Short answer
Bunkers reset three real-world hours after leaving, according to the patch rule and developer clarification. Sleeping is not a verified shortcut. Use the reset checks for an empty return visit, storage precautions for missing loot, or the separate chained red-door question.
Above ground, below ground, and inside the hazard
The useful distinction is structural: the surface map can support location notes, while procedural bunkers require run-specific evidence. The Mist and radiation belong in route planning, but a single player’s safe path is not a complete atlas.
Source: Scavland Steam store page ↗
Source: Scavland official news and patches ↗
Use revealed roads and information as the route baseline instead of assuming every location is prefilled.
Source-backedA route that worked in another run may not be a reliable map for the next descent.
Official featureRecord exposure, gear, mode, and build before turning a survival tip into a rule.
Needs verificationWhen do bunkers reset?
For 0.8.17, bunker containers do not refill while you are inside. The update says their contents refresh only when the bunker itself resets. Leave with your loot, then use the older timing reference below as a guide; the new note does not specify whether offline or paused time counts.
Source: Update 0.8.17 — bunker container refresh ↗
Update 0.6.0 says bunkers reset three hours after leaving. A later developer reply clarifies that these are three real-world hours, not three hours on the in-game clock. Keep this separate from the world-container timer; do not promise an immediate reset after sleeping.
The 0.7.0 notes also report a bunker-reset fix. Check your installed version before treating a failed return visit as the expected behavior.
Source: Update 0.6.0 — bunker reset rule ↗
Source: Update 0.7.0 — bunker reset fix ↗
Source: Lucasmml, developer reply #6 — clock and storage warning; checked September 19 ↗
| What are you returning to? | Published timer / rule | What it does not promise |
|---|---|---|
| A bunker you left | Three real-world hours after leaving | Identical rooms, a chosen loot drop, or a reset from sleeping |
| An ordinary world container | One real-world hour in 0.6.0 | A safe place for personal storage |
| A personal camp stash | Separate storage; not a loot-respawn timer | Access to another camp's items from this chest |
Before a return visit, move valuable items to a known camp stash and keep track of which camp you used. A changed bunker interior and a different camp's empty chest require different checks.
Source: Official 0.6.0 container timer; camp storage details are in 0.7.0 ↗
The layout changed and my stored loot vanished
Do not use bunker floors, corpses or ordinary containers as permanent storage. In the same thread, a player reported a changed interior and missing items; the developer warns that corpses decay and world containers reset. Carry valuable loot back to a personal stash before leaving.
This is not a recovery method for items already gone. The developer also describes future bunker changes, not a fix already available to every player. Whether paused or offline time counts remains unconfirmed.
Bunker still looks cleared?
- Confirm it is the same bunker.Record the entrance on your own map. Do not compare two similar rooms or a surface container.
- Record when you left and returned.Note sleep, pauses, offline time and reloads separately. Those conditions are not a verified shortcut to the reset.
- Keep evidence if it still fails.Include the entrance, game version and before-and-after screenshots in Feedback. Do not delete a save or expect a particular loot roll from an unverified reset trick.
Need a route to the entrance? Use the surface-location help. For exposure and supplies, use Mist and survival planning; this page covers the underground return visit.
Route planning for a bunker run
- Mark the exit before the entrance.Confirm the surface route home and the nearest known safe point before committing supplies underground.
- Pack for an unknown layout.Do not use a surface loot loadout as proof that a procedural bunker will repeat the same rooms or threats.
- Track the hazard separately.Log Mist exposure, radiation indicators, medical items, and filter or tool behavior as separate observations.
- Keep the return route recognizable.Note the entrance and turns as you explore. Another player's room image is not proof that your current interior has the same layout.
Can I open a chained red bunker?
Unresolved player reports · September 12–18 Players describe chained red doors; one reports that firing pistol ammunition at a door did not open it. The thread supplies no successful opening procedure or confirmed key location. Do not spend ammunition testing that suggestion. The idea that these doors are future content is another player's guess, not a developer confirmation.
Source: Red locked bunkers — reports and unanswered opening question ↗
Bunker and Mist question ledger
| Question | Public evidence | State |
|---|---|---|
| Are bunkers part of the game?Underground system | Official store description | Confirmed |
| Does every bunker share a layout?Route repeatability | Procedural-generation description | Do not assume |
| What exactly does the Mist do?Damage / exposure rule | Hazard is public; complete numbers are not | Needs verification |
| Where is a universal bunker key?Named location | Requires current-build, run-specific evidence | Unavailable |
Source: Steam Community discussions: bunker, Mist, and radiation reports ↗
Bunkers and Mist FAQ
Can I follow a bunker map from another player?
Use it as a lead, not a guarantee. Procedural underground areas make run, build, and seed context important.
Is the Mist just a map decoration?
No. The official material presents it as a real hazard. Exact damage, exposure, and best protection claims need current-build evidence.
Will sleeping immediately reset my bunker?
No immediate reset through sleep is established. The 0.6.0 note says three hours after leaving; a later developer reply specifies real-world hours. Paused and offline timer behavior remains unconfirmed.