BMS Foreman Stacker
| “ | The Foreman is an all-purpose, no-frills, easy to assemble crane. Perfect for hauling heavy loads in facilities where loading and offloading is commonplace. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The BMS Foreman Stacker (also known as a Facility Crane) is a player-built facility structure used to move shippables around.
Construction
It can be built by players on Foundations using a Construction Vehicle and costs 10 Processed Construction Materials. It can't be built less than 10m from another Facility Crane.
Tier 2 Facilities must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structure 
Tech Tree in order to be constructed.
Modifications
A single Power Line can be connected to it to provide the power required for production. The line can be disconnected by pressing the "Disconnect All Power" 
button.
Demolition
The original builder, and squad members if reserved, can instantly demolish it 
if it was built less than 28 days ago and the crane arm is not holding anything. The materials used in the construction are refunded and dropped under the player.
Reservation
The original builder can reserve it for a Squad 
for 52 hours in the menu to prevent non-members from modifying it. The reservation can be refreshed 
by any squad member. If the reservation expires, the structure can never be reserved again.
Destruction
It is immune to Friendly Fire but it can be flagged for "Disruptive Structure Placement" 
to remove the immunity (5 "votes" needed).
Reconstruction
When destroyed, it leaves behind a "husk" that can be destroyed or rebuilt. Reconstruction uses the same tool and materials as the construction. It can only be done by the faction that owned the facility.
Structure Event Log
Clicking the View Actions Log button 
at the bottom of its interface opens the Structure Event Log that lists recent events, with timestamps and player names displayed. Events recorded include structure modifications and players entering or exiting the structure. The log only displays the last 80 events (5 pages).
Use
Its interface can be accessed by pressing 
when on foot or driving a logistics vehicle.
Crane Operation
It requires 0.5MW of power to function and can be entered by pressing 
(default). Aim and movement of the crane arm is accomplished by pressing and holding 
. While it is held, an icon appears on the ground directly below the crane hook to give information. It is a circular crosshair when aiming at a valid location to deposit the shippable carried and a red circle with a slash through it if not. While carrying a load, the icon changes to a single gear when aiming near a special interaction with a small arrow pointing in its direction. The icon changes to a pair of gears when aiming at a packaged shippable while not carrying a load or when aiming at a special interaction spot while carrying a load. Pressing 
then automatically lifts/deposits the shippable. Examples of special interactions are Flatbed Truck, Freighter, Small Assembly Station, Trench Emplacement, loading area of a Storage Depot.
The crane hook and carried cargo can be rotated using 
and 
(counter clockwise and clockwise respectively).
The arm's range is a little over 20m from the crane's center and its minimum range is approximately 4.5m.
The crane cannot be operated while weapons restricted (too much recent friendly fire).
Trivia
- When the Facility Crane was introduced in Update 1.50 ('Inferno'), it had the exact same model as the Stationary Crane, which is attached to world structures, such as the Refinery, Seaport, and the Storage Depot.
- The model was updated in Update 1.51, which added a metal skirt around the base of the structure, which was added to differentiate it.
Update History
| Update | Changes |
|---|---|
| Update 1.53 |
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Gallery
A powered Facility Crane
A Facility Crane depositing a Material Pallet of 120mm shells on a Flatbed Truck
• DAE 1o-3 “Polybolos” 
• DAE 2a-1 “Ruptura” 
• 50-500 “Thunderbolt” Cannon 
• DAE 3b-2 “Hades' Net” 
• DAE 5b “Zeal” 
• Leary Snare Trap 20 
• Leary Shellbore 68mm 
• Huber Starbreaker 94.5mm 
• Huber Lariat 120mm 
• Huber Exalt 150mm 
• Leary AA-70 Bolas 
• Storm Cannon 
• Intelligence Center 
• Weather Station 
• SC-3 Aerial Interceptor Array 
• Barbed Wire 
• Barbed Wire Fence 
• Sandbag Cover 
• Tank Trap 
• Trench 
• Trench Emplacement 
• Trench Connector 
• Trench Intersection 
• Bunker 
• Bunker Corner 
• Gate 
• Wall 
• Dragon's Teeth 
• Prepared Minefield 
• Abisme AT-99 Minefield 
• Crow's Foot Minefield 
• E681-B Hullbreaker Minefield 
• E680-S Rudder Lock Minefield 
• Underground Fortress 
• Assembly Materials II 
• Assembly Materials III 
• Assembly Materials IV 
• Assembly Materials V 
• Barbed Wire 
• Basic Materials 
• Coal 
• Coke 
• Components 
• Concrete Materials 
• Construction Materials 
• Damaged Components 
• Diesel 
• Enriched Oil 
• Explosive Powder 
• Gravel 
• Heavy Explosive Powder 
• Heavy Oil 
• Metal Beam 
• Oil 
• Petrol 
• Pipe 
• Processed Construction Materials 
• Rare Alloys 
• Rare Materials 
Rare Metal 
• Refined Materials 
• Salvage 
• Sandbag 
• Steel Construction Materials 
• Sulfur 
• Thermal Shielding 
• Unstable Substances 
• Water 
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• DAE 1o-3 “Polybolos” • DAE 2a-1 “Ruptura” • 50-500 “Thunderbolt” Cannon • DAE 3b-2 “Hades' Net” • DAE 5b “Zeal” • Leary Snare Trap 20 • Leary Shellbore 68mm • Huber Starbreaker 94.5mm • Huber Lariat 120mm • Huber Exalt 150mm • Leary AA-70 Bolas • Storm Cannon • Intelligence Center • Weather Station • SC-3 Aerial Interceptor Array • Barbed Wire • Barbed Wire Fence • Sandbag Cover • Tank Trap • Trench • Trench Emplacement • Trench Connector • Trench Intersection • Bunker • Bunker Corner • Gate • Wall • Dragon's Teeth • Prepared Minefield • Abisme AT-99 Minefield • Crow's Foot Minefield • E681-B Hullbreaker Minefield • E680-S Rudder Lock Minefield • Underground Fortress