Bone War Hatchet
| Bone War Hatchet | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 25% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Hatchet_Bone
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Maintenance) |
The Bone War Hatchet is a one-handed axe with a carved bone head lashed to a tree branch. It trains the Axe skill. It is built for fighting, and its game tooltip marks it as a weapon rather than a woodcutting tool. Its damage is moderate and its crit chance is high for a light axe.
The hatchet suits a survivor who hunts and crafts in the wild. It is put together from a Bone War Hatchet Head, a Tree Branch and two Leather Strips. As loot it is rare, though anthropology classroom display cases hold one fairly often. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The Bone War Hatchet swings at normal speed and reaches 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals moderate damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few swings to drop. The crit chance starts at 25 percent, and a crit doubles the damage. Crits come often enough to shorten most fights.
The hatchet is one-handed and weighs 1.5, so each swing costs little endurance. The free hand stays open for a flashlight. The Axe skill raises damage, attack speed and crit chance as it levels. The Lumberjack occupation and its Ax-pert trait speed up every axe swing, and this hatchet benefits too.
Next to the steel Hand Axe or Hatchet, the Bone War Hatchet stands out for its easy recipe from hunting materials. It fits the gap between a sharpened stick and a proper forged axe. It works best as a light main weapon for a survivor who hunts animals and lives outside the towns.
How to Craft Bone War Hatchet
Each recipe that makes the Bone War Hatchet is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Bone War Hatchet
The Make Bone War Hatchet recipe makes the Bone War Hatchet. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Bone War Hatchet Head | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.HatchetHead_Bone
|
| Tree Branch | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TreeBranch2
|
| Leather Strips | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Bone War Hatchet as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Medium Implement | Bone War Hatchet Head |
|
- | None | /additem Base.HatchetHead_Bone
|
Repair
The Bone War Hatchet has a maximum condition of 10. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape, Glue, Wood Glue, Zip Ties and Epoxy all repair it. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2 and Epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Each repair restores less than the one before it. A ruined hatchet can be dismantled with a hammer or a mallet, which returns the Bone War Hatchet Head for a new build.
Locations
The Bone War Hatchet is rare as loot. The best odds by far are the display cases of anthropology classrooms, where it turns up about a third of the time. Pawnshop display cases hold one now and then. Elsewhere the chance is tiny, in attics, closets, halls, living rooms and garage storage. Survivor safehouses at every stage of the game can hold one in boxes and crates.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Class room anthro | Display case | 34.6% |
| Storage unit | Other | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Display case | 0.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.2% |
| Attic | Other | 0.2% |
| Closet | Locker | 0.2% |
| Hall | Other | 0.2% |
| Living room | Locker | 0.2% |
| Living room | Other | 0.2% |
| Closet | Other | 0.1% |
| Garage storage | Other | 0.1% |
| Living room | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.1% |
Notes
- The Make Bone War Hatchet recipe needs Maintenance 1 and a sharp knife or a meat cleaver, which is kept.
- Dismantling the hatchet with a hammer, club hammer or mallet gives back the Bone War Hatchet Head.
- Researching the hatchet can teach the Bone War Hatchet, Bone War Hatchet Head and Fleshing Tool recipes.
- Felling trees calls for a woodcutting axe such as the Wood Axe or the Hatchet.
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