Makeshift digging tool
Specimen Telemetry & Parameters
- Trader Value
- 30
- Weight
- 1.8u
- INT to Recognize
- 5
- INT to Craft
- 7
- Decay Timer
- -
- Inventory Usable
- Yes
- Recipe / Acquisition
- Flimsy knife Rope Stick (x2) Bio-chem fluid - At least 10 mL
- Clinical & Survival Role
- Craftable excavation tool (INT 7, 10 Hammering & 5 Cutting quality) used to tunnel through cave walls and debris.
Makeshift digging tool Field Specification & Classification
Within the Release 1.0 equipment manifest of Casualties: Unknown, the makeshift digging tool specimen is cataloged as a high-priority survival resource for deep subterranean expeditions. Field telemetry confirms that maintaining dedicated makeshift digging tool reserves in accessible container slots prevents acute medical or logistical emergencies from escalating during vertical cave traversal. Expeditions descending from the Gravel Lands toward deeper subterranean strata rely on makeshift digging tool whenever standard scavenging runs encounter resource scarcity, structural hazards, or severe physical trauma.
Acquisition, Crafting & Clinical Deployment Protocol
Survivors obtain Makeshift digging tool primarily via Scavenged from structural containers or traded at outpost kiosks. Before committing Makeshift digging tool to an active slot, operators must account for its specific operational hazard profile: Improper deployment under trauma or high encumbrance can delay stabilization. Executing a clean inspection in the limb and torso diagnostic console before using Makeshift digging tool prevents wasted charges, secondary tissue complications, or fatal encumbrance penalties while traversing vertical shafts.
Loadout Synergy & Comparative Expedition Alternatives
In balanced descent loadouts, Makeshift digging tool pairs effectively with Machete (Tools & Weapons) and Nutrient bar (Food & Rations) to cover both routine traversal and emergency stabilization. When trader stock or container rolls do not yield Makeshift digging tool, seasoned scavengers substitute Sling bag or conserve mass for deeper biome transitions where resupply kiosks are absent.