Scrappy is the noisy Rooster companion in your room who passively brings back basic crafting materials between raids. Training him increases the quantity of those freebies, which makes a real difference once Metal Parts, Rubber Parts, and Fabric start bottlenecking your builds. You upgrade him in the Workshop: open Scrappy’s icon and select Train to see the next requirement.

Scrappy upgrade requirements (Level 1–5)

Scrappy level Items required to train
Level 1 None
Level 2 1 × Dog Collar
Level 3 3 × Lemons, 3 × Apricots
Level 4 6 × Prickly Pears, 6 × Olives, 1 × Cat Bed
Level 5 (Max) 12 × Mushrooms, 12 × Apricots, 3 × Very Comfortable Pillows

Tip: When Level 5 comes around, you’ll need far more Apricots than earlier. Bank extras whenever you’re near good spawns.

Fast, low-risk route to max level

Level 2 (Dog Collar). Start in Dam Battlegrounds, northwest corner. Sweep Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence. These residential blocks have a strong Collar rate without heavy traffic.

Level 3 (Lemons, Apricots).

  • Apricots: Farm Red Lakes on the east side of Dam Battlegrounds; trees dot the little islands, and it’s away from the busiest combat.
  • Lemons: Head to The Blue Gate’s Olive Grove for dense fruit trees if you can extract cleanly. Safer alternatives are Marano Park (Buried City, higher risk due to central location) or Staff Parking (Spaceport, lower risk). Lemons don’t normally appear in Dam Battlegrounds unless a Lush Blooms event is active—if it is, check Hydroponics Domes.

Level 4 (Prickly Pears, Olives, Cat Bed).

  • Prickly Pears: Best density in Dam Battlegrounds at Red Lakes and north of the Hydroponics Dome Complex (Victory Ridge area). Also reliable in Buried City along the southern edge, and in Spaceport east of Container Storage. You’re unlikely to find them in The Blue Gate.
  • Olives: Gather during your fruit runs in nature-heavy zones and prioritize them when a Lush Blooms event is active.
  • Cat Bed: Hit residential and commercial interiors. Early and safe: Ruby Residence and Pale Apartments (Dam Battlegrounds). For volume, clear Santa Maria Houses and Plaza Rosa in Buried City; the Village in The Blue Gate is also productive. Spaceport is a long shot.

Level 5 (Mushrooms, Apricots, Very Comfortable Pillows).

  • Mushrooms: Easy bulk on Dam Battlegrounds—make a quick loop and move on.
  • Apricots: Revisit Red Lakes (Dam), Marano Park (Buried City), or Olive Grove (Blue Gate) to finish the stack.
  • Very Comfortable Pillows: Same categories as Cat Beds (residential/commercial). For the three you need, Buried City’s Santa Maria Houses and Plaza Rosa are the most time-efficient; the Village in The Blue Gate is a solid backup. Dam Battlegrounds can work but is slower when you need multiple pillows. Spaceport is unlikely.

Note: Olive Grove is open terrain and often contested. Consider a light kit and Adrenaline Shots for a fast in-and-out rather than a full fight.

Item farming locations at a glance

Item Best places Notes
Dog Collar Dam Battlegrounds: Pale Apartments, Ruby Residence
Buried City: Santa Maria Houses, Plaza Rosa, Grandioso Apartments
The Blue Gate: Village, Raider’s Refuge, Ruined Homestead, Abandoned Housing Project 		Primarily residential loot; Spaceport is unlikely.
Lemons The Blue Gate: Olive Grove, Village, Ruined Homestead
Buried City: Marano Park, Old Town
Spaceport: Staff Parking, East Plains
Dam Battlegrounds: Hydroponics Dome Complex (only during Lush Blooms) 		Shake trees; time runs with Lush Blooms for more Nature loot.
Apricots Dam Battlegrounds: Red Lakes
Buried City: Marano Park
Spaceport: East Plains
The Blue Gate: Olive Grove, Village 		Shake trees; Red Lakes offers density with lower foot traffic.
Prickly Pears Dam Battlegrounds: Red Lakes, Victory Ridge (north of Hydroponics Domes)
Buried City: Southern edge of map
Spaceport: East of Container Storage 		Harvest near cacti; unlikely to appear in The Blue Gate.
Olives Nature loot zones Prioritize during Lush Blooms; collect alongside other edibles.
Cat Bed Dam Battlegrounds: Ruby Residence, Pale Apartments
Buried City: Santa Maria Houses, Plaza Rosa, Grandioso Apartments
The Blue Gate: Village, Raider’s Refuge, Ruined Homestead, Abandoned Housing Project 		Residential and commercial interiors; Spaceport is unlikely.
Mushrooms Dam Battlegrounds (multiple easy spawns) Quick to gather in bulk; keep your loop short.
Very Comfortable Pillows Buried City: Santa Maria Houses, Plaza Rosa, Grandioso Apartments
The Blue Gate: Village, Raider’s Refuge, Ruined Homestead, Abandoned Housing Project
Dam Battlegrounds: Ruby Residence, Pale Apartments 		Same source types as Cat Beds; favor Buried City for volume.

Tip: Watch the map selection screen for a Lush Blooms event. It significantly boosts edible spawns and can shift your route—for example, enabling Lemons on Dam Battlegrounds via the Hydroponics Domes.

Routing and extraction tips

  • Separate high-risk, open-country fruit runs (Olive Grove, Marano Park) from interior loot sweeps (residential/commercial) so you’re carrying the right kit for each.
  • For contested fruit zones, sprint light, grab what you need, and extract at the nearest safe point rather than holding for more.
  • When you only need one unit (e.g., Dog Collar, Cat Bed), favor quieter residential clusters in Dam Battlegrounds over busier city centers.

Scrappy’s upgrades pay off quickly, so push Levels 2–4 early, keep an eye on Lush Blooms to compress your fruit grinds, and bank extra Apricots whenever you pass a good grove. Once Level 5 is done, the steady stream of basics smooths every future craft.