Salvaged Fuel Recovery Station

Salvaged Fuel Recovery Station

By Faded — Build 42 Compatible

🔧 Overview

Power's out. Gas stations are dry. The pumps are dead. But you're not.

Salvaged Fuel Recovery Station lets you convert the junk, rot, and scrap littering the apocalypse into usable propane and gasoline using repurposed industrial machinery found in warehouses and factories across Knox County.

It's loud. It's dangerous. Zombies will hear it. But when your generator's tank is bone dry and winter is closing in — you do what you have to.

⛽ Two Fuel Paths

Propane Path (Simpler)
Load an empty Propane Tank as your fuel container. No liquid additives needed.
→ Output: Full Propane Tank

Gasoline Path (Advanced)
Load an empty Gas Can as your fuel container, plus liquid additives (alcohol, bleach, disinfectant, whiskey, or wine).
→ Output: Full Gas Can

📖 How to Use

• Find an industrial machine. Look in warehouses, factories, and industrial zones for large machinery (industry_03 tileset). These are the big floor-mounted machines — you'll know them when you see them.
  
• Right-click the machine and select "Use Fuel Recovery Station" from the context menu.
  
• Load materials into the workstation UI. You need all of the following:
  

Slot

What to Load

Default Qty

Organic Material

Rotten food, compost, dead animals, logs, planks, branches, twigs, sticks, berries, mushrooms

5

Waste / Junk

Newspapers, magazines, paper, tissues, rags, plastic bags, trash bags, garbage, broken glass, rubber, duct tape

3

Scrap Metal

Scrap metal, metal bars, metal pipes, sheet metal, nails, screws

2

Fuel Container

Empty Propane Tank (→ propane) or Empty Gas Can (→ gasoline)

1

Additive (Gasoline only)

Alcohol, disinfectant, bleach, whiskey, wine

2

• Make sure you have power. The machine needs electricity — either grid power or a running generator within range.
  
• Click "Auto-Fill" to automatically pull valid items from your inventory, or drag items manually.
  
• Click "Start Processing" and wait. Default processing time is 30 in-game minutes.
  
• Collect your fuel when the machine is done — right-click the machine and select "Collect Fuel Output".
  

⚠️ WARNING: The machine is LOUD. It emits noise at regular intervals while processing, attracting zombies from a wide radius. Plan accordingly — clear the area, board up, or bring friends.

✨ Features

• Two fuel production paths — Propane (simple) or Gasoline (requires additives)
  
• Custom workstation UI — Clean interface with material slots, auto-fill, item validation, and hover tooltips
  
• Noise system — Loud cycling sound profiles that attract zombies while the machine runs
  
• Visual effects — Smoke, sparks, and ember particles on active machines
  
• Power requirement — Grid electricity or a connected, running generator
  
• Multiplayer compatible — Full MP sync via ModData
  
• 10 sandbox options — Tune processing time, noise, material requirements, and visual effects
  
• Rotten food has value — Finally a use for all that spoiled food rotting in your fridge
  

⚙️ Sandbox Options

All values are fully configurable from the sandbox settings menu:

• Processing Time — 5 to 120 minutes (default: 30)
  
• Noise Radius — 10 to 150 tiles (default: 50)
  
• Noise Volume — 10 to 200 (default: 80)
  
• Noise Interval — 1 to 10 minutes between bursts (default: 2)
  
• Required Organic Materials — 1 to 20 (default: 5)
  
• Required Waste / Junk — 1 to 20 (default: 3)
  
• Required Scrap Metal — 1 to 20 (default: 2)
  
• Required Liquid Additives — 1 to 10 (default: 2, gasoline path only)
  
• Enable Smoke Effects — on/off
  
• Enable Spark Effects — on/off
  

💡 Tips

• Hover over any slot in the UI to see exactly which items are accepted.
  
• The machine type determines nothing — the output depends entirely on which fuel container you insert.
  
• Stockpile rotten food! It's the easiest organic material to accumulate passively.
  
• Run the machine during rain or thunderstorms — the ambient noise helps mask it.
  
• Place your generator outside and the machine inside a fortified building for the safest setup.
  
• Gasoline is harder to produce but far more versatile — vehicles, chainsaws, and more.
  

🔗 My Other Mods

• Common Sense Reborn — A massive quality-of-life overhaul for Build 42. Smarter inventory, vehicle helpers, utility HUD, seatbelts, loot filters, and much more.
  
• I Sync You Sync We All Sync For DeSync — Multiplayer desync fixes and synchronization improvements.
  
• Faded's Faithful Friends — Companion animals for the apocalypse.
  

🐛 Bug Reports & Feedback

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Drop a comment on the Workshop page. Include your console.txt log if possible — it helps track down issues fast.

Built for Project Zomboid Build 42 | Singleplayer & Multiplayer

Accepted Materials

Organic: Any rotten food, compost, dead mice/rats/birds/squirrels/rabbits/fish, logs, planks, branches, twigs, sticks, foraged berries, mushrooms

Waste: Newspapers, magazines, paper, tissues, rags, dirty rags, plastic bags, trash bags, garbage, broken glass, paperclips, rubber, duct tape, scotch tape

Scrap: Scrap metal, metal bars, metal pipes, sheet metal, small sheet metal, nails, screws

Additives (gasoline only): Alcohol, alcohol bandages, disinfectant, bleach, whiskey, wine

Containers: Empty propane tank → propane | Empty gas can → gasoline

Compatibility

• Build 42+
  
• Singleplayer and Multiplayer
  
• No mod dependencies
  
• Safe to add or remove mid-save — no global data, no player data, no item definitions. All mod data is stored on the machine objects and will be harmlessly ignored if the mod is removed.
  

Known Issues

• This mod is a WIP — please report any bugs in the comments
  
• Balance is subject to change between updates
  

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions welcome in the comments.

Workshop ID: 3710535832
Mod ID: SalvagedFuelRecoveryStation