Is there any scrappable junk I should hold on to that could otherwise be used for other purposes?
Fallout 4 adds the kleptomaniac-friendly ability to deconstruct practically anything into useful components. As such, I have built an impressive store of building materials, and enforce a "pick up everything, leave nothing" strategy. This works quite well.
However, a few guys on Live have been recommending I hold on to any copies of the Daily Bugle I find, as there is supposedly an NPC that will pay caps for them. I assume this is the case for both regular and rolled up copies.
I know that in previous Fallout games, there were a few "junk items" that would serve a purpose, often in regards to an NPC that would buy them off you for a fair amount of caps.
Are there any junk items in Fallout 4 that serve any type of purpose other then component scrapping? Are there any particular items I should be holding on to, instead?
I am specifically asking about items that can otherwise be lost through the automatic dis-assembly of junk. Items that fall under the "misc" category, like overdue books and subway tokens, are of no use in this context as there is no great risk of accidentally destroying them.
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The big one that I try to avoid scrapping is Pre War Money.
Cloth is easy to come by, and Pre-War Money has a high resale value and zero weight, which makes it an ideal way to pull caps out of an ATM machine trade with merchants for a few extra caps whenever you come across one.
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Is junk useful in Fallout?
Fallout 4 has a tremendous number of items that the game itself classifies as "Junk", though these are not always useless pieces of trash. Salvaging components from these items is integral for crafting in this game, though it can sometimes be tricky to know which items are the most worth collecting.What is the most valuable junk in Fallout 4?
But basically, you don't have to scrap items. You can simply place the junk in your workshop. Once you build something, the junk will be scrapped automatically if there is no actual component available.Do I need to scrap junk in Fallout 4?
After accessing the inventory on a workbench or crafting station at an allied settlement, all junk items can automatically be transferred into the workbench and are available for crafting at the settlement, as well as all settlements connected to it via a supply line.The BEST Use for Scrap Lumber!
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Actually, I've found a handful of items worth holding onto, if only for their caps/weight value. If you currently don't need the resources they provide for crafting.
- pre war money (kinda obvious since its higher value than caps and has no weight)
- gold anything (watch/locket/flip lighter, if you need gold for crafting, scrap the flip lighters and lockets, since the pocket watch doesn't weigh much and has a really high resale value)
- synth components (sell them instead of scrapping them. They sell for 50-100 caps each, while scrapping gets you 2 plastic which is super easy to get from a million other things)
- packets/cartons/boxes of cigarettes & cigars (almost no weight and a decent sale value. they only provide useless cloth if scrapped)
Just a few ideas. basically just compare the weight, scrap components, and sell value to know what is worth picking up/scrapping/selling. I usually dump all of my 'to keep/sell' items on dogmeat as I go (since he's the the only companion that doesn't collect random crap on his own) so when I get back to my settlement I can just dump everything without thinking about it.
Some npcs will trade random junk for caps (like the guy who wants tools) but usually the price isn't worth the time it takes to constantly travel back and forth to drop it off for the petty amount of caps they offer.
Answer 3
Over due library books can be returned at a library in exchange for book return tokens, you can trade in the tokens for misc items like a camera or toys, and if you have enough you can get a Surgical Magazine. I haven't figured out if subway tokens have anything similar yet so for the time being I've just been holding on to them
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