Dumpster Pearl

2025-11-19T19:46:44Z

Neutro Neko: added a significantly easier way to add the "charged" status to a dumpster pear

{{Item|name=Dumpster Pearl|icon=Dumpster-Pearl.png|lb-content=Slice a pearl in half, and you’ll find thousands of layers of precious materials formed around a core. Break one of these apart, and who knows what’ll pop out?|locations=damp_forest,blistering_woods,the_mires,the_scorch}}
'''Dumpster Pearls''' can be found in containers ([[Pneumatic Deposit Box|Pneumatic Deposit Boxes]], the trunks of [[Abandoned Squire]]s, [[Box Truck]]s, [[ARDA Investigator]]s, [[Payload|Payloads]], and mundane Dumpsters), harvested from [[Beach Ball|Beach Balls]], or dropped by [[Friendly Dumpster]]s. They are more common in the [[Olympic Exclusion Zone#Mid Zone|Mid Zone]] and [[Olympic Exclusion Zone#Deep Zone|Deep Zone]] and are also more likely to spawn as larger varieties there.

=== Use ===
This item can be put into the [[Matter Deconstructor]] to dispense a large amount of semi-random resources. Scrapping it with a [[Scrapper]] or [[Impact Hammer]] or their upgraded versions does work, but significantly reduces the amount of items dropped and takes a very long time (enough to deplete the durability of multiple tools).

=== Loot Manipulation ===
The items a pearl drops is affected by its status. The bigger the pearl, the more items it drops. All pearls can drop [[Scrap Metal]], [[Steel Sheet|Steel Sheets]], [[Detailing#Paints|Paints]], [[Detailing#Decals|Decal Kits]] and [[Detailing#Detailing Station|Car Cosmetics]].

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space: unset;"
|-
! Pearl Status !! Unique Drops !! Obtained
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Unreliable
| [[Duct Tape]], [[Plastic]], [[Glass Shards]], [[9v Battery|9v Batteries]],
[[Canned Food]], [[MRE|MREs]], [[Road Flare|Road Flares]]
| Found (common), or by using the correct repair kits on Burned Out, Cracked, or Oxidized pearls
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Peculiar
| [[Tools]] and [[Car Maintenance|Repair Kits]], plus Unreliable drops
| Found (rare)
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Burned Out
| Special Drop Table
| Found (uncommon)
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Charged
| [[Plasma]], [[Rubber]], [[Gas Cylinder|Gas Cylinders]],
| Drop any pearl near an arc emitted by a [[Spark Tower]] (other electrical anomalies do not work). You can also charge it using the charging station, but make sure not to use it when it's fully charged, as it will destroy the pearl, leaving you with only a small part of the loot
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cracked
| [[Copper Wire]], [[Pressurized Cartridges]], [[Bulb|Bulbs]]
| Use [[Impact Hammer]] on any pearl (may cause Oxidized instead)
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Oxidized
| [[Fabric]], [[Chemicals]], [[First Aid Kit|First Aid Kits]], [[Repair Putty]]
| Expose a pearl to an explosion, such as from a [[Liberator]] or [[Tourist]] (may cause Cracked instead)
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Wet
| [[Electronics]], [[Circuit Board|Circuit Boards]], [[Copper Wire]], [[Bulb|Bulbs]]
| Drop any pearl in a body of water (rain does not work) or activate bathroom sink while holding pearl
|}

=== Burned Out Drop Table ===
'''Burned Out''' pearls can drop any of the following: [[Plasma]], [[Lead Platelet|Lead Platelets]], [[ThermoSap Crystal|ThermoSap Crystals]], [[Marsh Eggs]], [[Tree Candy]], [[Swamp Coral]], [[LIM Magnet|LIM Magnets]], [[Explosives]], [[Red Balloon|Red Balloons]], [[Olympium Fragment|Olympium Fragments]], [[Gear|Gears]], [[Bulb|Bulbs]], [[Circuit Board|Circuit Boards]], [[Carbonfiberglass]], and [[LIM Chip|LIM Chips]]. However, they will only start dropping a resource once the player has been to the biome in which it can naturally be found (i.e. you cannot receive Red Balloons or Olympium without going to the Deep Zone first).

=== Sources ===
* [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3169901835 Steam Guide by Melalo]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pacificDrive/comments/1b1j7b0/the_loot_you_get_from_dumpster_pearls_is/ Reddit Post by DaftMav]
* Research By Pacific Drive Discord user Ax1007

===Gallery===
[[File:Dumpster_Pearl.jpg|framed|left|A Dumpster pearl with the [[Wet]] status effect]]

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Dumpster Pearl