Scavland Cooking, Crafting & Trading Guide

Quick answerTo cook in Scavland, players utilize lit campfires across Zalesye as functional survival stations rather than an intricate culinary crafting minigame. Cooking in Scavland centers on boiling contaminated water bottles over campfire flames to produce clean, safe drinking water (preventing radiation poisoning and dysentery), while lit campfires actively restore character health (healing rate doubled in Update 0.7.0). Character nutrition is managed by consuming packaged rations, canned Tushonka, and dried meats to clear Hunger and sustain your maximum stamina pool (150 in Explorer Mode, 100 in Returner and Iron Man modes). In Update 0.7.0, stashes and crafting tables were added to all main camps across Zalesye. At safehouse workbenches, craft essential ammunition, medical kits, and cleaning tools from scrap metal, weapon springs, clean cloth, and gunpowder.

Scavland crafting workbench, ammunition manufacturing and trading inventory interface

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Field notes

01 · How to Cook & Purify Water at Campfires: Campfires in safe camps and outposts act as primary survival stations. Place Contaminated Water canteens directly on a lit campfire to boil clean potable water. Lit campfires also emit soothing warmth that regenerates health over time (healing rate doubled in Update 0.7.0).
02 · Nutrition & Stamina Cap Management: Scavland food crafting is streamlined—consume canned rations (Tushonka, sardines, beans) and dried meats to keep Hunger low. Neglecting food depletes stamina regeneration and caps maximum stamina below baseline (150 in Explorer Mode, 100 in Returner and Iron Man).
03 · Master Workbench Crafting Loops: At safehouse workbenches, combine 2x Metal Scrap + 1x Weapon Spring to assemble Basic Gun Cleaning Kits. For ammunition, combine Gunpowder with Lead Pellets to produce 12-Gauge Buckshot or 9x18mm rounds.
04 · Exploit Trader Category Specialization: Traders specialize in specific goods: Zhivan pays 140% for Common items, Vesna 75%, and Nadja 90% for Common and 80% for Crafting items. Grigory no longer buys food or medical items, paying premiums for weapon attachments instead.
05 · Trader Rank Value Bonus (Update 0.7.0): In Update 0.7.0, traders pay an additional 5% sell value per Trader Rank. Completing jobs and selling specialized wares rapidly accelerates ruble earnings.
06 · Unrestricted Trading with Volodymyr: If your faction reputation has dropped from hostile engagements, trader Volodymyr at the Crossroads annex continues to buy and sell all items without reputation rank restrictions.

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Campfire Cooking & Boiling	Lit campfires purify contaminated water canteens into clean water and double health regeneration (Update 0.7.0)
Stamina Pool Baselines	Maximum stamina is 150 in Explorer Mode and 100 in Returner and Iron Man modes
Safehouse Workbenches	Stashes and crafting tables were added to all main camps in Update 0.7.0
Trader Rank Bonus	Traders pay an additional 5% sell value per Trader Rank since Update 0.7.0
Specialized Vendor Payouts	Zhivan pays 140% for Common items, Vesna 75%, Nadja 90% for Common and 80% for Crafting items
Universal Repair Kits	Gun and Armor Repair Kits can now be used regardless of equipment damage condition (Update 0.7.0)
Verified Baseline	Official Steam announcements & community reports · Update 0.7.0

Questions players ask

How do you cook in Scavland?

Scavland does not have a complex cooking menu with raw meat recipes. Instead, food is eaten as packaged provisions (canned Tushonka, dried meat, sardines) to satisfy hunger and prevent stamina cap penalties. Campfires are used to boil contaminated water canteens into clean potable water and provide active health regeneration.

How do I boil water at a campfire?

Approach any lit campfire in the wilderness or settlement outposts. Interact with the fire to boil contaminated water bottles into clean, safe drinking water, removing dysentery and radiation risks.

Why is my maximum stamina reduced?

Severe hunger, thirst, or exhaustion penalizes your stamina bar. Keep your character fed with rations and hydrated with boiled clean water to maintain full stamina (150 in Explorer Mode, 100 in Returner and Iron Man).

Which trader gives the best price for crafting components?

Nadja pays 80% for Crafting items and 90% for Common goods. Grigory no longer purchases food, medical, or crafting items, focusing on weapon attachments.

What changed with crafting and stashes in Update 0.7.0?

Stashes and crafting tables were added to all main camps across Zalesye. Stash expansions can also be purchased from a Trader for 50,000 Rubles to unlock an additional Stash tab in the main village.