Crude Metal Helmet
| Crude Metal Helmet | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Full Head |
| Covers |
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| Can't Wear With |
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| Weight | 2 |
| Insulation | 55% |
| Wind Resistance | 35% |
| Water Resistance | 85% |
| Bite Defense | 100% |
| Scratch Defense | 100% |
| Bullet Defense | 20% |
| Combat Speed | -5% |
| Discomfort | 20% |
| Vision | -50% |
| Hearing | -25% |
| Chance to Fall | 0% |
| Condition | 5 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 4 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research | Make Scrap Metal Helmet |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 6, Tailoring: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Hat_MetalHelmet
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| Crafting XP | 15 XP (Blacksmithing) 5 XP (Tailoring) |
The Crude Metal Helmet is a forged steel helmet that encloses the whole head and the neck. It is heavy armour made at a forge.
It stops every bite and scratch to the head and neck. It even stops some bullets. It keeps rain off well and never falls off. Its costs are a much narrower view, duller hearing, slower attacks and fast wear.
The helmet is forged at a Simple Forge or better by a skilled smith. It is almost never found in the world. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
The helmet holds in a fair amount of heat and blocks about a third of the wind. It keeps out most of the rain.
It stops every bite and scratch to the head and neck. It also stops about one bullet in five. It never falls off when the wearer is hit or knocked down.
It halves vision and cuts hearing by a quarter. It slows attacks by 5 percent and adds a fifth to discomfort. It weighs twice as much as the Crash Helmet.
The steel wears out fast. It loses condition about once in every four hits, and it holds only a few hits of wear in total.
The Scrap Metal Helmet gives the same head and neck cover. It stops fewer bullets and wears out even faster. The Crash Helmet - Spiked matches the bite and scratch cover and is much warmer, but it covers only the head.
It takes the Full Head slot. Hats, glasses, masks, breathing gear, hooded jackets, hooded sweaters and full suits with hoods clash with it.
Tailoring
The helmet is tear-proof, so it never needs patching. Research Craft on it teaches Make Scrap Metal Helmet.
An old helmet can go back into the furnace. Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item at an Advanced Furnace returns four Steel Chunks. Smelt Large Steel Item at a Simple Furnace or better fills a crucible with steel.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Crude Metal Helmet and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Scrap Metal Helmet | Scrap Metal Helmet | 
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/additem Base.Hat_MetalScrapHelmet
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How to Craft Crude Metal Helmet
Each recipe that makes the Crude Metal Helmet is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Metal Helmet
The Forge Metal Helmet recipe makes the Crude Metal Helmet. It needs Blacksmithing level 6, Tailoring level 3. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
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9x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Steel Sheet - Small | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
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| Smithing Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
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| Tongs | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
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| Leather Strips | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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| Sinew Thread | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Thread_Sinew
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Crude Metal Helmet by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Large Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item | Steel Chunk | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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Locations
The helmet comes from the Forge Metal Helmet recipe. It takes four Steel Sheet - Small, nine pieces of charcoal, Leather Strips and heavy thread. A smithing hammer, tongs, a sewing needle and an awl are needed and kept. The work needs a Simple Forge or better, Blacksmithing 6 and Tailoring 3, and the recipe has to be learned first.
Late-game survivor safehouses can hold one in a box, crate, dresser or wardrobe. The chance is tiny.
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) | Crate | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- It guards the neck as well as the head.
- It wears out after only a few hits, so a spare is worth keeping.
- An old helmet can be smelted back into steel.
- Its design resembles the iron armour of the Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.
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