Resource Transfer Station
| “ | An open container marked for storing raw resources that can be transferred into and out of Facilities. Stockpiles are public. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Resource Transfer Station (abbreviated as RTS) is a player-built facility structure designed to store large quantities of loose resources in its stockpile.
Construction
It can only be built on Foundations with a Construction Vehicle and 35 Construction Materials.
Demolition
The original builder can instantly demolish it 
if it was built less than 28 days ago. The materials used in the construction are refunded and dropped at the player's feet.
Reservation
The original builder can reserve it for a Squad 
for 52 hours in the menu to prevent non-members from modifying it, however the stockpile access is not restricted. 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.
Use
You can access its interface when on foot or in a logistics vehicle by pressing E.
Storage
Its stockpile only accepts loose resources: Salvage, Coal, Components, Damaged Components, Sulfur, Gravel, Explosive Powder, Heavy Explosive Powder, Coke, and Rare Metal. Unlike similar stockpiles, it cannot store technology materials (Aluminum, Copper, and Iron).
It can hold up to 15,000 items. Different item types can be mixed. Its visual model changes depending on the type and amount of resources inside it. Each 280 items show as a pile of the respective material. The piles are incorporeal and can be walked through.
Crates of loose resources (Explosive Powder, Heavy Explosive Powder, Gravel) can be directly submitted, transferring their content 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 remotely by putting your cursor on its icon on the map.
Loading Area
You can place a Resource Container on the loading area with a crane to directly transfer items in or out.
Tactics
- Resource Transfer Stations do not need to be built everywhere, as their usage is only useful in facilities (their effectiveness near Resource Fields is zero, as resources are easily harvested and cannot be accessed by Stationary Harvesters).
- The types of resources they should carry are also limited, as resources like Salvage and Damaged Components are not necessary to stored, and should immediately be placed in facilities to be processed and refined.
Trivia
- When the Resource 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 Resource Transfer Station could be seen from the map, as long as the Resource Transfer Station is not squadlocked.
Gallery
An empty Resource Transfer Station
The interface of a Resource Transfer Station
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