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Building Materials Guide for Structures and Upgrades
By Leole
Use this as a reference to remind yourself how many Metals, Resins, Ceramics, Special Alloys or Chemicals you need to build any construction. Spoilers for every possible construction you will be able to make in the game.
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Category: Crafting, Gameplay Basics, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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21 Jul, 2020 @ 10:10am
17 Aug, 2020 @ 4:41pm
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Guide Index
Overview
Introduction 
Bridge 
Generator 
Postbox 
Safehouse 
Timefall Shelter 
Watchtower 
Zipline 
Highways 
Repairing Structures 
Conclusion 
Comments
Introduction
I was tired of having to look up "Generator Lvl 3 Upgrade Death Stranding" every time I wanted to build one to remind myself that I needed X amount of Metals and Y amounts of Chiral Crystals, so I decided to make this guide so me, and anyone who needs it, can have a quick reference that they can alt tab to (or shift tab) without ads or a google search in between.

Pictures were taken from the wiki at https://deathstranding.fandom.com
Bridge



Requires materials to be usable at all? YES

Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv 1, 800 Metal
Added functionality: Usable

Lv 2
Requires: 1600 Metal, 96 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability

Lv 3
Requires: 2800 Metal, 500 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Even more durability
Generator



Requires materials to be usable at all? NO

Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv. 1
Added functionality: Usable

Lv 2
Requires: 400 Metal
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability, Charges faster, Charging area covers more

Lv 3
Requires: 400 Metal, 100 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Even more durability
Postbox



Requires materials to be usable at all? NO

Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv 1
Added functionality: Usable

Lv 2
Requires: 200 Metal
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability, More storage space

Lv 3
Requires: 600 Metal
Added functionality: Even more durability
Safehouse



Requires materials to be usable at all? YES

Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv2, 2400 Special Alloys, 300 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Usable

Lv 2
Requires: 4560 Special Alloys, 500 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability

Lv 3
Requires: 6840 Special Alloys, 1000 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Even more durability
Timefall Shelter



Requires materials to be usable at all? NO

Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv 1
Added functionality: Usable

Lv 2
Requires: 400 Metal, 32 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability, Boosted repair spray (I have no idea what this does better compared to Lv 1)

Lv 3
Requires: 1200 Metal, 300 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Even more durability
Watchtower



Requires materials to be usable at all? NO

Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv 1
Added functionality: Usable

Lv 2
Requires: 400 Metal, 32 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability

Lv 3
Requires: 800 Metal, 150 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Even more durability
Zipline



Requires materials to be usable at all? NO
Lv 1
Requires: PCC Lv 2
Added functionality: Usable (300 meters range)

Lv 2
Requires: 240 Chemicals, 480 Special Alloys
Added functionality: Customization Slot, More durability, +50 meters of range (350 meters total)

Lv 3
Requires: 1440 Chemicals, 1440 Special Alloys, 300 Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Even more durability

NOTE: To connect a Lvl 2 Zipline to another at max range (350 meters), only ONE zipline needs to be lvl 2, the other one can be Lvl 1 and as long as it is within range of the upgraded one, it will connect.
Highways



Requires materials to be usable at all? YES

Lv 1
Requires: Varies wildly, but it's always a combination of Metals, Ceramics and Chiral crystals
Added functionality: Usable, middle lane is an energy zone, so your batteries aren't used up while you're on it.

To make highways, you need to find an Auto-Paver somewhere in the world, and feed it the materials it requests. Other people can contribute too as long as the Paver is connected to the Chiral network. You can check how many materials are needed and how many materials have already been contributed by you or other people on the Auto-Paver itself or on the Auto-Paver icon on the map.
Repairing Structures
Any and all structures degrade over time, and their durability can be restored by resupplying them with any materials used in its construction and Chiral Crystals

Chiral Crystals are special in the sense that they don't actually have to be needed to construct the structure to be used as a repair material, like for example, the Postbox
Conclusion
Hopefully this'll be of some use to you

If you have any ideas on how to improve the guide, feel free to comment below
14 Comments
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IE800S 14 Mar, 2023 @ 9:41am 
all players only need to remember the 2 magic numbers when using a PCC, 800 and 2400.

800 metal for a bridge and 2400 for a personal safe house and i believe everything else doesn't need extra materials to be usable, just default to lvl 2, the difference in material is trivial.
EUfemboy 2 May, 2021 @ 11:41pm 
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Mediterranean Barbarian 11 Jan, 2021 @ 12:04am 
There is no minimum required materials to repair the durability of already paved roads.
Adding material increases the durability gauge by the bar that is represented under the durability numbers. Simply all you do is feed ether iron, ceramic, or Chiral into the Auto-Paver. It's like fueling up a car with extra or unneeded material.
Leole  [author] 25 Aug, 2020 @ 12:58pm 
Well that's just odd, just today I used it to build all the roads near the Distribuition Center North of Mountain Knot City.

Are you sure you're selecting the paver? Sometimes several icons stack onto each other, you have to use the dpad up and down to scroll through the icons.
Oddly Accused 24 Aug, 2020 @ 2:02pm 
I am in the last chapter waiting for inauguration and find that I cannot see materials requirements to repair the roads on the paver menu or maps. What up with this?
Leole  [author] 6 Aug, 2020 @ 5:27am 
Good idea, will do!
DuuD 5 Aug, 2020 @ 2:03pm 
Very nice guide. I think you should add that any structure in the game can be repaired with chiral crystals at any level even if they don't require them to level up like the postbox.
M `sharp 4 Aug, 2020 @ 7:50am 
ty nice guide :XX
Planty 29 Jul, 2020 @ 7:55pm 
thank you!
Kazawasky 29 Jul, 2020 @ 7:18am 
thx