Material Transfer Station
| “ | A space marked for storing refined materials that can be transferred into and out of Facilities. Stockpiles may be public or reserved. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Material Transfer Station (abbreviated as MTS) is a player-built facility designed to store large quantities of Construction Materials and most Large Items.
Construction
It must be built on Foundations with a Construction Vehicle and costs 35 Construction Materials.
Demolition
The original builder, and squad members if reserved, can instantly demolish it 
if it was built less than 28 days ago. 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. Non-members also cannot retrieve items from the stockpile but can still submit items. 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 rebuilt. Reconstruction uses the same tool and materials as the construction. Rebuilding it restore its stockpile.
Action Logs
In its interface you can view the Action Logs 
to check the modifications done to it.
Use
You can access its interface when on foot or in a logistics vehicle by pressing E.
Storage
Its stockpile only accepts Large Items and Construction Materials. The only large items not accepted are Listening Kit, Hydra's Whisper, Wind Sock, and Critically Wounded Soldier.
It can hold 1000 items. Item types can be mixed in it, unlike in Material Pallets. Its visual model changes depending on how many items are in it. The piles are incorporeal and can be walked through.
Crates of Large Items can be directly submitted, transferring their items into the stockpile.
You can view the Stockpile Actions Log to check what was added and retrieved from the stockpile.
You can check the content of a Transfer Station stockpile by putting your cursor on its icon on the map, but only if it is not reserved by a squad or you are a part of it.
Loading Area
You can place a Material Pallet on the loading area with a crane to directly transfer items in or out.
Trivia
- When the Material Transfer Station was introduced in 1.50 Inferno, it used the basic facility map icon. This was changed in Update 1.52, when it was given its own map icon.
- Along with the change, the contents of the Material Transfer Station could be seen from the map, as long as the Resource Transfer Station is not squadlocked.
- With the facility changes in Update 1.56, the Material Transfer Station became the only Transfer Station that can be reserved and prevent any players outside of the reserved squad from taking any materials. This change was to prevent certain materials from being locked to the wider faction, which can result in a group hoarding vital raw resources.
Gallery
An empty Material Transfer Station
A Material Transfer Station containing Construction Materials, 75mm shells, and 120mm shells
A mobile Crane deposit a Material Pallet of 120mm shells on the loading area of a Material Transfer Station to transfer its content
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