Broken Scrap Metal Sword
| Broken Scrap Metal Sword | |
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| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 0.9-1.6 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Sword_Scrap_Broken
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The Broken Scrap Metal Sword is what remains of a Scrap Metal Sword after its blade snaps in a fight. It is a one-handed weapon that still trains the Long Blade skill. The broken blade is shorter and much weaker than the whole sword. It works as a stopgap until a better weapon turns up.
Its real worth is the metal in it. The broken sword can be smelted down for iron or steel at a furnace. It is never found as loot and only appears when a Scrap Metal Sword breaks in use.
Combat
The Broken Scrap Metal Sword swings at normal speed and reaches a little over one tile. Its hits land softly, so an ordinary zombie takes many swings to drop. The critical chance stays at 20 percent, the same as the whole sword. A crit only doubles the damage, so crits rarely end a fight on their own.
Compared with the intact Scrap Metal Sword, it loses reach, damage and most of its crit power. The Broken Sword and the Broken Simple Sword hit a little harder for less weight. Higher Long Blade skill still raises attack speed, damage and critical chance. The broken blade suits finishing a single zombie on the ground or fighting a lone zombie in a narrow spot. A group calls for a better weapon.
Uses
The Broken Scrap Metal Sword is a source of metal. At a Primitive or better Furnace it smelts into four Iron Chunks. At an Advanced Furnace it smelts into four Steel Chunks. At a Simple or better Furnace it can be melted into a crucible of iron for casting. Reading it in the crafting menu can teach the recipe to forge a Scrap Metal Shortsword.
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironlarge accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item and Smelt Large Iron Item.
Repair
The Broken Scrap Metal Sword has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off, so it wears out quickly. The Long Blade skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. A dull edge can be sharpened with a whetstone, on a Grindstone, or poorly with a file. Once the condition runs out, the best use left is the furnace.
Notes
- Smelting the broken sword at an Advanced Furnace turns it into steel instead of iron.
- Keep it for the furnace rather than for fighting once a real weapon is at hand.
- Researching it can unlock the Scrap Metal Shortsword forging recipe.
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