File
| File | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.4-0.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.File
|
| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The File is a metalworking tool that doubles as an improvised one-handed weapon. It trains the Short Blunt skill. As a weapon it is weak, with light hits and a modest crit.
Its value is as a tool. It sharpens blades, shapes scrap metal into weapons and helps forge saws and drills. It can also be smelted down for iron. The File is a common find in workshops, factories, sheds and warehouses. A forge can make one at Blacksmithing 4.
Combat
The File swings a little slower than the base speed and reaches 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.4 and 0.8 damage, so a zombie takes several swings to drop. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The weapon is one-handed and light, so each swing costs little endurance. It suits a single zombie met while working in a shed or a garage.
The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Most purpose-made blunt weapons do the job better. The File earns its slot as a tool first.
Uses
The File sharpens a dull blade, though the result is poorer than a whetstone or a grindstone. It is the tool for welding scrap metal into knives, cleavers, choppers and swords. It also helps forge a Simple Wood Saw at Blacksmithing 4 and an Auger Drill at Blacksmithing 5. With Maintenance 2 it fixes a saw. A Primitive Furnace or better smelts it into two Iron Chunks. An Advanced Furnace turns it into two Steel Chunks.
How to Craft File
Each recipe that makes the File is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge File
The Forge File recipe makes the File. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
| Hacksaw | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
|
| Medium Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Handle
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a file or smeltableironmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item and Smelt Medium Iron Item.
Repair
The File has 8 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Keeping it out of fights saves its condition for the work it does best.
Locations
The File is a common find in places that work metal. Blacksmith counters give the best odds. Knife factory tool cabinets, welding workshops, factory counters and wire factories hold one often. Railroad repair yards, sheds, studios and warehouse shelves and boxes turn one up regularly. Garage storage crates, metal shops, metal fabrication shops, police garages and fire station garages also carry one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West blacksmith | Counter | 16.2% |
| Golf factory | Metal shelves | 14.3% |
| Knife factory | Tool cabinet | 14.2% |
| Factory | Counter | 12.7% |
| Wire factory | Metal shelves | 11.2% |
| Wire factory | Tool cabinet | 11.2% |
| Catwalk | Other | 10.8% |
| Railroad repair | Counter | 10.8% |
| Railroad repair | Tool cabinet | 10.8% |
| Railroad storage | Other | 10.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 14.3% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 14.3% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 13.8% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 13.8% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 11.8% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 10.4% |
| Metalshop | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metalshop | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Car supply store | Other | 6.5% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Shed | Other | 10.4% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.4% |
| Police garage | Other | 7.6% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 7.6% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 7% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 7% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Closet | Crate | 5.2% |
| Closet | Other | 5.2% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 3.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 0.5% |
Notes
- A File is one of the tools for welding scrap metal blades.
- A whetstone gives a better edge, but the File works in a pinch.
- The forge recipe needs a Medium Handle, half a bar of iron stock and charcoal.
- Smelting a File returns two Iron Chunks.
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