A more logical scrapping of copper

[ReZiiN]

I am aware of the scrapper perk and shipments but I find it quite unbelievable that only certain types of electronic components give copper when they are scrapped. Last I checked ALL electrical gadgets have copper in them not just light bulbs, hot plates and circuit boards. Even in the Fallout universe where fusion has been harnessed you would still need copper to transmit power through every single mechanism.

 

In reality cars would give a good amount of copper, houses would give A LOT of copper, radios, TV's, watches and all lights and light posts would give copper -even without bulbs, and when you scrap a conduit or some other item that requires copper to build, it only makes sense that you would get that copper back -but you don't. The things that do give you resources back short you for some strange reason.

 

Bethesda put up a good effort hell they did an awesome job but I sense not many of the devs ever worked in construction, or took things apart for fun, if they had they would have realized copper is friggen everywhere. So it falls to the modders to pick up the slack, we need a more logical copper scrapping mechanic.

 

On a side note it would be awesome if you could scrap resources from static objects, I keep coming across huge computer panels and static terminals in vaults and prewar ruins, and I always think "if only there were a prompt to scrap resources from this static object"

Edited January 11, 2016 by ReZiiN

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[MightyZ0G]

lots of circuits now are silver ink screen printed onto a membrane.

but you are correct, there should be more copper. there must be a kilo or 2 of copper wire in a residential house, plus all the copper pipes for gas and water.

 

what I wonder is why there is so much scrap after 200 years. surely the raiders and scavengers would have got most of the easy scrap. 90% of the resources should be in well defended camps and compounds by the time we get to see the Commonwealth.