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An unpowered green recycler takes Night Vision Goggles apart for 5 High Quality Metal and 1 Tech Trash.
What one batch takes.
High Quality Metal
Tech Trash
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.refined"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 2,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "techparts"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 25s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 12.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 60 scrap at a Research Table.
These do not land on one part of the body: the game adds up every piece you wear, then keeps a sixth of the total for explosions, bites and heat, and all of it for radiation. Cold is insulation, where 100% is as warm as clothing gets.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop Night Vision Goggles, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Elite Crate | 0.78% | 1 to 3 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 0.73% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 0.3% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
Heavy Scientist | 0.061% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 1.6% | 1 to 2 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 0.42% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What Night Vision Goggles give back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 7 + 50% High Quality Metal, 1 + 50% Tech Trash |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 6 High Quality Metal, 1 + 20% Tech Trash |
| Green recycler | 50% | 5 High Quality Metal, 1 Tech Trash |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 4 High Quality Metal, 80% Tech Trash |
Night Vision Goggles break down into High Quality Metal and Tech Trash.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “7 + 50%” means 7 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Night Vision Goggles is a clothing and armor in the Attire category (item ID #-1518883088, console shortname nightvisiongoggles). In active play, they follow standard server rules for clothing and armor gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.
Enables vision at nighttime by projecting and amplifying infrared light.The batteries can be recharged at a Lvl 2 workbench. Cannot be worn with a helmet.
Crafting Night Vision Goggles in Rust takes 25 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 60 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
When choosing between Night Vision Goggles and related attire in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (60 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 255-scrap tech tree path and save 195 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Vision Goggles | Attire | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 60 node / 255 path | Not recyclable |
| Bandit Guard Gear | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Bunny Onesie | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Bunny Ears | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Night Vision Goggles against every item in its inventory category, browse All 133 items in Attire, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 2 tech tree, tile by tile.
Night Vision Goggles are crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 10 High Quality Metal and 2 Tech Trash, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Non-craftable components like Tech Trash must be looted from monument crates or recycled gear before queuing the craft at your bench.
Night Vision Goggles drop from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Locked Crate (1.3% chance), Elite Crate (0.78% chance), and Scientist PT Boat Dry Box (0.73% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
Night Vision Goggles recycle in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 5 High Quality Metal and 1 Tech Trash. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
Night Vision Goggles take 25 seconds to craft, down to 12.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. They belong to the Attire category under numeric ID -1518883088 across 133 attire, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1518883088 1.
Blueprint progression for Night Vision Goggles at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 60 scrap on the target node and 255 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 60 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, Night Vision Goggles despawn after 40 minutes by default. Picking them back up into a player inventory or storing them inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
Night Vision Goggles have 32-bit signed item ID -1518883088 and shortname nightvisiongoggles in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Attire category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn Night Vision Goggles in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give nightvisiongoggles 1 or inventory.giveid -1518883088 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.