In one of our latest updates, we introduced repair kits to our game.
Here’s everything you need to know about them!
How it used to be
In the past, you could go on multiple loot runs with the same weapon without needing to repair it. Even the outer zones of the world map could be reached several times before your weapon finally broke, forcing you to visit an NPC to get it repaired. This took away the excitement of standing in a horde of zombies, not knowing whether your weapon would break at any moment.
What has changed?
We have made durability more relevant by adjusting durability loss values. That means that all parts of your equipment will now wear out faster with use. We’ve also increased the range of the possible base durability for newly acquired items. Therefore, equipment can now drop with a higher or lower base durability than before.
As a result, your gear will break faster and may even start with lower base durability. This makes it harder to go on loot runs in the outer zones without your equipment breaking at some point. And that’s where repair kits come in.
To help you focus on hunting, we’ve implemented an indicator that shows whether an equipped item is either low on durability (orange) or broken (red). This indicator does not differentiate between weapons, tools and armor.
Why are we introducing Repair Kits?
To balance the game’s economy, we have introduced repair kits because these kits can only be bought with cash and not crafted. Even with the up and coming bunker overhaul, there are no plans to make repair kits craftable. The focus in the new bunker will still be on the raw materials.
About the Repair Kits
Tl dr: repair kits allow you to fully restore the durability of equipped items no matter where you are, as long as you have the right repair kit in your backpack.
There are two types of repair kits: armor repair kits and weapon repair kits. Armor repair kits restore the durability of any kind of armor, while weapon repair kits restore the durability of weapons and tools.
Each repair kit comes in six quality levels, ranging from poor to superior, just like the equipment. A repair kit can only be used on an item of the same or lower quality level, and each kit is single-use, so you’ll need one kit for each piece of armor or weapon you want to repair.
Repair kits can be purchased from any NPC who offers equipment repair services, with the most well-known being Charlie Hobson at the Petrol Station in Junction. The higher the quality of the repair kit, the more expensive it is to buy. Additionally, while repair kits offer the clear advantage of being usable anywhere, purchasing them is significantly more expensive than getting an NPC to repair your equipment.
In the next update, repair costs when using NPCs will be even lower, as they will be calculated based on the percentage of durability lost. This means that, if your equipment is only 50% broken, repairing it will only cost you 50% of the full cost for repairs.
Please note: Currently, all repair kits are sold in stacks of 5. However, this will be changed in the future, as we are working on a feature that will allow you to buy smaller quantities.
Additional Information
Please keep in mind that, following our latest updates, only selected NPCs offer equipment repair services, rather than all trader NPCs. Additionally, none of the trader NPCs sell tools or weapons anymore, so you’ll need to scavenge for those yourself in the open world.