Bench Requirements

Overview

The BenchRequirement field on a recipe determines which crafting bench the player must interact with to craft that item. It connects the recipe system to the bench system by specifying a bench ID, bench type, one or more category filters, and an optional tier level. A recipe can list multiple bench requirements, allowing it to appear on more than one bench. Recipes without a BenchRequirement (or with a Fieldcraft requirement) can be crafted from the player’s inventory without a placed bench.

File Location

Bench requirements appear inline within recipe definitions:

Assets/Server/Item/Items/Bench/*.json     (embedded in Recipe.BenchRequirement)
Assets/Server/Item/Items/**/*.json        (any item with an inline Recipe)
Assets/Server/Item/Recipes/**/*.json      (standalone recipe files)

The bench items themselves live at:

Assets/Server/Item/Items/Bench/
  Bench_Alchemy.json
  Bench_Arcane.json
  Bench_Armory.json
  Bench_Armour.json
  Bench_Builders.json
  Bench_Campfire.json
  Bench_Cooking.json
  Bench_Farming.json
  Bench_Furnace.json
  Bench_Furniture.json
  Bench_Loom.json
  Bench_Lumbermill.json
  Bench_Memories.json
  Bench_Salvage.json
  Bench_Tannery.json
  Bench_Trough.json
  Bench_Weapon.json
  Bench_WorkBench.json

Schema

BenchRequirement (array element)

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
Id	string	Yes	—	Bench identifier that must match the BlockType.Bench.Id of a placed bench. Known values include "Workbench", "Cookingbench", "Furnace", "Campfire", "Alchemybench", "Loombench", "Fieldcraft".
Type	string	Yes	—	Bench operational type. Known values: "Crafting" (manual recipe selection), "Processing" (input-driven with fuel).
Categories	string[]	No	—	List of bench category IDs the recipe belongs to. These correspond to the BlockType.Bench.Categories[].Id tabs shown in the bench UI (e.g. "Workbench_Crafting", "Prepared", "Baked", "Tools").
RequiredTierLevel	number	No	—	Minimum bench tier level required to unlock this recipe. Tiers start at 1 (base bench); higher values require bench upgrades.

How IDs connect to bench definitions

Each bench item defines a BlockType.Bench object with an Id field and a Categories array. When a recipe specifies BenchRequirement[].Id = "Workbench", the engine matches it to any placed bench whose BlockType.Bench.Id equals "Workbench". The Categories array on the requirement determines which tab within that bench’s UI the recipe appears under.

Recipe.BenchRequirement[].Id  ──matches──>  BlockType.Bench.Id
Recipe.BenchRequirement[].Categories  ──filters──>  BlockType.Bench.Categories[].Id

Examples

Basic workbench requirement (from Bench_Cooking.json):

{
  "BenchRequirement": [
    {
      "Type": "Crafting",
      "Id": "Workbench",
      "Categories": [
        "Workbench_Crafting"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The cooking bench itself must be crafted at a workbench, under the “Crafting” category tab.

Tier-gated requirement (from Bench_Alchemy.json):

{
  "BenchRequirement": [
    {
      "Id": "Workbench",
      "Type": "Crafting",
      "Categories": [
        "Workbench_Crafting"
      ],
      "RequiredTierLevel": 2
    }
  ]
}

The alchemy bench requires a tier-2 (upgraded) workbench to craft.

Multiple bench requirements (from Bench_Campfire.json):

{
  "BenchRequirement": [
    {
      "Type": "Crafting",
      "Categories": [
        "Tools"
      ],
      "Id": "Fieldcraft"
    },
    {
      "Id": "Workbench",
      "Type": "Crafting",
      "Categories": [
        "Workbench_Survival"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The campfire recipe appears in two locations: the player’s fieldcraft menu (under “Tools”) and the workbench UI (under “Survival”). This allows the player to craft it at either station.

Recipe with no bench requirement (from Bench_Loom.json):

{
  "Recipe": {
    "Input": [
      { "Quantity": 5, "ResourceTypeId": "Wood_Trunk" },
      { "ItemId": "Ingredient_Fabric_Scrap_Cotton", "Quantity": 3 }
    ]
  }
}

When BenchRequirement is omitted entirely, the recipe can be crafted without any bench.

Related Pages

• Bench Definitions — full bench item schema including BlockType.Bench configuration and tier upgrades
• Recipes — recipe input/output schema where BenchRequirement is embedded
• Salvage — salvage bench processing recipes