BMS - Fabricator

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This article is considered accurate for the current version (1.62) of Foxhole.
An advanced variant of the Universal Assembly Rig, the BMS - Fabricator is fitted with a unique kit designed to handle advanced or specialized construction and excavation jobs.
In-game description

The BMS - Fabricator (also known as an Advanced Construction Vehicle, or ACV) is an extremely slow logistics vehicle specially designed to build, rebuild, and upgrade large Structures (including certain player-built ones). It's visually distinct from the BMS - Universal Assembly Rig by its black chassis.

General Info

Crew

The BMS - Fabricator holds one passenger, and houses a crew of one soldier:

  • Driver/Operator (Seat 1)
    • Controls the movement of the vehicle, and can see the remaining fuel in the vehicle
    • Interacts with nearby structures - press E or Shift+E
    • Controls the construction arm - Aim White Mouse Right, build White Mouse Left, switch mode F
  • Passenger (Seat 2)
    • Can't do anything

Armament

The BMS - Fabricator is not equipped with a main armament, however it is equipped with a Construction Arm.

  • Construction Arm - mounted to the chassis, rotates 360 degrees
    • Interacts with structures and cannot damage players - must be in close proximity towards target'

Inventory

It has 12 inventory slots that can hold any item. It primarily uses Basic Materials, Construction Materials, Gravel (stacks up to 100), Concrete Materials, and Processed Construction Materials (does not stack).

Health & Armor

The BMS - Fabricator has 1000 HP and is disabled under 75% health. It has "Unarmoured" resistance, even small arms fire and Flamethrowers are a danger to it.
It can be field repaired with a Hammer and Basic Materials. Each hit consumes 1 Basic Materials and repairs 10 hp (100 hits for full repair). Its health can be instantly repaired at a Garage for 100 Basic Materials.

Features

Structure Interactions

The driver can interact with nearby structures by pressing E or Shift+E. They retrieve items from stockpiles twice as fast compared to on foot and can retrieve three times the normal amount from stockpiles by pressing Shift+White Mouse Left.

Construction Arm

Its construction arm can build, rebuild, and upgrade certain structures by pressing/holding White Mouse Left. The required materials must be in its inventory. It builds faster than a Hammer at a rate of 1 material every 0.68 seconds. Operating the arm does not consume fuel and can be done even when the vehicle is disabled. Multiple ACVs can work on the same Build Site.

It can:

Theft Protection

Unlike most vehicles, players cannot enter an Advanced Construction Vehicle built by the enemy faction. However they can still access its inventory.

Production

Structure Input(s) Output Time
Small Assembly Station AssemblyStationIcon.png (Field Station) 10 x Processed Construction Materials ProcessedConstructionMaterialsIcon.png
2 MW of power IconFilterPower.png
BMS - Universal Assembly Rig ConstructionVehicleIcon.png
BMS - Fabricator AdvancedConstructionVehicleIcon.png 00:15:00

Must be fully researched in the Vehicle IconFilterVehicle.png Tech Tree in order to be produced.

Storage & Transport

The BMS - Fabricator can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.
It can be packaged into a medium Shippable and transported by any Shipping Vehicle (Mobile Crane, Flatbed Truck, Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Landing Ships, Flatbed Car). It can be lifted by any crane. A Mobile Crane or Large Crane can undeploy and move while holding it.

Tactics

CVs and ACVs build faster than a player with a hammer at a rate of 1 materials every 0.68 second, with multiple ACVs able to work on the same blueprint. As such they are an important tool for constructing defenses or structures in a timely manner, which also makes them a nice target for Partisans and enemies. When near the front, it is advised for ACVs to be escorted by infantry so they safely arrive to their destination, as they will help construct larger defenses (such as bunker bases constructed during pushes into enemy territory) at a quicker rate, allowing pushes to be more aggressive

ACVs should ALWAYS be left unlocked when you are done using it so others can use them. Due to them not being able to be stolen by enemy infantry, their protection varies depending on the situation (ACVs are high-priority targets due to their relatively high production cost)

For a more comprehensive, and detailed guide regarding building in Foxhole:

Trivia

  • The BMS - Fabricator was introduced as a wider update to building, and adding Quality-of-Life features to building
    • A lot of the added features added revolve around decreasing building time and increased storage capacity for builders, especially when constructing

Update History

Update Changes
Update 1.52
  • Added to the game.

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