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Scrap Mechanic guides — Axolot Games' physics sandbox survival: 1.0 update, vehicle building, survival basics, tips, mods, multiplayer and more.

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Scrap Mechanic Bots & Enemies — Farmbots, Haybots, Seekerbots & All Hostiles

Every Scrap Mechanic enemy explained: Farmbots, Haybots, Totebots, Minerbots, Seekerbots and Tapebots — behavior, weaknesses and the weapons that counter them.

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Scrap Mechanic Commands & Cheats — Console Commands, Dev Mode & Item Spawning

Scrap Mechanic console commands: enabling dev mode, spawning parts and items, teleporting, and the cheats that save sandbox time.

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Scrap Mechanic Guide — Everything You Need to Know (1.0)

The complete Scrap Mechanic guide: survival basics, vehicle building, suspension, logic gates, auto farms, raids and the 1.0 Drilling Thunder chapter — with prices, specs and the 34 achievements.

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Scrap Mechanic Logic Gates — Wiring, Timers, Repeaters & Automation

How logic gates work in Scrap Mechanic: AND/OR/NOT/XOR wiring, sensors, timers and repeaters — build automatic doors, traps and factory logic.

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Scrap Mechanic Map & Locations — Warehouses, Workshops, Quests & the 1.0 World

Scrap Mechanic's map and key locations: the crashed ship, Mechanic Station, Farmers Hideout, warehouses, workshops, Grow Labs and the 1.0 underground map.

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Scrap Mechanic Mods & Steam Workshop — The Best Mods & 1.0 Compatibility

Scrap Mechanic mods explained: Steam Workshop, the best part/custom mods, blueprint sharing and what 1.0 did to mod compatibility.

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Scrap Mechanic Raid Defense — How Raids Work & How to Survive Them

How Scrap Mechanic raids work: trigger math, raid levels, defense builds, turrets, water cannons and the level 5 raid achievement.

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Scrap Mechanic Save File & Location — Where Saves Live & How to Back Them Up

Where Scrap Mechanic saves live, how to back up worlds and blueprints, and what the 1.0 update did to save compatibility.

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Scrap Mechanic Survival Beginner's Guide — Your First Hours (1.0)

A survival beginner's guide for Scrap Mechanic 1.0: the first-day path from crashed ship to working base, food, water, farming and raid-safe habits.

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Scrap Mechanic Suspension Guide — Wishbone, Double Wishbone, Tank Steering & Fixes

Every Scrap Mechanic suspension type explained: Sport, Off-Road, Wishbone and Double Wishbone — how to tune them, build tank steering, and fix the suspension glitch.

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Scrap Mechanic System Requirements — Full 1.0 Specs, Price & Steam Deck Notes

Scrap Mechanic 1.0 system requirements (minimum and recommended), the $28.99 price, Windows-only platform status and Steam Deck notes.

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Scrap Mechanic Vehicle Building — Cars, Tanks, Trucks, Boats & Trailers

How to build vehicles in Scrap Mechanic: chassis rules, wheels and suspension, engines, steering and tank tracks — plus car, truck, small tank, boat and trailer build recipes.