Garden Fork
| Garden Fork | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Spear |
| Damage | 1-1.5 |
| Range | 0.61-1.37 |
| Crit | 30% x10 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GardenFork/additem Base.GardenFork_Forged
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Garden Fork is a farming tool that works as an improvised two-handed spear. It trains the Spear skill. It has long reach, solid damage and a strong crit, and it is the most durable of the spears.
The fork also tills soil for farming and digs up worms for fishing bait. It is found in sheds, farm buildings, warehouses and survivor safehouses. It can also be assembled from a Garden Fork Head and a Long Stick.
Combat
The Garden Fork swings a little slower than base speed and reaches about 1.37 tiles. Each hit deals between 1 and 1.5 damage. One swing can hit up to two zombies when multi-hit is on. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage ten times, so a crit usually kills outright.
The fork is two-handed. It can be held in one hand, but each hit then lands with less force. The Spear skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Like every spear, the fork has a spear charge. After a few seconds of sprinting, the survivor charges and kills the first zombie hit in one blow. The kill animation leaves the survivor open, so the charge suits lone zombies. Sprinting is loud and hard to steer, and running into a wall knocks the survivor down.
The fork suits a survivor who wants reach and a weapon that lasts. It outlasts crafted spears by a wide margin.
Uses
The Garden Fork tills grass into farm plots, much like a shovel or a trowel. It also digs up worms for fishing bait. It attaches to the back slot, which lowers its carried weight and keeps it close at hand. Dismantling it with a hammer returns the Garden Fork Head and a broken handle.
How to Craft Garden Fork
Each recipe that makes the Garden Fork is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Very Long Implement
The Assemble Very Long Implement recipe makes the Garden Fork. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Garden Fork Head | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.GardenForkHead
|
| Long Stick | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LongStick
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Garden Fork as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Long Implement | Garden Fork Head |
|
- | None | /additem Base.GardenForkHead
|
Repair
The Garden Fork has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Spear and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill. Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and Epoxy with Rags needs Maintenance 4. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it. When the handle breaks, the head can be fitted to a fresh Long Stick.
Variants
The game holds the Garden Fork under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1-1.5 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.GardenFork
|
|
1-1.5 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.GardenFork_Forged
|
Locations
The Garden Fork is an uncommon find. Farm buildings hold one in boxes, crates and metal shelves. Sheds, closets, storage rooms and warehouses hold one at a similar low rate. Construction sites and garage storage are other good spots. Survivor safehouses at every stage of the game can hold one, often on metal shelves. The forged version is never found as loot.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garden store | Other | 6.4% |
| Farmer | Small box | 2.3% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 2.1% |
| Construction site | Small box | 1.6% |
| Tool store | Other | 1.2% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 1.2% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 1.2% |
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| General store | Metal shelves | 0.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Cardboard box | 2.3% |
| Farmer | Crate | 2.3% |
| Farmer | Metal shelves | 2.3% |
| Catwalk | Other | 2.1% |
| Storage room | Other | 2.1% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Construction site | Other | 1.6% |
| Florist | Other | 1.3% |
| Greenhouse | Cupboard | 1.3% |
| 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% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 1.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 1.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 1.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 1.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 1.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 2.1% |
| Shed | Other | 2.1% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 1.6% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 1.5% |
| Closet | Other | 1.5% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 1.4% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 1.4% |
| Shed | Shelves | 1.4% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 1.2% |
| Attic | Crate | 1.2% |
Notes
- The forged Garden Fork is identical to the factory one in every number.
- Assembling one needs a hammer, a sharp knife, a Garden Fork Head, a Long Stick and Maintenance 1.
- The spear charge kills in one hit, but only use it on a lone zombie.
- The fork digs worms, which makes it a useful tool for a fishing camp.
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