How to Get Mechanical Parts in Sand: Raiders of Sophie

Mechanical Parts are the one resource you cannot avoid in Sand: Raiders of Sophie. Every Trampler you build, upgrade, or replace draws from this pool, and running dry mid campaign can grind your entire session to a halt. If you have spent a raid or two wondering why your blueprint keeps rejecting your build, the answer almost always comes down to a shortage of these parts. Here is everything you need to know about where they come from, how to farm them efficiently, and what to do if your stockpile hits zero.

Sand: Raiders Of Sophie is still in Early Access, so some of the numbers and mechanics below could shift as the developers keep tuning the game.

Where Mechanical Parts Come From

There are only two real sources for Mechanical Parts, and one of them is far better than the other.

The primary method is looting Parts Crates during a raid. These crates are cube shaped, stamped with a cogwheel symbol, and scattered across the map’s points of interest. You will recognize them the moment you see one, since nothing else in the loot pool shares that design.

The secondary method is buying parts directly from the shop in the lobby’s storage section. Each Mechanical Part costs two crowns, and the store caps purchases at 10,000 parts before it refreshes. Buying is fast, but the crown cost adds up quickly once you factor in how many parts a single Trampler build demands, so most experienced players treat the shop as a backup rather than a farming strategy.

Parts Crate Rarities Explained

Parts Crates come in three tiers, and the rarity determines both how many Mechanical Parts you pull out and what other crafting materials ride along with them.

Brown Parts Crate (Common): The most frequent spawn, but also the lowest yield. Good for topping off early on, not much else.
Green Parts Crate (Rare): A noticeable step up in both Mechanical Parts and the quality of accompanying materials.
Red Parts Crate (Very Rare): The best possible pull. Red crates hand out the largest stack of parts along with the strongest crafting components in the game.

Rarer crates tend to spawn behind locked or red doors inside monuments, so bringing the right keys into a raid pays off directly in Mechanical Parts.

Best Farming Locations

Not every point of interest is worth your time if parts are the goal. Shipwrecks lean heavily toward weapon and cannon crates, which makes them a poor target when you are specifically hunting Mechanical Parts. Skip them unless you are already passing through for other loot.

The reliable targets are non-fort named monuments, meaning any labeled location on the map whose name does not start with the word “Fort.” Within that category, industrial hotspots like Bismarck and Black Key consistently produce the densest concentration of Parts Crates per run, making them the closest thing this game has to a guaranteed farming route.

If you are running solo or simply want fewer fights while you loot, Voyage mode tends to attract a calmer player base than the standard raid pool. Fewer skirmishes means more time spent cracking crates instead of defending yourself, which is exactly what you want on a dedicated parts run.

How Many Mechanical Parts You Actually Need

A bare-bones Trampler build costs roughly 295 Mechanical Parts. That figure covers the base chassis with no extras attached. The moment you start customizing through the Trampler Editor, adding cabins, extra facilities, or components unlocked in the Tech Tree, that number climbs well past 300.

Players who play aggressively and lose Tramplers often should plan around a much larger buffer. Every destroyed Trampler means rebuilding from scratch, and that cost does not shrink just because you already paid it once. Treat your parts stockpile the way you would treat ammo reserves: always keep more banked than you think you need.

Buying Mechanical Parts From the Shop

If you are critically low and cannot wait for another raid, the storage store is there for emergencies. Open the storage section in the lobby and use the shop panel on the right side to purchase parts directly at two crowns each. It is the fastest way to plug a gap, but at scale it is an expensive habit compared to looting, so lean on it only when you are stuck.

What to Do If You Run Out of Mechanical Parts Completely

Running out of both Mechanical Parts and the crowns to buy more creates a genuine soft-lock. Without enough parts to build a Trampler, you cannot deploy into a raid at all, and without a Trampler, you cannot earn your way back out of the hole.

The fix is to create a new character. Head into the “Change Character” menu from the lobby and start fresh. A new character spawns with starting supplies, enough to get back into a raid and begin rebuilding your stockpile. Before doing this, delete your old character, since an unused slot takes about 17 hours to free up after deletion. You can maintain up to three characters at once, which gives you a practical safety net if one save gets stuck.

Mechanical Parts Farming Mistakes to Avoid

The most common error is committing to an expensive Trampler build before banking a real buffer of parts. Starting a customization project with only a few hundred parts in reserve almost guarantees you will stall out mid build. Farm the scrap-dense monuments first, then spend.

Do not assume there is a refiner recipe or a discount vendor for Mechanical Parts hiding somewhere in the game. As of this writing, they are strictly loot-driven, and the storage store is the only confirmed purchase route. Whether dismantling Trampler components ever refunds parts appears inconsistent, so treat any refund as a bonus rather than something to plan around. Play Now!

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you craft Mechanical Parts at a refiner or buy them from a vendor other than the storage store?

No. Mechanical Parts are loot-driven, and the only confirmed purchase option is the storage store in the lobby at two crowns per part.

How many Mechanical Parts does a single Trampler build need?

A base build costs around 295 parts. Customized builds with extra cabins, facilities, or Tech Tree upgrades push well past 300.

What is the best game mode for farming Mechanical Parts?

Voyage mode, since it tends to have fewer aggressive players, which means more uninterrupted time looting Parts Crates.

Where should I avoid farming for Mechanical Parts?

Shipwrecks and fort locations. Both are unreliable, since they lean toward weapon and cannon crates instead of Parts Crates.

What happens if I run out of Mechanical Parts and crowns at the same time?

You get soft-locked out of raiding entirely. Create a new character from the “Change Character” menu in the lobby to get back into the game with starting supplies.

How to Get Mechanical Parts in Sand: Raiders of Sophie (Complete Farming Guide)