Bowling Pin with Nails
| Bowling Pin with Nails | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-0.7 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 5% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BowlingPin_Nails
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Carpentry) |
The Bowling Pin with Nails is a Bowling Pin with three nails hammered through its head. It is a one-handed improvised club that trains the Short Blunt skill. The nails raise its damage and make its crits far more dangerous than the plain pin's. It keeps the fast swing and the light weight of the original.
The nailed pin is a quick early upgrade for a survivor with a hammer and a few nails. Its reach stays short and it wears out fast, so it works as a stopgap rather than a main weapon. Most copies are made with the Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon recipe. A few turn up in survivor safehouses and caches.
Combat
The Bowling Pin with Nails swings faster than normal and reaches only 0.9 tiles. That short reach lets a zombie get close before each blow lands. Each hit deals light to moderate damage, so an ordinary zombie still takes several hits. The crit chance is low at 5 percent, but a crit multiplies the damage five times.
The pin is light, so swings cost little endurance. The free hand stays open for a flashlight or another light item. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, attack speed and crit chance as it levels.
Against the plain Bowling Pin, the nailed version wins on damage and crit power at the same speed and weight. Metal short blunt weapons such as the Hammer last much longer in a fight. It suits the first days, when a survivor needs any weapon better than bare hands.
How to Craft Bowling Pin with Nails
Each recipe that makes Bowling Pin with Nails is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon
The Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon recipe makes Bowling Pin with Nails. It needs Carpentry level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Bowling Pin | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BowlingPin
|
| Nails | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Repair
The Bowling Pin with Nails has a maximum condition of 10. Each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off, so it wears out quickly. The Short Blunt 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.
Locations
The Bowling Pin with Nails is a rare find. Late-game survivor safehouses hold the best odds, in boxes, crates, counters, shelves and wardrobes. Mid-game safehouses come next at a lower rate. Early survivor safehouses and survivor caches hold one only now and then. Crafting it from a plain Bowling Pin is far more reliable.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| 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 (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.6% |
Notes
- The Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon recipe needs a hammer, three Nails and Carpentry 1.
- The nailed pin still burns as fire fuel once it is too worn to fight with.
- Unlike the plain pin, the nailed pin trains Maintenance as well as Short Blunt.
- Researching it can teach the Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon, Forge Nails and heading tool recipes.
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