Metal

For the crafting material, see Crafting.

Metal
Pickup Type:	Building & Ammo

Metal is a resource unique to the Engineer and is used in the construction, upgrade and repair of buildings. The Engineer spawns with 200 Metal out of a maximum possible 200. Metal can be acquired through various means:

Ammo Boxes:

• Small Ammo Pickup: Refills 41 Metal. (10 sec re-spawn)

• Medium Ammo Pickup: Refills 100 Metal. (10 sec re-spawn)

• Large Ammo Pickup: Refills 200 Metal (10 sec re-spawn)

Debris:

• Metal scraps created by broken Sticky Bombs: 1 Metal each

• Broken Electro Sapper parts: 3 Metal each, 3 parts per Electro Sapper, only comes from Sappers removed from a Dispenser, total of 9 Metal.

• Broken Dispenser parts: 10 Metal each, 5 parts per Dispenser, total of 50 Metal.

• Broken Teleporter parts: 15 Metal each, 4 parts per Teleporter, total of 60 Metal.

• Broken Sentry Gun parts: 15 Metal each, 4 parts per Sentry Gun, total of 60 Metal.

• Broken Combat Mini-Sentry parts: 7 Metal each, 4 parts per Mini-Sentry, total of 28 Metal.

Dropped Items:

• Fallen Weapons from an Engineer: Amount equal to the Engineer's Metal at the time of death, ranging from 1 to 200 Metal. If the Engineer had no Metal, 100 Metal.

• Fallen Weapon from other players: 100 Metal.

Other Sources:

• Dispensers:
  • Level 1 - 40 Metal every 5 seconds
  • Level 2 - 50 Metal every 5 seconds
  • Level 3 - 60 Metal every 5 seconds

• Carts: 40 Metal every 5 seconds (Note: Unlike normal Dispensers, the Dispenser on the cart appears to have infinite metal)

• Resupply Lockers: Refills to maximum, 200 Metal.

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  Small Ammo Pickup

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  Medium Ammo Pickup

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  Large Ammo Pickup

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  Resupply Locker

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  Level 1 Dispenser

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  Level 2 Dispenser

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  Level 3 Dispenser

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  Carts

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  Toolbox

See also

• Buildings