked kept stays in your hands.

In hand

Hold the item and choose the action from the list that comes up. Some take several of the same item.

In the world

Look at a tree, a body, the water or the fire with the right thing in your hands.

Click any item

It shows every way to get it and everything it is used for.

Fire

Fireplaces, kits to start them and the tripod to cook over them.

Fireplace (sticks)

CombineCombine3.5 s

2 choices

3 choices

Either: Twig or Long Stick

Either: Bark, Rag or Bandage

Wet materials won't do.

Fireplace (logs)

CombineCombine3.5 s

2 choices

3 choices

Either: Log or Wood

Either: Bark, Rag or Bandage

Wet materials won't do.

Hand drill kit

CombineCombine3.8 s

2 choices

Either: Bark or Rag

Wet materials won't do.

Unfinished Tripod

CombineCombine3.9 s

Tripod

CombineCombine3.9 s

Fireplace

WorldPlace the kit on the ground

2 choices

Fireplace

Either: Fireplace (sticks) or Fireplace (logs)

The fireplace starts with what went into the kit.

Light the fire

WorldUse a hand drill kit on a fireplace with kindling4 s

used up

+FireplaceBurning fire

Not in the rain, and nothing can be wet.

What burns

WorldPut it in the fire

16 s

20 s

60 s

2 min

3 min

Kindling catches first, then sticks, then firewood. Wet fuel won't go in.

Stone circle

WorldPut stones around the fire

+FireplaceTwo cooking spots

The fire also burns a little longer.

Cooking pot over the fire

WorldPut a tripod in the fire, then the pot

+FireplacePot spot

When the fire falls apart, each tripod comes back as three long sticks.

Put the fire out

WorldPour water on it2 s

a quarter of it

+FireFire out

Cooking and drying

What goes on the fire, and how long before it burns.

Cook on a fire

FireIn a cooking spot of a lit fire90 s

Burns 60 s after it is cooked if you leave it on.
A fire of kindling only is too weak to cook.

Dry by a fire

FireHang it over the smoke of a lit fire90 s to 4 min

Small pieces take 90 s, big ones 4 min.
Too close to the flames, it burns.

Grill a skewer

WorldHold the skewer over a lit fire20 s

+Lit fire

Take the meat off the skewer

WorldIn hand2 s

or the meat it held

Food

Opening cans, cutting, skewering.

Peeled Potato

CombineUse the knife on it4.8 s

kept

Meat on a skewer

CombineCombine1.3 s

14 choices

Either: Raw Chicken, Deer Steak, Reindeer Steak, Boar Steak, Pork Steak, Beef Steak, Goat Steak, Mutton Steak, Mouflon Steak, Wolf Steak, Fox Steak, Bear Steak, Hare Leg or Human Steak

Open a can

CombineUse a tool on it2.5 s to 7 s

kept

on each of these

Any of these tools: Knife, Can Opener, Machete, Hatchet, Saw, Crowbar, Hammer, Adjustable wrench, Pliers, Axe, Firefighter axe, Entrenching tool, Splitting maul, Shovel, Sledgehammer, Pitchfork, Pickaxe, Nailed baseball bat, Barbed-wire baseball bat or Baseball bat

Pumpkin Slice

CombineCut with a blade4.5 s to 6.9 s

any blade

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Fastest with the knife (4.5 s), slowest with the hatchet (6.9 s).

Open by hand

In handNo tool needed1 s

Wood

Sticks, twigs, logs and planks.

Split wood

CombineSplit with an axe1.5 s to 5 s

any axe

Any axe: Splitting maul, Firefighter axe, Axe, Hatchet

Fastest with the splitting maul (1.5 s), slowest with the hatchet (5 s).

Carve wood

CombineCarve with a blade6 s to 8 s

any blade

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Fastest with the knife (6 s), slowest with the hatchet (8 s).

Carve long stick

CombineCarve with a blade or an axe1.7 s to 3.7 s

2 choices

blade or axe

Either: Long Stick or Sharpened Stick

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Fastest with the knife (1.7 s), slowest with the splitting maul (3.7 s).

Sharpened Stick

CombineCarve with a blade or an axe4.2 s to 9.4 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Fastest with the knife (4.2 s), slowest with the splitting maul (9.4 s).

Break in two: long stick

In handBreak in two1 s

Fell a tree

WorldChop a standing tree1.5 s to 8.8 s

any axe

+Tree

small tree

medium tree

big tree

Any axe: Splitting maul, Firefighter axe, Axe, Hatchet

The bigger the tree, the more wood it gives.
A felled tree grows back after 2 hours.

Log

WorldChop a trunk lying on the ground4 s to 13 s

any axe

on the ground

Any axe: Splitting maul, Firefighter axe, Axe, Hatchet

The bigger the tree the trunk came from, the more logs it gives.

Plank

WorldSaw a trunk lying on the ground8 s

kept

on the ground

Firewood

WorldSplit a log lying on the ground2.5 s to 8.4 s

any axe

on the ground

Any axe: Splitting maul, Firefighter axe, Axe, Hatchet

Bark

WorldScrape a tree or a log2 s to 2.9 s each

any blade

+Tree or log

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Keeps going, one piece of bark at a time, until you stop.

Long stick

WorldBreak a branch off a bush3 s by hand

optional

+Bush

optional: Machete, Firefighter axe, Axe, Hatchet, Knife, Splitting maul, Saw

Bare-handed, you may cut yourself if you wear no gloves.
The bush grows back after 45 minutes.

Cloth and rope

Rags, rope, burlap and ghillie camouflage.

Cut clothes into rags

CombineCut with a blade3.9 s to 5.9 s

any blade

on each of these

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

The clothing has to be empty.
Fastest with the knife (3.9 s), slowest with the hatchet (5.9 s).

Burlap strips

CombineCut with a blade or an axe4 s to 10 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Fastest with the knife (4 s), slowest with the splitting maul (10 s).

Ghillie Hood (Tan)

CombineCombine6 s

Ghillie Bushrag (Tan)

CombineCombine9 s

Ghillie Top (Tan)

CombineCombine12 s

Ghillie Suit (Tan)

CombineCombine16 s

Rope

In handBraid a rope (6 rags)3.7 s

Rag Gloves

In handMake rag gloves (2 rags)3.4 s

Fishing and trapping

Rods, hooks, fish traps and snares.

Improvised Fishing Rod

CombineCombine4 s

2 choices

Either: Long Stick or Sharpened Stick

Bone Hook

CombineCarve with a blade or an axe3 s to 6.7 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Fastest with the knife (3 s), slowest with the splitting maul (6.7 s).

Wooden Hook

CombineCarve with a blade or an axe3 s to 6.7 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Fastest with the knife (3 s), slowest with the splitting maul (6.7 s).

Small Fish Trap

CombineCut with a blade or an axe4 s to 10 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

The bottle has to be empty.
Fastest with the knife (4 s), slowest with the splitting maul (10 s).

Rabbit Snare

CombineCombine5 s

Fish Net Trap

CombineCombine6 s

Take apart: Improvised Fishing Rod

CombineCut with a blade or an axe3 s to 7.5 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Take the hook and the bait off first.
Fastest with the knife (3 s), slowest with the splitting maul (7.5 s).

Take apart: Fish Net Trap

CombineCut with a blade or an axe6 s to 15 s

blade or axe

Any blade or axe: Knife, Machete, Hatchet, Axe, Firefighter axe, Splitting maul

Fastest with the knife (6 s), slowest with the splitting maul (15 s).

Gut a fish

WorldLay the fish on the ground and gut it6 s to 10 s

any blade

on each of these

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Fish have to be gutted before they are cooked.

Rig a rod

WorldCombine the rod with a hook, then with bait1 s

2 choices

4 choices

bait

ready

Either: Improvised Fishing Rod or Fishing Rod

Either: Fish Hook, Bone Hook, Wooden Hook or Jig Lure

The jig is a lure and takes no bait.
Hooks wear out as you fish.

Fishing in fresh water

WorldCast, wait for a bite, pull at the right time5.5 to 6.5 s a cast

rigged

+Lake or river

56.8 %

24.3 %

12.2 %

1.4 %

Either: Improvised Fishing Rod or Fishing Rod

Fishing in the sea

WorldCast, wait for a bite, pull at the right time5.5 to 6.5 s a cast

rigged

+Sea

56.8 %

21.6 %

12.2 %

2.7 %

1.4 %

Either: Improvised Fishing Rod or Fishing Rod

Earthworms

WorldDig in soft soil10 s with a shovel

kept

+Dirt or soil

Any of these tools: Shovel, Entrenching tool, Pickaxe, Knife, Machete or Hatchet

Three worms with a shovel, an entrenching tool or a pickaxe, one with a blade.

Small fish trap

WorldSet it in the water, bait it, come back later20 min

bait

sea

lake

Nobody can be within 15 blocks while it works.
Three chances in four with bait, much less without.

Fish net trap

WorldSet it in the water, bait it, come back later20 min

bait

sea

lake

Nobody can be within 15 blocks while it works.

Base building

Kits for fences, watchtowers, shelters and flagpoles, and what they cost.

Fence kit

CombineCombine4 s

Watchtower kit

CombineCombine5 s

Shelter kit

CombineCombine5 s

Flag pole kit

CombineCombine4 s

Nail

In handOpen0.9 s

Fence: Base

WorldBuild it on a placed fence8 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Shovel, Entrenching tool or Pickaxe

Fence: Lower frame

WorldBuild it on a placed fence6 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Upper frame

WorldBuild it on a placed fence6 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Lower wooden wall

WorldBuild it on a placed fence6 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Upper wooden wall

WorldBuild it on a placed fence6 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Lower metal wall

WorldBuild it on a placed fence7 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Upper metal wall

WorldBuild it on a placed fence7 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Gate

WorldBuild it on a placed fence5 s

kept

Fence

Fence: Platform

WorldBuild it on a placed fence7 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Stairs

WorldBuild it on a placed fence6 s

kept

Fence

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Fence: Lower barbed wire

WorldBuild it on a placed fence5 s

not used up

kept

Fence

Fence: Upper barbed wire

WorldBuild it on a placed fence5 s

not used up

kept

Fence

Watchtower: Base

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower10 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Shovel, Entrenching tool or Pickaxe

Level 1.

Watchtower: Wall frame

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower6 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2, 3.
Built 3 times per level.

Watchtower: Lower wooden wall

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower6 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2, 3.
Built 3 times per level.

Watchtower: Upper wooden wall

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower6 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2, 3.
Built 3 times per level.

Watchtower: Lower metal wall

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower7 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2, 3.
Built 3 times per level.

Watchtower: Upper metal wall

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower7 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2, 3.
Built 3 times per level.

Watchtower: Stairs

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower8 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2.

Watchtower: Floor

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower10 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 1, 2.

Watchtower: Base

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower10 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Levels 2, 3.

Watchtower: Roof

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower11 s

kept

Watchtower

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Level 3.

Watchtower: Barbed wire

WorldBuild it on a placed watchtower5 s

not used up

kept

Watchtower

Level 1.
Built 3 times per level.

Shelter: Improvised shelter

WorldBuild it by hand10 s

Shelter

Dismantling gives back 80 % of it.

Shelter: Tarp shelter

WorldBuild it by hand8 s

Shelter

Dismantling gives back 80 % of it.

Shelter: Leather shelter

WorldBuild it by hand9 s

Shelter

Dismantling gives back 80 % of it.

Flag pole: Base

WorldBuild it on a placed flag pole7 s

kept

Flag pole

Flag pole: Support

WorldBuild it on a placed flag pole10 s

kept

Flag pole

Any of these tools: Shovel, Entrenching tool or Pickaxe

Flag pole: Pole

WorldBuild it on a placed flag pole10 s

kept

Flag pole

Any of these tools: Hammer or Hatchet

Weapons

Melee weapon upgrades and firearm repair.

Nailed baseball bat from nailbox

CombineCombine6 s

Barbed-wire baseball bat

CombineCombine6 s

Nailed baseball bat from nails

CombineCombine6 s

Repair a firearm

WorldCombine the cleaning kit with the weapon10 s

4 uses

damaged

Repaired weapon

Either: Makarov PM, M4-A1, IZh-18, IZh-43, BK-18, AKM, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle or Double Barrel Shotgun

A damaged weapon comes back to 75 %, a badly damaged one to 50 %.

Hunting and butchering

What each animal gives once it is down, and how long it takes.

Brown Bear

WorldButcher the body32 s

any blade

+Dead brown bear

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Wild Boar

WorldButcher the body20 s

any blade

+Dead wild boar

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Chicken

WorldButcher the body4 s

any blade

+Dead chicken

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Cow

WorldButcher the body30 s

any blade

+Dead cow

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Red Deer

WorldButcher the body22 s

any blade

+Dead red deer

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Goat

WorldButcher the body12 s

any blade

+Dead goat

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Mouflon

WorldButcher the body16 s

any blade

+Dead mouflon

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Pig

WorldButcher the body18 s

any blade

+Dead pig

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Rabbit

WorldButcher the body6 s

any blade

+Dead rabbit

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Roe Deer

WorldButcher the body14 s

any blade

+Dead roe deer

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Sheep

WorldButcher the body14 s

any blade

+Dead sheep

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Wolf

WorldButcher the body14 s

any blade

+Dead wolf

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Human remains

WorldButcher a dead survivor20 s

any blade

+Dead survivor

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Everything the survivor carried falls to the ground.

Rabbit snare

WorldSet it on soft ground and come back later20 min

set on the ground

Dead rabbit

Half the time by day, more often at night.
The snare wears a little with every catch.

Water

Filling, carrying and boiling water.

Boil water

WorldPut a pot of water on a lit fire15 s to 1 min

with water

+Lit fire

clean water

A full pot takes a minute. A fire made of kindling only is too weak.

Fill with water

WorldAt a lake or a river200 ml a second

Fresh water

650 ml

750 ml

1000 ml

1250 ml

2000 ml

Sea water won't do.
The water is dirty unless it goes through the filtering bottle. Boil it in a pot.

Pour the pot into bottles

WorldWith the pot in hand400 ml a second

with water

first one not full

Gathering

Stones, mushrooms, berries and fruit, picked by hand.

Stone

WorldPick stones from rock or gravel2 s each

Rock or gravel

Bare hands. Keeps going until you stop.

Mushrooms

WorldPick them in the undergrowth0.7 s

Mushroom

9 choices

Nine kinds. They grow back after one to two hours.

Berries

WorldPick them off elder and dog rose bushes2.5 s

Berry bush

2 choices

The bush fills up again after 40 to 70 minutes.

Fallen fruit

WorldApple, pear and plum trees drop their fruit

Fruit tree

3 choices

Fruit left on the ground dries in the sun or rots.

Dried in the sun

WorldLeave it on the ground in the sun

It has to be fresh enough when it starts drying.

Farming

Turning the soil, seeds and what the garden gives back.

Extract seeds

CombineCut with a blade4 s to 6.2 s

any blade

on each of these

Any blade: Knife, Machete, Hatchet

Fastest with the knife (4 s), slowest with the hatchet (6.2 s).

Turn the soil

WorldDig grass or dirt5 s

kept

+Grass or dirtTurned soil

Any of these tools: Shovel or Entrenching tool

Garden soil is the most fertile, bare dirt the least.

Prepare the soil

WorldRake turned soil5 s

kept

+Turned soilSoil ready for seeds

Plant and harvest

WorldSow on prepared soil, pick when ripe

The number is the most one plant gives over its life: it bears fruit several times.
Stakes and fertilizer increase the yield.

Feed the soil

WorldSpread it on the soil2.5 s

5 uses

+Farm soilRicher soil

Either: Garden Lime or Fertilizer

Fertilizer feeds twice as much as lime.

Compost

WorldBury food in the soil2.5 s

Any food+Farm soilRicher soil

Rotten food feeds the soil more.

Stake a plant

WorldPlant a stick next to it2.5 s

+Young plantMore fruit