Unlock Workbench Crafting Through Quests
On most Rust servers, you rush to a workbench, dump scrap into it, and research everything within an hour. On Silvan Lands, workbenches are completely locked until you finish the quests for that tier. You can place a workbench, but you cannot use it to craft or research until you’ve completed the required objectives. Even if a teammate has an unlocked workbench, you still can’t use it — the lock is per player, not per bench.
| Workbench | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Workbench Level 1 | Complete a series of beginner objectives — basic gathering, crafting, and exploring nearby monuments |
| Workbench Level 2 | Complete harder objectives — clearing NPCs, visiting dangerous monuments, gathering rare materials |
| Workbench Level 3 | Complete endgame objectives — Oil Rig, Cargo Ship, military-tier challenges |
Why Quests?
- No more rush meta — Nobody skips straight to endgame gear in the first hour. Everyone progresses at a similar pace.
- Gets you outside — Quest steps happen at monuments and landmarks, not inside your base. You’ll run into other players along the way.
- Discover the map — By the time you reach WB3, you’ll know the map inside and out.
- Everyone starts equal — There’s no shortcut for large groups. A solo and a trio complete the same quests.
Quest Rewards
Every quest gives you Mithril when you complete it. Harder quests pay more. By the time you’ve finished the WB3 chain, you’ll have earned a solid chunk of Mithril to spend at the shop or save for a raid deposit.
Late-Wipe Catch-Up
Valar subscribers can skip the quest chains — but only after day 14 of the wipe. During the first two weeks, everybody plays by the same rules regardless of subscription status. After that, late joiners can skip ahead so they aren’t hopelessly behind established players.
The Arming Bench
Once you’ve reached Workbench Level 2, you can craft an Arming Bench. This is the only way to prepare explosives for raiding.
In Silvan Lands, you cannot craft rockets, C4, or satchel charges from scratch. Instead, they drop from monuments and events as unarmed variants — useless until you take them to an Arming Bench with sulfur and Mithril.
| Explosive | Sulfur Needed | Mithril Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Satchel Charge | None | 15 Mithril |
| Rocket | 700 Sulfur | 50 Mithril |
| Timed Explosive (C4) | 1,100 Sulfur | 75 Mithril |
This means raiding someone requires five layers of commitment: find the unarmed explosives, gather sulfur, earn Mithril, build an Arming Bench, and schedule a raid through the Raid Scheduler. Nobody raids anyone by accident.