Broken Stick with Nails
| Broken Stick with Nails | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.4-0.7 |
| Range | 0.61-1.13 |
| 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.WoodenStick_Broken_Nails
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Carpentry) |
The Broken Stick with Nails is a short broken stick hammered full of nails. It is an improvised one-handed club that trains the Short Blunt skill. The nails make it hit harder and last far longer than a plain Broken Stick. It is still a light, weak weapon next to a real club.
It is made from a Broken Stick, three Nails and a hammer with Carpentry 1. It also appears when a Wooden Rod with Nails breaks. Survivor safehouses and caches sometimes hold one.
Combat
The Broken Stick with Nails swings a little faster than normal and reaches just over one tile. Each hit deals low damage, so an ordinary zombie needs several swings. The critical chance is only 5 percent. A crit multiplies the damage five times, which can end a fight early when it lands.
The nails make it much tougher than the plain Broken Stick. It has twice the condition and loses a point far less often. Compared with the Wooden Rod with Nails, it is lighter and faster but shorter and weaker. Higher Short Blunt skill raises speed, damage and critical chance. It suits a light early weapon for single zombies at close range.
How to Craft Broken Stick with Nails
Each recipe that makes Broken Stick 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 Broken Stick with Nails. It needs Carpentry level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Broken Field Hockey Stick | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Broken
|
| Nails | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Repair
The Broken Stick with Nails has 10 condition and loses a point on roughly 1 hit in 3. The Short Blunt skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. Duct tape, adhesive tape and glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, wood glue needs Carpentry 2, and epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Epoxy with rags needs Maintenance 4. Each repair restores less condition than the one before. Fighting with it gives no Maintenance experience.
Locations
The Broken Stick with Nails is a rare find. It turns up only in survivor safehouses and survivor caches. The best spots are the cardboard boxes, crates and small boxes in a safehouse, and the counters in a cache. Metal shelves, counters and wardrobes in a safehouse hold one now and then. Mid game safehouses carry it at a very low rate.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.8% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 0.8% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 0.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 0.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Wardrobe | 0.3% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
Notes
- Making one from a Broken Stick costs only three Nails and a hammer.
- Researching it can teach the Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon recipe and the forging recipes for Nails and the Heading Tool.
- It burns as fuel once it is worn out.
- Swinging it gives no Maintenance experience.
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