Hatchet
| Hatchet | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.7-1.5 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 15% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.HandAxe/additem Base.HandAxeForged
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Hatchet is a small one-handed axe that works as a weapon and as a tool. It trains the Axe skill. It swings quickly for an axe and weighs less than most axes. It hits softer, reaches less far and crits less often than the larger axes.
As a tool the hatchet chops trees, splits firewood, cuts plants and butchers animals. It is not hard to find, with good odds in morgues, logging yards and fire stations. It can also be assembled from a Hatchet Head and a Medium Handle. 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 Hatchet swings at base speed and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.7 and 1.5 damage, enough to drop an ordinary zombie in a few swings. One swing can hit up to two zombies when multi-hit is on. The crit chance starts at 15 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times.
The hatchet keeps one hand free. The swing is fast for an axe, so it lands blows quickly on a single zombie. Against a group, the short reach makes it riskier than a long axe.
The Axe skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. The Hand Axe matches it in every combat number and weighs more. The Axe and the Wood Axe hit harder but tie up both hands. The hatchet is a light all-round axe for one or two zombies at a time.
Uses
The Hatchet is a working tool. It chops down trees, though more slowly than a full-size axe. It splits a log into six pieces of firewood and a large branch into four. It cuts plants, and it butchers animal carcasses. It breaks down doors at a fair pace. It is a required tool for log furniture such as the Log Bench, Log Stool, Log Table and Log Stairs. It also helps carve bone spikes into a Cudgel with Bone Spikes. The hatchet attaches to a belt slot on either hip, which lowers its carried weight.
How to Craft Hatchet
Each recipe that makes the Hatchet is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Medium Implement
The Assemble Medium Implement recipe makes the Hatchet. 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
|
| Hatchet Head | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.HandAxeHead
|
| Medium Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Handle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Hatchet as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Medium Implement | Hatchet Head |
|
- | None | /additem Base.HandAxeHead
|
Any recipe that asks for a tree-felling axe accepts it as the tool, such as Bone Spike Weapon, Chop Log Into Firewood and Chop Large Branch Into Firewood.
Repair
The Hatchet has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade can be sharpened with a whetstone, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file. 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. Dismantling it with a hammer returns the Hatchet Head for a fresh handle.
Variants
The game holds the Hatchet under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0.7-1.5 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.HandAxe
|
|
0.7-1.5 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.HandAxeForged
|
Locations
The Hatchet is a fairly common find. The best odds are in coroner offices and morgues, on counters and in cabinets. Logging factories and logging warehouses hold one often. Fire station garages and storage rooms are another good spot. Survivor safehouses and survivor caches hold one at a fair rate. Farm storage tool cabinets, sheds, garage storage lockers and farm buildings hold one now and then. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing storage | Display case | 36.1% |
| Army surplus | Display case | 28.9% |
| Army surplus | Metal shelves | 22.1% |
| Army surplus | Shelves | 22.1% |
| Coroner office | Counter | 12.4% |
| Coroner office | Medicine cabinet | 12.4% |
| Coroner office | Other | 12.4% |
| Morgue | Counter | 12.4% |
| Morgue | Other | 12.4% |
| Logging factory | Other | 10.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor supply store | Display case | 36.1% |
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 22.1% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 22.1% |
| Gun store | Display case | 21.7% |
| Garden store | Other | 12.8% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Other | 12% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 7.8% |
| Outdoor supply store | Other | 6% |
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 4.9% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 4.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station garage | Other | 9.5% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 5.5% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 5.5% |
| Shed | Shelves | 5.5% |
| Closet | Other | 4.4% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 3.5% |
| Shed | Other | 3.5% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 3.4% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 3.4% |
| Shed | Counter | 3.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 4.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Farming | 3.9% |
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.1% |
Notes
- The forged Hatchet is identical to the factory one in every number.
- Assembling one needs a hammer, a sharp knife, a Hatchet Head, a Medium Handle and Maintenance 1.
- The hatchet and the Hand Axe share every combat number, and the hatchet is the lighter of the two.
- Reading the hatchet in the crafting menu can teach the Forge Hand Axe Head and Forge Old Axe Head recipes.
- The belt slot keeps the hatchet ready without filling the back slot.
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