Does anyone know if there is a easier way to scrap stuff?

Do i really have to drop every lighter, tin box, metal plate or weapon i want to scrap in my base on the floor, activate that building modus aim on the item and press the scrap button?

Is there no way to simply mark items in the inventory and break them just down in the menu?

Scrapper perk might come in handy for ya, under intelligence

No i have it unlocked already.

My problem is to break down stuff into materials i have to drop every piece of "trash" on the floor activate that build mode and look on that stuff i want to break down and press square.

Its getting quite annoying if you want to break down like 30 different items plus some small things like lighters and stuff. I couldnt find anything about in the help section of the game.

So is there no way to break "trash" items down in the menu?

I wouldnt expect an answer tbh, given the vast majority of us still dont have the game :/

Transfer function on the workbench?

EDIT: on second thoughts, that's probably used to move components from your inventory into the bench itself.

Sadly no, it does show into what material it can be broken down. You can drop it or take or drop every trash item or examine stuff but no scrap option.

Is there no option to scrap items directly from your inventory?

I search for this option now like 30 minutes and simply cant find it

So maybe i missed something but i swear i cant find it....

To be more clear, weapons and armors can be broken down into mats on the stations but this options seems to be missing for trash items

In a way, that does actually make sense. Weapons and armor require the weapons workbench if I'm right? And those items are all considered portable. But settlement crafting elements can include building structures, and so this would naturally be dealt with differently. Still, there may well be an option for scrapping items that are small enough to be placed in your inventory. If there is, I'm sure you'll find it in there.

Also, are there not in-game tutorials that explain all of the functionality?

Not that I have seen. and given the variety of Crap you can scrap it does get annoying Fast.

Im kind of looking to see if I can make or use a catch basin too, some of the stuff is very good at hiding when you drop it

that said I am seriously tempted to see if its possible to create a auto scrap mod for trash.

HEY GSTAFF, Mod Forum please! THANKS!

You need a lot of material, not only for settlements. You need it them for mods or armor upgrades aswell.

There is a help section but i couldnt find anything regarding that would help to break down toaster or cooking plates faster. Its just annoying if i want to upgrade my shotgun ill have to travel to one of my settlements, drop the items on the floor, activate the building menu, look on the items i have dropped and then i can break them down. Since you are going break down whole army of trash items this will take ages if there is no other option around.

So i hope im missing something and someone can help me out on this one

Edit: and yeah if its not in the game this will be the most important mod...

If it's not in the base game at this stage, I'm certain this will be added as one of the free additional features Todd spoke about. I would imagine that any additional features like this would appear before any DLC they have planned.

Seriously for something thats a major part of the game? given how Scraping works they SHOULD have had either a scraping "station" or an option to auto scrap, At this point Im almost tempted to say Screw this and stick a npc Bits and peices merchant bot at each settelment with a decent suply of the stuff and call the problem solved.

Bet it becomes the number one mod on Nexus for Fallout 4 and stays number one . Perminently

ok enough venting.