Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon
| Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.8-2 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 4 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Welding: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ScrapWeaponGardenFork
|
| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Welding) |
The Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon is a welded two-handed axe. It is a Garden Fork Head welded onto a Steel Rod or an Iron Pipe. It trains the Axe skill.
It hits hard for a home-made weapon, and its crit is strong. The cost is weight, since it weighs 4 and tires the survivor quickly. Making one needs Welding 5 and a welding setup. It is a very rare find in late game survivor safehouses, so crafting is the usual way to get one. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The scrap metal fork swings at base speed and reaches about 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.8 and 2 damage. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage four times. A crit often drops a zombie in one blow.
Both hands stay on the weapon while it is equipped. Its weight adds to the endurance cost of each swing, so long fights tire the survivor quickly. Short fights against one or two zombies suit it best.
The Axe skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Compared with the Wood Axe, it has shorter reach and a weaker crit. It suits a welder who has a spare Garden Fork Head and no proper axe.
How to Craft Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon
Each recipe that makes the Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Scrap Metal Weapon
The Make Scrap Metal Weapon recipe makes the Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon. It needs Welding level 5.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
| Steel Rod | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Garden Fork Head | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.GardenForkHead
|
| Wrench | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Hand Drill | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Repair
The scrap metal fork has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Epoxy repairs it with Maintenance 3, and Epoxy with Rags with Maintenance 4. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it. The blade can also be sharpened with a whetstone, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file.
Locations
The Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon is a very rare find. It turns up only in late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, counters, crates, metal shelves or small boxes, each with a tiny chance. Crafting one is far more reliable than looking for it.
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) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe needs six uses of a Welding Torch, a welding mask, a wrench and a metal drill.
- The parts are a Garden Fork Head, a Steel Rod or an Iron Pipe, one Nuts and Bolts, and a Rag, Denim Strips or Leather Strips.
- Reading the weapon in the crafting menu can teach the Make Scrap Metal Weapon recipe.
- Keep a whetstone close, since sharpening keeps the edge working between repairs.
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