Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon
| Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.8-1.9 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 4 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Welding: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ScrapWeapon_Brake
|
| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Welding) |
The Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon is a two-handed axe welded together from a car brake and a steel shaft. It trains the Axe skill. It hits hard for a scrap weapon, and it lands crits often. It is heavy, though, and its condition is low for a weapon of its weight.
It is a weapon for a survivor with a welding setup and a pile of car parts. The Make Scrap Metal Weapon recipe turns a brake into this weapon with Welding 5. As loot it is close to unknown, turning up only in late-game survivor safehouses on very rare occasions. 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 Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon swings at normal speed and reaches 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals solid damage, and an ordinary zombie often drops in two or three swings. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage four times. Frequent hard crits are the main reason to build one.
The weapon is two-handed and weighs 4, so each swing costs a fair amount of endurance. Both hands stay on the shaft, which leaves no room for a flashlight. A long fight wears a survivor down fast, and a tired survivor swings slower and hits softer. Short bursts against a few zombies suit it best.
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. It makes a home-made stand-in for the Wood Axe or the Firefighter Axe when neither turns up as loot. The game also tags it as a weapon that can kill animals.
How to Craft Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon
Each recipe that makes the Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Scrap Metal Weapon
The Make Scrap Metal Weapon recipe makes the Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon. It needs Welding level 5.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
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| Steel Rod | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Scrap Metal | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ScrapMetal
|
| Wrench | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
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| Hand Drill | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Repair
The Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon has a maximum condition of 10. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off, which is a fast rate for a heavy weapon. The Axe and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Epoxy is the only fix that works on it. Fix With Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and Fix With Epoxy And Rags needs Maintenance 4. Each repair restores less than the one before it.
Locations
The Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon is an extremely rare piece of loot. It can appear only in late-game survivor safehouses, in boxes, crates, counters, shelves and wardrobes. The chance in each container is a tiny fraction of a percent. Welding one is the only practical way to get it.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe needs six units of Welding Torch fuel, a welding mask, a wrench and a metal drill.
- It also takes a Steel Rod or Iron Pipe, Nuts and Bolts, a brake and a Rag, Denim Strips or Leather Strips.
- Old, regular and performance brakes all work, so worn brakes from wrecked cars are a cheap supply.
- Researching the weapon teaches the Make Scrap Metal Weapon recipe.
- Keep a stock of Epoxy before relying on it as a main weapon.
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