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Frostrail Resources

Public sources name branches, logs, charcoal, wood, metal, cloth, and plastic, while also documenting fuel, material refining, and one official screenshot recipe. Exact yields and most recipes remain TBA.

9 named resources + refining

Verified records

Branches and wood in the cab hotbar

Eden Engine fuel

Branches

Named by FakeFish founder Aku Jauhiainen as a fuel input for the train.

Type
Fuel resource
Where found
TBA
Processing
TBA
Stack / weight
TBA
Logs ×24 in the cab hotbar

Eden Engine fuel

Logs

Named as fuel for operating the Eden Engine.

Type
Fuel resource
Where found
TBA
Burn time
TBA
Stack / weight
TBA
Charcoal feeding the POWER and HEAT furnace

Processed fuel

Charcoal

Discussed as an Eden Engine fuel, but its production recipe and efficiency are not public.

Type
Fuel resource
Produced from
TBA
Efficiency
TBA
Stack / weight
TBA
Metal scraps ×24 in the cab hotbar

Recovered material

Metal scraps

Metal scraps begin the developer-described metal refining chain.

Refines into
Slag metal
Used in
Refining / crafting
Sources
Scavenging — exact sites TBA
Yield / stack / weight
TBA
Slag metal ×5 listed on the Bolt-Action Rifle recipe

Intermediate material

Slag metal

Slag metal is the intermediate step between metal scraps and pure metal.

Input
Metal scraps
Refines into
Pure metal
Station / ratio / time
TBA
Pure metal refining on the Assembly Station screen

Refined material

Pure metal

Pure metal is the refined output named for weapon and train-related production.

Input
Slag metal
Used in
Weapons / train — exact recipes TBA
Yield / stack / weight
TBA
Wood ×3 listed on the Bolt-Action Rifle recipe

Crafting material

Wood

The official Assembly Station screenshot requires three wood for the displayed Bolt-Action Rifle assembly.

Confirmed use
Bolt-Action Rifle ×3 — screenshot build
Refining
Wood has a developer-described refinement chain
Sources / stack / weight
TBA
Cloth ×2 listed on the Bolt-Action Rifle recipe

Crafting material

Cloth

The official Assembly Station screenshot requires two cloth for the displayed Bolt-Action Rifle assembly.

Confirmed use
Bolt-Action Rifle ×2 — screenshot build
Sources
Scavenging — exact sites TBA
Stack / weight
TBA
Plastic salvage at the onboard workbench

Crafting material

Plastic

Plastic is a named resource recovered for weapons and train-related construction.

Type
Material
Used in
Weapons / train
Sources
Scavenging — exact sites TBA
Stack / weight
TBA

Resource loop

The crew leaves the train to scavenge settlements, wreckage, ruins, bunkers, strongholds, and dungeons, then brings recovered materials back to onboard stations. Resources support weapons, equipment, repair, expansion, storage, heat, and motion.

Aku Jauhiainen gives one concrete production example: metal scraps are processed into slag metal and then pure metal. He says wood and plastic follow similar refinement logic, but does not publish every intermediate name or ratio.

  • Scavenge the frozen levels
  • Return materials to the train
  • Refine metal scraps → slag metal → pure metal
  • Use comparable refining systems for wood and plastic
Logs, fuel, and metal scraps in the cab
Official cab hotbar showing logs ×24, fuel canisters ×3, and metal scraps ×24.

Documented material requirement

One official Steam screenshot provides exact pre-release material quantities for assembling the pictured Bolt-Action Rifle: five slag metal, three wood, and two cloth. This is valid screenshot evidence, but it should not be generalized to other guns or assumed final for Q4 2026 Early Access.

Slag metal
×5
Wood
×3
Cloth
×2
Build status
Official pre-release screenshot
Bolt-Action Rifle material requirements
Official screenshot: slag metal ×5, wood ×3, cloth ×2.

Fields awaiting verification

The development team has not published stack sizes, weights, node locations, processing ratios, yields, rarity, or complete recipe relationships for these resources.

Stack size
TBA
Weight
TBA
Where to find
General scavenging confirmed; exact locations TBA
Metal processing chain
Confirmed
Refining ratios / time
TBA
Other recipe quantities
TBA
Assembly Station material list
Official screenshot of the named assembly materials.

Official media evidence

These images come from the official Steam gallery or developer announcements. They document a pre-release build and may change before Early Access.

Bolt-Action Rifle Assembly Station material requirements
Official screenshot showing slag metal ×5, wood ×3, and cloth ×2 for the displayed pre-release rifle assembly.
Logs, fuel canisters, and metal scraps in the Eden Engine cab hotbar
Official cab screenshot: logs ×24, fuel canisters ×3, and metal scraps ×24 in the hotbar.
Sources used
Official: Official Steam store and screenshot galleryDeveloper interview: PC Gamer interview with FakeFishDeveloper interview: IndieGames interview with FakeFish founder

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