Our guide will tell you how to get all of the Once Human resources you'll need for crafting including Tin Ore, Standard Part, and more!
A big part of Once Human is crafting the items you need and building up your base, but you can't just make something out of nothing — you'll need all sorts of crafting resources to create these items. Read on to learn where to find the basic resources you'll need!
How to Get Crafting Resources in Once Human
There are five ways to get crafting resources in Once Human:
- Gathering Raw Materials: Some items (such as Logs) are most easily acquired by gathering them in the natural world.
- Processing Raw Materials: Certain crafting resources need to be refined from raw resources. For instance, you can turn Logs into Charcoal at a Furnace, and that's the easiest way to get Charcoal.
- Disassembling Scrap: Once you get the Disassembly Bench, you can turn the random Scrap you find (such as Ballpoint Pens, Staplers, Toilet Plungers, etc.) into other resources such as Adhesive, Shabby Fabric, Rusted Parts, and the like.
- Killing enemies: You can get certain resources (such as Acid) by killing enemies. Naturally, different enemies drop different types of resources; as an example, the human bandits you'll encounter in Level 10+ areas will drop Gunpowder instead of Acid.
- Completing Tasks: Completing Story Tasks (or Tasks found throughout the world) may reward you with some resources.
Aside from natural materials such as Logs and the various ores, your best way to get crafting materials is to explore points of interest on the map. You're sure to find plenty of loot all throughout the area, although you'll probably have to kill some enemies to safely collect it.
Rarely, you may find an item with an orange-tinted icon and nameplate. These "Legendary" Scraps are high-value items that can give you an abundance of resources. Putting a "Rescue Bot" Scrap item into the Disassembler, for example, will give you 10 Antibiotic, 6 Poly Antibiotic, 33 Metal Scraps, and 12 Electronic Part.
Once Human Resources List | How to Get Crafting Materials
Here are all of the Once Human resources we've found thus far and where you can get them. We'll also list which items can be put into a Disassembly Bench to get you these resources and how much of each resource you get from disassembling it.
Note that most items you put into a Disassembly Bench will give you multiple resources. For example, Disassembling a Toilet Plunger will give you 2 Metal Scraps, 2 Rubber, and 1 Adhesive.
How to Get Acid
Disassembly Bench Sources: Chemical Agent (1), Waste Bin (1)
The most common source of Acid is from killing the various zombie-like and otherworldly enemies that you'll encounter in the game, especially in zones that are rated for Level 10 and lower.
How to Get Adhesive
Disassembly Bench Sources: Alarm Clock (1), Ammo Pack (2), Ballpoint Pen (2), Basketball (2), Blanket (1), Book (2), Broken Flashlight (1), Bucket (1), Camouflage Bag (1), Carpets (1), Chess Board (1), Children's Craft Box (3), Desk Lamp (2), Football (1), Golf Club Head (2), GPS (2), Industrial Tape (2), Jack (1), Jacket (2), Kettle (1), Makeup (1), Monitor (2), Note Board (2), Old Clothing (1), Old Military Backpack (2), Paint Brush (1), Parcel Box (3), Photo Frame (2), Plastic Card (2), Safety Helmet (3), Satchel (2), Scrap Coarse Body (1), Scrap Standard Body (1), Sofa Cover (3), Super Glue (2), Table Fan (1), Thermos Cup (1), Tire (1), Toilet Plunger (1), Vanity (2), Walkie-Talkie (1), Water Bottle (1)
Adhesive is commonly found by Disassembling a wide variety of items that you can look at points of interest. This is one of the most common resources and it can be found in a wide variety of Scrap.
How to Get All-Purpose Plastic
Disassembly Bench Sources: Bucket (3), Chemical Agent (2), Employee Badge (2), Fuel Tank (3), Golf Club Head (2), Milk Frother (2), Parcel Box (2), Piston (2), Super Glue (2), Swimming Ring (1)
All-Purpose Plastic can typically be found by Disassembling the Scrap that you'll find in areas rated for Level 10 and higher.
How to Get Carbon Fiber Fabric
Disassembly Bench Sources: Cushion (4), Flight Stick (20), Makeup (2), Old Military Backpack (4), Ski Shoes (2), Sofa Cover (4), Stockings (3)
Carbon Fiber Fabric can largely be found by Disassembling cloth-based items found in areas rated for Level 20 and higher.
How to Get Copper Ingot
Disassembly Bench Sources: Broken Flashlight (1), Fire Extinguisher (1), Power Cable (1)
Although you can get Copper Ingot by Scrapping a handful of items, you'll most commonly get it by refining Copper Ore in a Furnace.
Copper Ingot is used to craft many electrical items and your first tier of equipment. Critically, you'll need Copper Ingot to make a Copper Pickaxe which can be used to harvest higher-tier resources such as Tin Ore.
How to Get Copper Ore
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
Copper Ore can be found all throughout the world; all you need to do is look for the rocks with yellowish crystals sticking out of them.
You can harvest Copper Ore with no tools whatsoever, although it's preferable to use a Pickaxe if you can.
How to Get Cotton Fabric
Disassembly Bench Sources: Ammo Pack (2), Basketball (2), Book (1), Camouflage Bag (3), Carpets (4), Old Currency (2), Old Military Backpack (1), Satchel (3), Shirt (3), Swimming Ring (2)
You can get Cotton Fabric by Disassembling a handful of items in the early game; it's much easier to find once you start exploring areas rated for Level 10 and higher.
How to Get Electronic Part
Disassembly Bench Sources: Broken Motherboard (1), Cash Register (1), Clock (2), Computer (3), Desk Phone (2), Diode (2), Driving Recorder (2), Flight Stick (15), GPS (2), Headphones (2), Launcher (18), Microwave Oven (2), Monitor (2), Printer (2), Rescue Bot (12), Smart Phone (1), Smart Watch (2), Sweeping Robot (1), Telephone (2), Walkie-Talkie (2), Wireless Router (2)
Electronic Part can be acquired by Disassembling items found in Level 10 areas and higher.
How to Get Fireproof Plastic
Disassembly Bench Sources: Animal Statue (2), Baking Pan (3), Flight Stick (19), Gel (3), Globe (3), Note Board (1), Power Cable (2), Safety Helmet (3), Sports Bottle (3), Tire (3), Waste Bin (3)
Fireproof Plastic can be found in Level 20+ areas.
How to Get Gravel
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
You can get Gravel by breaking up the large boulders that can be found throughout the world in Once Human.
Additionally, you can get Gravel as a byproduct of breaking up other rocks that contain ores such as Copper, Sulfur, and Tin.
How to Get Gunpowder
Disassembly Bench Sources: Launcher (24)
Gunpowder is most typically crafted using a mix of Sulfur, Charcoal, and Acid, but it can also rarely be found by Disassembling certain pieces of Scrap.
You'll also be able to get Gunpowder by defeating human bandits (instead of Acid, which drops off of most monstrous enemies).
How to Get Iron Ore
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
Iron Ore can only be found in areas rated Level 20 and higher. The closest place to find Iron Ore is the Iron River area north of the Monolith of Greed. You'll need to have a Bronze Pickaxe in order to farm it.
Unfortunately, you cannot access these areas at the start of the game right away — you must progress the "Follow the Stardust" main storyline quests until you've unlocked the second town Meyer's Market. Once you have, you can safely travel to the Level 20 areas north of the starting area.
How to Get Log
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
As you might expect, you can get Log by cutting down trees all over the world of Once Human. Aside from crafting, Logs are necessary for early-game cooking.
How to Get Metal Scraps
Disassembly Bench Sources: Alarm Clock (3), Bucket (5), Broken Motherboard (1), Cash Register (3), Children's Craft Box (3), Coat Hangar (4), Computer (3), Connector Firmware (3), Diode (3), Driving Recorder (2), Fire Extinguisher (1), Gardening Shears (6), Gas Welding Torch (4), GPS (1), Headphones (1), Jack (3), Kettle (4), Lantern (4), Launcher (15), Microwave Oven (3), Milk Frother (3), Monitor (1), Note Board (3), Paint Brush (1), Photo Frame (2), Piston (3), Power Cable (1), Printer (1), Rescue Bot (33), Safety Helmet (3), Scrap Coarse Barrel (3), Scrap Coarse Stock (3), Scrap Fine Stock (3), Scrap Standard Body (1), Scrap Standard Barrel (1), Scrap Standard Stock (3), Ski Shoes (3), Smart Watch (2), Sports Bottle (3), Stapler (3), Steel Pliers (4), Sweeping Robot (3), Syringe (2), Table Fan (4), Thermos Cup (4), Toilet Plunger (1), Waste Bin (3), Wrench (4)
You can get Metal Scraps by Disassembling a wide variety of items that can be found in points of interest. Metal Scraps is a common material that is found in many items.
How to Get Refined Part
Disassembly Bench Sources: Computer (3), Flight Stick (28), Scrap Fine Stock (2), Sweeping Robot (1)
Refined Part can be found in Level 20+ areas.
How to Get Rubber
Disassembly Bench Sources: Alarm Clock (1), Animal Statue (1), Baking Pan (2), Ballpoint Pen (2), Cash Register (2), Coat Hangar (1), Connector Firmware (1), Chess Board (3), Children's Craft Box (2), Desk Lamp (2), Desk Phone (2), Employee Badge (2), Football (1), Fuel Tank (2), Gel (2), Globe (2), Glue (2), Headphones (1), Jump Rope (1), Launcher (20), Makeup (1), Monitor (2), Photo Frame (2), Plastic Card (2), Sports Bottle (3), Stapler (1), Super Glue (2), Syringe (2), Table Fan (1), Telephone (2), Thermos Cup (1), Tire (2), Toilet Plunger (2), Vanity (2), Walkie-Talkie (1), Wireless Router (1)
Rubber can be found in a small portion of Scrap, but it is used in many items.
How to Get Rusted Parts
Disassembly Bench Sources: Broken Flashlight (1), Connector Firmware (2), Jack (4), Gas Welding Torch (2), Lantern (2), Scrap Coarse Barrel (1), Scrap Coarse Body (2), Scrap Coarse Stock (1), Table Fan (1)
Rusted Parts can be acquired by Disassembling items that are largely found in points of interest rated Level 10 and below, although you can occasionally find it in higher-level areas in my experience.
How to Get Salt
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
You can get Salt by collecting Seawater and processing it at a stove. You can only collect Seawater at the ocean; water collected from rivers and other water sources will be "Dirty Water" instead and won't have any Salt in it.
How to Get Shabby Fabric
Disassembly Bench Sources: Blanket (4), Camouflage Bag (1), Carpets (2), Fabric (3), Football (2), Jacket (3), Jump Rope (2), Old Clothing (4)
You can get Shabby Fabric by disassembling a small number of items that can be found in low-level points of interest.
How to Get Silver Ore
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
Silver Ore is a rare resource that can be found throughout the world as far as we can tell. You might find one ore vein within an entire zone if you're fortunate. It looks similar to Tin Ore, so make sure to understand the differences between the two before ignoring them!
As with Tin Ore, you won't be able to harvest Tin Ore unless you have a Copper Pickaxe.
How to Get Standard Part
Disassembly Bench Sources: Clock (2), Desk Lamp (2), Desk Phone (2), Fire Extinguisher (2), Piston (1), Printer (1), Headphones (2), Scrap Standard Barrel (2), Scrap Standard Body (2), Scrap Standard Stock (2), Telephone (2), Walkie-Talkie (2), Wireless Router (1)
You can only get Standard Part by Disassembling items found in areas rated for Level 10 to Level 20; you won't really be able to find it in the low-level areas at the start of the game.
How to Get Steel Ingot
Disassembly Bench Sources: Microwave Oven (1)
You can get Steel Ingot by refining Iron Ore and Charcoal in a Furnace; Iron Ore can only be found in areas rated Level 20 and higher. You can rarely get Steel Ingot by Disassembling certain Scrap items in the Disassembly Bench.
How to Get Sulfur
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
Sulfur can be found throughout the world of Once Human; it can be found in the rocks with yellow powder on them.
You won't need Sulfur for much in the early game, but it forms a critical component of Gunpowder. You're going to need a fair amount of Sulfur to craft your own ammo once you start making guns!
How to Get Tin Ore
Disassembly Bench Sources: N/A
You can get Tin Ore by exploring areas rated for Level 10 and higher. Tin Ore has roughly the same shape as Copper Ore, but it has a grey color. The closest (and safest) area you can get it is the parts of Broken Delta rated for Level 12, across the river to the southwest of Deadsville.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to harvest Tin Ore until you've unlocked the Copper Pickaxe and crafted it.
How to Get Waste Plastic
Disassembly Bench Sources: Blanket (1), Gardening Shears (3), Glue (1), Industrial Tape (1), Paint Brush (2), Plastic Card (3), Steel Pliers (2), Syringe (2), Water Bottle (2), Wrench (4)
You can get Waste Plastic by Disassembling a small number of items.
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