Monument Puzzles & Power Trips

The foundation of monument progression. Green cards grant initial access to secure electrical rooms, providing your squad with Blue Keycards and access to protected recyclers.

1x Green Card (4 Swipes)

1x Electric Fuse (180s)

Zero Rad Protection Needed

• 1 Card Spawns: Free pickups on desks in Lighthouse, Oxum's Gas Station, Supermarket, and Junkyard (no puzzle needed).
• 2 Solve At: Sewer Branch (underground bunker), Harbor (1 & 2 crane buildings), Satellite Dish (ground terminal).
• 3 Execution: Insert the fuse into the fusebox first, flip the circuit switch on, then swipe your green card to unlock the door.
• 4 Loot: Guarantees a Blue Keycard on the desk, multiple component crates, and safe recycler/refinery rooms.

Medium-tier monuments involve multi-step electrical routing. Remote switches and timed circuits guard Military Crates and the prized Red Keycards.

1x Blue Card (4 Swipes)

1–2x Electric Fuses

15–25% Rad Protection

• 1 Card Source: Looted from Tier 1 Green puzzle rooms or purchased at Outpost vendor for 100 scrap.
• 2 Remote Switches: Train Yard requires flipping switches in distant towers; Water Treatment requires opening wheel valves.
• 3 Airfield Requirement: Airfield underground puzzle requires both a Green Card and a Blue Card plus 2 fuses.
• 4 Loot: Guarantees a Red Keycard, Military Crates with weapons/gear, and high-tier components.

The ultimate loot tier. Red card rooms yield Elite Crates, high-end firearms, and C4/rockets. Guarded by lethal radiation, AI scientists, and server-wide combat counters.

1x Red Card (2 Swipes!)

2x Fuses (Mainland only)

Hazmat Suit (50+ Rads)

• 1 Launch Site: Activate 2 exterior power switches, insert 2 fuses in the substation, and sprint through the irradiated main building to the rooftop.
• 2 Oil Rigs (Small & Large): Require zero fuses! Swipe cards directly. Starting the Hackable Crate triggers a Heavy Scientist Chinook wave.
• 3 Military Tunnels: Clear armed scientists in tight corridors. Requires Green, Blue, and Red cards with 1 fuse to reach the armory.
• 4 Loot: Elite Crates, heavy military munitions, C4/Rockets, and Hackable Locked Crates (speed-unlocked in 5m on Rust Apes).

The August 2026 Power Trip update connects the entire island to a central electrical grid. By finding Heavy Fuses and loading them into Power Plant substations, players power up roadside powerlines, boost recyclers, and unlock world events.

• 1 Substation Insertion: Locate the heavy fuse boxes inside the Power Plant. Inserting Heavy Fuses incrementally elevates the island power tier.
• 2 Climbable Power Poles: Roadside utility poles with white cylindrical transformers now provide live power taps and can be climbed directly without ladders.
• 3 Recycler Overhaul: Wild recyclers outside safezones baseline at 50%, but jump to 60% with faster 4.5s cycle time when grid power is active.
• 4 Exclusive Red Recycler (75%): Maximum grid output unlocks a special Red Recycler inside the Power Plant operating at unprecedented 75% efficiency.

Take orbital mechanics into your own hands. Power the Satellite Control Computer at Launch Site and crash an orbital satellite into the island to spawn high-value loot crates.

• 1 Launch Site Console: Head to the satellite control room in Launch Site and insert an Aiming Module to power up the terminal.
• 2 Thruster Calibration: Experiment with thruster directional buttons to aim the crash reticle toward your target quadrant on the map.
• 3 De-Orbit Descent: Once confirmed, the satellite burns through the atmosphere in a blazing trail visible across the entire server.
• 4 Cooling Crates: The satellite impacts the ground and spills special Satellite Crates. Wait for them to cool down, then extract the loot.

Offshore oil rigs can now pump raw petroleum directly to the mainland. Coordinate between offshore teams and ground drivers to extract massive stores of crude oil.

• 1 Offshore Valve: With the power grid active, flip the crude conduit switch on Large Oil Rig to initiate 20 minutes of pumping to Dome.
• 2 Dual Pumping (1.5x): Small Oil Rig also features a pump valve (0.5x). Activating both rigs yields 1.5x crude flow rate.
• 3 Tanker Extraction: Crude cannot be collected on foot! Drive a modular car with a Tanker Module underneath the Dome pipe connection to fill the tank.
• 4 Refining: Drive your tanker to any powered Car Lift to pump out the crude oil and process it into low grade fuel.

The renovated control tower at Airfield connects directly to the power grid, unlocking high-tech avionics terminals that influence island air traffic and drops.

• 1 Tower Terminals: Head to the 2nd floor of the Airfield control tower. Two battery-buffered terminals charge from grid-fed fuse boxes.
• 2 Small Terminal (Global Airdrops): When charged, increases the frequency at which cargo planes drop Airdrops across the map.
• 3 Large Terminal (Tarmac Chinook): When fully charged, summons a heavy Chinook cargo transport to drop a resupply crate right onto the tarmac.
• 4 Recharge Cycle: Terminals slowly discharge after activation and can be recharged once their residual cooldown expires.

Restore the island's freshwater utility network. Roadside water pipes across the map remain bone-dry until the Water Treatment Plant's central pressure system is maintained.

• 1 Gearboxes: Two interior gearboxes control the central intact water tank. Grid power must be active to engage the mechanisms.
• 2 Inserting Gears: Place industrial Gears into the gearbox to spin the valve wheels. Gears are consumed as the mechanism rotates.
• 3 Pressurization: Once full pressure is reached, the agitator blades spin and clear sediment blockages.
• 4 Roadside Pipes: Running water begins flowing from roadside water pipes across the island, providing convenient hydration and farming resources.

Even roadside starter monuments gain substantial upgrades when energized, offering vehicle servicing, underground exploration, and fresh provisions.

• 1 Oxum's Car Garage: Power the garage via grid power or the exterior backup generator to activate the roll-up door and hydraulic Car Lift.
• 2 Maintenance Trench: Raising the car lift reveals access into the underground pit, featuring improved chances of high-tier car part spawns!
• 3 Supermarket Freezer: The walk-in freezer inside Abandoned Supermarket stays chilled when receiving power, generating continuous fresh food.
• 4 Bonus Caches: Periodic large food caches spawn inside the freezer, offering an instant calorie boost for roaming survivors.