Barbell
| Barbell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 1.8-2.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.35 |
| Crit | - |
| Condition | 15 |
| Weight | 6 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BarBell/additem Base.BarBell_Forged
|
The Barbell is a piece of fitness gear and a heavy two-handed weapon. It trains the Long Blunt skill. It hits hard and lasts a long time, but it is slow, heavy and tiring to swing.
Each hit deals between 1.8 and 2.8 damage, which puts it near the top of the long blunt class. The cost is a weight of 6 and a very slow swing. It also hits doors and trees hard. The Barbell is a common find in gyms and garage storage, and it turns up in many homes as well. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The Barbell swings well below the base speed and reaches 1.35 tiles. A hit drops an ordinary zombie in one or two swings. A crit doubles the damage.
The weapon is two-handed, so both hands stay on the bar. Every swing is exhausting, and a tired survivor swings slower still. The slow swing leaves a gap after each hit, so a crowd can close in fast. The Barbell suits a single zombie or a slow pair at a doorway. A large group is better handled with a lighter weapon.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Compared with a Baseball Bat, the Barbell hits more than twice as hard and wears down a little slower. The bat swings much faster, crits far more often and weighs a third as much. The Barbell is best as a door breaker and a heavy hitter for careful fights.
Uses
The Barbell is also exercise gear. With a Barbell in the inventory, the Barbell Curl exercise becomes available. That exercise trains a survivor more than push-ups, the exercise that needs no gear. Its heavy hits also make short work of doors and trees.
Repair
The Barbell has 15 condition, and each hit has only a 1 in 25 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance further. That toughness keeps a Barbell in service for a long time. A forged Barbell exists with the same numbers as the found one.
Variants
The game holds the Barbell under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1.8-2.8 | 15 | 6 | /additem Base.BarBell
|
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1.8-2.8 | 15 | 6 | /additem Base.BarBell_Forged
|
Locations
The Barbell is a common find. Gyms give the best odds, where it sits on the metal shelves. Garage storage crates come a close second. Attics, bedrooms, halls and closets in homes turn one up often enough. Pawnshops keep it loose and on their shelves, and school gym storage rooms hold one now and then. Storage units, wardrobes and late game survivor safehouses hold one only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gym | Metal shelves | 47.1% |
| Gym storage | Cardboard box | 17.8% |
| Gym storage | Metal shelves | 17.8% |
| Sports storage | Other | 8.9% |
| Schoolgym storage | Metal shelves | 2.9% |
| Schoolgym storage | Other | 2.9% |
| Storage unit | Other | 1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Crate | 40% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 10% |
| Attic | Crate | 10% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 10% |
| Hall | Other | 10% |
| Closet | Other | 7.6% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 5% |
| Garage storage | Other | 3.8% |
| Attic | Other | 1.9% |
| Living room | Other | 1.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 7.6% |
| Pawn shop | Metal shelves | 1.5% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 1.5% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 0.4% |
Notes
- The Barbell Curl exercise trains a survivor faster than push-ups.
- At a weight of 6, a Barbell fills a large part of a bag on its own.
- Its high damage against doors makes it a good tool for forcing entry.
- Durability is its best trait, so it rarely needs repairs at all.
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