The recent Scrap Mechanic 1.0 update has completely changed the raid system in the game. If you played before this update, you’ll notice that raids are very difficult to predict now. Planting the same crops doesn’t always lead to the same enemies anymore.
I spent a while trying out various crop values and comparing them with the game’s new raid mechanics. One thing became clear pretty quickly. Crop value is only the starting point. The game now uses raid levels, a raid budget, and random enemy groups to build each attack. This means that two farms having the same crop value can still end up with different raids.
Check out this guide to learn the new system, crop values, raid levels, enemy unlocks and the hidden raid budget. By reading this guide you’ll know exactly what happens after night falls.
Crop Raid Values
Each crop adds a different amount to your raid value.
| Crop | Raid Value |
|---|---|
| Potato | 1 |
| Tomato | 1 |
| Carrot | 2 |
| Redbeet | 5 |
| Banana | 15 |
| Chili | 15 |
| Blueberry | 50 |
| Orange | 100 |
| Broccoli | 500 |
| Pineapple | 1000 |
Cotton and Pigment Flowers do not have any raid value, so you can plant as many as you like without triggering stronger raids.
Raid Levels in Scrap Mechanic 1.0
The game has divided raids into seven levels, with each level unlocking new kinds of enemies.
| Raid Level | Minimum Crop Value | New Enemy Types |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Haybot, Green Totebot |
| 2 | 50 | Blue Totebot |
| 3 | 100 | Red Totebot, Green Tapebot, Yellow Tapebot |
| 4 | 550 | Yellow Totebot |
| 5 | 1000 | Farmbot, Blue Tapebot |
| 6 | 5500 | No new enemies |
| 7 | 10001 | No new enemies |
The raid system has a limit of 100,000 crop value; planting beyond this amount will have no effect on the difficulty of the raid.
Initial Raid Spawn Groups
A raid always has a predetermined enemy group before the raid budget is taken into consideration.
| Level | Guaranteed Spawn |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Haybot, 2 Green Totebots |
| 2 | 3 Haybots, 2 Green Totebots |
| 3 | 3 Haybots, 2 Green Totebots, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 4 | One of three possible groups (equal chance) |
| 5 | 1 Farmbot |
| 6 | 1 Farmbot |
| 7 | 3 Farmbots |
Level 4 Possible Starting Groups
The game randomly selects one of these three groups:
Group 1
- 2 Haybots
- 1 Blue Totebot
- 1 Green Tapebot
- 1 Yellow Tapebot
Group 2
- 2 Haybots
- 2 Green Totebots
- 1 Blue Totebot
- 1 Green Tapebot
Group 3
- 2 Green Totebots
- 1 Red Totebot
All the groups have an equal opportunity of appearing.
Raid Budget Explained
After the guaranteed spawn, the game calculates a raid budget. Higher crop values create larger budgets, which means more enemy groups can spawn.
| Level | Minimum Budget | Maximum Budget |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | 75 | 135 |
| 4 | 125 | 200 |
| 5 | 300 | 500 |
| 6 | 500 | 700 |
| 7 | 1000 | 5000 |
How the Budget Is Calculated
The calculation takes place in a number of steps.
Step 1: Calculate your progress toward the next raid level
The game checks how close your crop value is to the next level.
Example:
- Level 1 starts at 0
- Level 2 starts at 50
- Your crop value is 25
Your progress is:
25 ÷ 50 = 0.5
That means you are halfway to Level 2.
Step 2: Scale the budget
The game subtracts the minimum budget from the maximum budget.
For a Level 1 raid:
- Maximum Budget = 30
- Minimum Budget = 2
Difference:
30 − 2 = 28
Multiply that by your progress.
28 × 0.5 = 14
Step 3: Apply multiplayer scaling
Player count also changes the minimum budget.
| Players | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1.5 |
| 3 or more | 2 |
Step 4: Calculate the final budget
The game adds the scaled value from Step 2 to:
Minimum Budget × Multiplayer Multiplier
Example:
- Solo player
- Level 1
- Crop value 25
Final Budget:
14 + (2 × 1) = 16
How the Game Uses the Raid Budget
Once the budget is ready, the game begins buying enemy groups.
Each group has:
- a cost
- a weight
The game will only select groups that stay within the budget.
After selecting one group, it subtracts the cost and repeats the process until the remaining budget is too small to buy another group.
Groups with higher weights appear much more often than groups with low weights.
Level 1 Enemy Groups
| Group | Cost | Weight | Bots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 Green Totebot |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 Green Totebots |
| 3 | 5 | 100 | 1 Haybot |
| 4 | 9 | 100 | 1 Haybot, 2 Green Totebots |
| 5 | 12 | 100 | 2 Haybots, 1 Green Totebot |
Level 2 Enemy Groups
| Group | Cost | Weight | Bots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 3 | 17 | 50 | 2 Haybots, 1 Green Totebot, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 4 | 19 | 100 | 3 Haybots, 2 Green Totebots |
Level 3 Enemy Groups
| Group | Cost | Weight | Bots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 3 | 17 | 50 | 2 Haybots, 1 Green Totebot, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 4 | 19 | 100 | 3 Haybots, 2 Green Totebots |
| 5 | 24 | 50 | 1 Red Totebot, 1 Green Totebot |
| 6 | 16 | 50 | 1 Green Tapebot, 1 Yellow Tapebot, 1 Green Totebot |
Level 4 Enemy Groups
| Group | Cost | Weight | Bots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 3 | 17 | 50 | 2 Haybots, 1 Green Totebot, 1 Blue Totebot |
| 4 | 19 | 100 | 3 Haybots, 2 Green Totebots |
| 5 | 19 | 50 | 1 Red Totebot, 2 Green Totebots |
| 6 | 19 | 50 | 1 Yellow Totebot, 2 Green Totebots |
| 7 | 16 | 50 | 1 Green Tapebot, 1 Yellow Tapebot, 3 Green Totebots |
| 8 | 19 | 50 | 2 Green Tapebots, 1 Yellow Tapebot, 2 Green Totebots |
Level 5, 6 and 7 Enemy Groups
These three raid levels share the same enemy pool.
| Group | Cost | Weight | Bots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 Haybot, 1 Green Totebot |
| 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 Haybots, 2 Green Totebots |
| 3 | 21 | 100 | 3 Haybots, 3 Green Totebots |
| 4 | 21 | 100 | 3 Blue Totebots, 3 Green Totebots |
| 5 | 36 | 100 | 2 Yellow Totebots, 3 Green Totebots |
| 6 | 36 | 100 | 2 Red Totebots, 3 Green Totebots |
| 7 | 31 | 100 | 3 Green Tapebots, 2 Yellow Tapebots, 3 Green Totebots |
| 8 | 56 | 80 | 2 Blue Tapebots, 3 Green Totebots |
| 9 | 75 | 60 | 1 Farmbot |
How the Raid Meter Works
The in-game raid indicator has four bars.
- First bar: 0–100
- Second bar: 100–1,000
- Third bar: 1,000–10,000
- Fourth bar: 10,000–100,000
Each milestone unlocks stronger raids.
| Meter Progress | Result |
|---|---|
| Half of first bar | Bots start arriving by airdrop |
| Full first bar | Red Totebots, Green Tapebots and Yellow Tapebots can appear |
| Halfway through second bar | Yellow Totebots unlock |
| Full second bar | Farmbots and Blue Tapebots unlock |
Crop Values That Unlock New Enemies
You only need to remember a few crop values if your goal is to predict which enemies can appear.
| Crop Value | Enemy Unlock |
|---|---|
| 50 | Blue Totebot |
| 100 | Red Totebot |
| 100 | Green Tapebot |
| 100 | Yellow Tapebot |
| 550 | Yellow Totebot |
| 1000 | Farmbot |
| 1000 | Blue Tapebot |
Red Tapebots never spawn through the raid system.
The in-game raid meter also shows these unlock points visually, so you do not have to calculate them yourself.
Level 5 Raid Achievement Requirement
The achievement for clearing a Level 5 raid requires at least 1,000 crop value. If you don’t meet the crop value requirement, Level 5 raid will not happen in the game.
Maximum Possible Farmbot Raid
The largest possible raid happens at the crop value cap.
In theory, planting 100 Pineapples reaches 100,000 crop value. The raid can start with 3 guaranteed Farmbots, and the remaining budget can add 93 more.
That puts the theoretical maximum at 96 Farmbots in a single raid. Although most players will never come across that many except during testing, but the game mechanics do allow it.
