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Inspect the assay office

Recover supplies from a hostile or abandoned worksite. Each success rolls common, rare and location finds separately. Failed attempts cause damage and recovery time.

Trade
Reconnaissance
Required trade level
70
Base trade XP
73
Base work interval
3 s
Site perception
600
Base failure maximum hit
180
Failure recovery
3 s
Base maximum cash find
$0.07

Additional base finds

Independent base rolls

ItemQuantityBase chance / draw share
Tailor’s spare pocket10.833333%
Black felt hat10.005%
Soft-soled scouting boots10.006667%

Common weighted finds

Chance applies to the relevant successful work event. Failure and common-find gates are separate.

ItemQuantityBase chance / draw share
Gold Ore1Weight 156 / 295
Nickel ore1Weight 80 / 295
Manganese ore1Weight 29 / 295
Rich magnetite1Weight 19 / 295
Selected magnetite1Weight 11 / 295

Location finds

Chance applies to the relevant successful work event. Failure and common-find gates are separate.

ItemQuantityBase chance / draw share
Pile of Logs10.2%
Pile of Ores10.2%

Unique finds

Chance applies to the relevant successful work event. Failure and common-find gates are separate.

ItemQuantityBase chance / draw share
Miner's Helmet1Declared reward

Mastery

+1 stealth and +1% cents per mastery level; −0.2s interval at 50, and +75 additional stealth at 99.

Timing and yield

The table gives content-defined base values. Your tools, equipment, mastery, outcomes and other active modifiers determine the current quote. Failed or random work does not promise a successful output on every cycle.