Scavland traders, factions & contracts

Looking for the trader rather than an item? Jump to Volodymyr's location near Arcadia. Already there but cannot find the kit? Use missing-stock checks.

Where is Volodymyr in Scavland?

Player location reports · September 10–12; reviewed October 1 Players place Volodymyr in a lone house southeast of Arcadia, not inside the Mire starting base. This is a community direction, not a current-build route we have play-tested.

1. Start from the named settlement.If leaving the Mire, the reported approach follows the road west toward Arcadia. From another camp, locate Arcadia on your own map first; do not follow that direction from an arbitrary starting point.
2. Look outside Arcadia to the southeast.Search for the separate house, then verify Volodymyr's name in dialogue. Use the community surface map as a reference, not a live quest pin.
3. Check the item and its purchase requirement.Use the kit and blueprint table. Reaching the merchant does not unlock every recipe or guarantee current stock.

If the house or NPC does not match, stop following the old direction blindly. Record your location and game build; no exact coordinates or safe route through enemies are verified here.

Source: Georg and tigertiggs2007 location replies in “Repairing a weapon higher than basic” ↗

Three tracks to keep separate

A contract has an issuer, an objective, and consequences. The trader who gives the work is not automatically the faction that benefits from it. Treat the job board, trader stock, and faction standing as related signals rather than one invisible progress bar.

Source: Scavland Steam store page ↗

Source: Scavland Day One Patch — Update 0.5.169 ↗

Where can I buy AP ammunition after 0.8.17?

Check Yelena: the 0.8.17 notes list pistol AP at reputation rank 2, and rifle AP and shotgun AP at rank 3. Confirm your rank with Yelena and read the current stock and price in her trade window.

Stock changes matter: 0.8.0 removed the Mikhail 47 from Yelena and Grigory, and 0.8.17 reworked Grigory's and Volodymyr's inventories, quantities and reputation requirements. The older tables below preserve their original version, but are not a current stock guarantee. If an item is absent, record the exact item, rank and build; do not repeatedly travel on an old price alone.

Source: Update 0.8.17 — Yelena AP and trader inventory changes ↗

Source: Update 0.8.0 — trader stock and price changes ↗

Who sells repair kits, water and components?

Need Advanced Mechanical Components, rather than ordinary components? Or looking for another mutant-meat buyer? Use the dated community checks below.

Source: Official 0.7.0 Traders and Jobs notes — checked September 18, 2026 ↗

Check the NPC name before travelling, then distinguish a blueprint from a ready-to-use kit in the trade window. An older map may show the previous stall location. Use the map checklist when a location no longer matches.

For a weapon purchase, compare the named weapon and attachment checks. If your problem is a Bogdan turn-in, use the lime and dialogue guide.

Where can I buy Advanced Mechanical Components?

Player report · September 29, reviewed October 5 Check Nadja first. A player reply names her as the seller of Advanced Mechanical Components. This is a shopping lead, not an independently verified list of every current vendor.

1. Check the recipe before travelling.Read its exact material name and missing quantity. Ordinary Mechanical Components and Advanced Mechanical Components are different items.
2. Match the name in Nadja's trade window.The official Rank 1 change above concerns ordinary Mechanical Components. It does not establish the rank required for Advanced components.
3. Confirm the purchased stack in Inventory.Return to the appropriate crafting station and recheck the recipe; buying a component does not itself repair a gun.

If the Advanced item is missing, record your build, trader rank and stock screen before another trip. No Advanced-component restock timer, fixed price or unlock rank is confirmed by this report; the separate Volodymyr sleep report below is not proof of Nadja's stock behavior.

Source: “2 Quick Questions” — Xendhaius's September 29 reply ↗

Who buys mutant meat besides Bogdan?

Player location lead · September 30 Gavron is another reported buyer of mutant meat. A player places him in the camp with Raisa, west of the Mire and east of Volodymyr. Confirm the NPC name rather than treating this as a tested route or exact map coordinate.

Before selling, keep anything required by an active Fetch Job. Select one surplus item in the trade window, compare its displayed quote with Bogdan's, and check the quantity before confirming. The report concerns meat, not every mutant part. If Gavron refuses the item, check its exact name and category instead of assuming the trade UI is broken.

Player replies disagree on Bogdan's percentage, so use the actual quote in your save and the dated official rules below. No current-build comparison proves which buyer pays most for every item or rank.

Source: “2 Quick Questions” — justrob's September 30 Gavron lead and price discussion ↗

Where do I buy a repair blueprint rather than a kit?

If the recipe is present but cannot be bought, read its displayed requirement. If you bought a blueprint but still cannot repair, continue with crafting versus modification at the weapon bench: a recipe is not a consumable kit. The current item description takes precedence if a later build changes access.

Source: Official 0.6.0 — Volodymyr recipe rank and Petar stock ↗

Source: Official 0.7.0 — finished kits and Expert blueprint ↗

Source: Matrinn's September 20 weapon-repair guide — community shop requirements ↗

Source: Matrinn's September 20 armor-repair guide — community blueprint and kit listings ↗

Plan one purchase at a time: identify your equipment's class, compare weapon blueprint costs and components or armor blueprint costs and materials, then use the supplier-location leads. A listed rank does not prove the item is currently in stock in your save.

Who should I sell loot to?

Compare the item's category and the quote in the trade window before selling. Traders do not all value the same goods, and the 0.7.0 rank bonus changes the final quote. These are dated category rules, not fixed Ruble payouts or a tested profit route.

Update 0.7.0 adds 5% sell value per Trader Rank and fixes rank-bonus calculations. Check your active mode and rank before comparing another player's price. If selling is unavailable, check whether the item is required by a Job and the trader's category before treating it as a frozen trade interface.

Source: Official 0.6.0 trader specialization and category values ↗

Source: Official 0.7.0 rank bonus, Vesna and Grigory updates — checked September 20 ↗

The named trader does not have what I need

1. Compare the NPC and exact item.Gun kits, armor kits and blueprints are not interchangeable. Check the name in the trade window.
2. Read the displayed Rank requirement.Nadja's ordinary Mechanical Components item is specifically listed at Rank 1. That is not a universal unlock rank for other vendors or items.
3. Check the installed version before travelling again.The table records 0.7.0 additions, not a live stock feed. No current screenshot confirms every vendor location or stock refresh interval.

If the item is purchased, confirm it appears in Inventory before leaving. For Raisa's next Job, 0.7.2 removes the previous waiting period; an accepted Job still needs its own tracking and delivery checks.

Source: Hotfix 0.7.2 — Raisa Job timing ↗

Volodymyr has no Advanced or Expert kit after updating

Player-confirmed · 0.7.1 report, September 16 Panzer posted two stock screenshots showing the missing additions. Sir Robin suggested sleeping and checking again; Panzer replied that it worked. This is a practical next check after confirming the NPC, item and rank, not proof of a universal refresh interval.

1. Close the trade window and prepare to rest.Check food, water and nearby danger first; sleep still has survival costs.
2. Sleep, then reopen Volodymyr's inventory.Look for the exact kit or blueprint, not a different repair tier. The successful report does not state how many hours were slept.
3. If stock stays unchanged, keep the details.Record build, rank, item and trade window for Feedback. Repeated paid travel or sleeping is not a guaranteed unlock.

Source: Volodymyr patch 0.7.1 — stock images, suggestion and successful follow-up ↗

Contract reading order

1. Record who offered the job.Keep the NPC or trader name with the contract screenshot; this is the cleanest way to track personal progression.
2. Identify who benefits.Note the faction, settlement, or group named in the objective before accepting a job that could change your standing.
3. Compare risk with the route home.A far objective can be a different decision from a high-payout objective once ammo, food, repairs, and the Mist are included.
4. Log the unlock, not the rumor.When stock or dialogue changes, capture the build, trader, rank, and item. One player report is a lead, not a complete table.

Progression question ledger

Source: Steam Community discussions: trader, faction, and contract reports ↗

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