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The subject of this article is from the Origins update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 9 November, 2020. |
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 9 November, 2020.

Scrap Dealer stall
Scrap Dealer is an NPC.
Summary[ | ]
The Scrap Dealer is an NPC that can be found in a stall located inside a space station.
They sell players an Emergency Broadcast Receiver. The prices are very steep starting from 5M and escalating up to 30M
for the same day.
Once the Derelict Freighter mission has been completed, the Crew Manifest and Captain's Log can be sold to the Scrap Dealer for Tainted Metal (~700-800 for both).
Items offered for sale[ | ]
The scrap dealer sells crates of contraband called suspicious packets in exchange for Tainted Metal. These can include Quad Servo, Walker Brain, Drop Pod Coordinate Data, or Suspicious Upgrade Modules (X-Class).
They also sell singular Suspicious Modules, as well as base building decorations, banners, decals, gadgets, and anomalous facial transformations.
General items[ | ]
- Repair Kit 811-828 Tainted Metal
- Suspicious Module 329 Tainted Metal
- Suspicious Packet (Goods) 183-185 Tainted Metal
- Suspicious Packet (Technology) 243-245 Tainted Metal
- Suspicious Packet (Weaponry) 426-428 Tainted Metal
Decorations[ | ]
- Detoxified Slime 500 Tainted Metal
- Orange Pustule 500 Tainted Metal
- Wriggling Companion 800-805 Tainted Metal
Banners[ | ]
- Appalling Banner 220 Tainted Metal
- Tentacled Banner 220 Tainted Metal
Decals[ | ]
- Hazard Decal 400 Tainted Metal
- Horrific Decal 400 Tainted Metal
- Tentacled Decal 400 Tainted Metal
- Warning Decal 400 Tainted Metal
Visages[ | ]
- Horrific Flesh-Helmet 3,200 Tainted Metal
Additional information[ | ]
Emergency Broadcast Receiver price increases with each purchase - 5m, 10m, 20m, & caps at 30m, but resets every day.
Release history[ | ]
- Desolation - Added to the game
- Origins - scrap now sold in exchange for Pugneum
- Origins 3.05 - Now requires Tainted Metal from Derelict Freighters instead of Pugneum, made rewards consistent for all races.