Improvised Screwdriver
| Improvised Screwdriver | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.3-0.7 |
| Range | 0.61-0.85 |
| Crit | 10% x10 |
| Condition | 3 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Screwdriver_Improvised
|
| Crafting XP | 20 XP (Maintenance) |
The Improvised Screwdriver is a crude screwdriver ground from scrap metal or old cutlery. It works as a tool and as a one-handed stabbing weapon that trains the Short Blade skill. It breaks after only a few hits, but it does the job of a real screwdriver in many recipes.
Anyone with Maintenance 1 can make one from a bar quarter, scrap metal, a butter knife, a fork or a spoon. A whetstone or a file shapes the tip, and tape or binding wraps the grip. Late game survivor safehouses also hold them fairly often.
Combat
The Improvised Screwdriver stabs at close range, about 0.85 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.7 damage. The crit chance is 10 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage ten times. A crit usually kills outright.
The short reach means the survivor stands close to each zombie. The Short Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and attack speed as it levels. With only 3 condition, it breaks quickly in a fight. It is best kept as a tool, with a sturdier blade for fighting.
Uses
The Improvised Screwdriver counts as a screwdriver. It builds a makeshift radio, ham radio or walkie talkie. It makes timers, remote controllers, remote triggers and noise makers. It builds an improvised flashlight or lantern. It reinforces bats and handles with cans or sheet metal. It also drills planks and helps make the Plank with Saw and Plank with Sawblade weapons.
How to Craft Improvised Screwdriver
Each recipe that makes the Improvised Screwdriver is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Improvised Screwdriver
The Make Improvised Screwdriver recipe makes the Improvised Screwdriver. It needs Maintenance level 1. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Quarter | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarQuarter
|
| Whetstone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a screwdriver accepts it as the tool, such as Dismantle Simple Electronic Item, Dismantle Electronic Item and Dismantle Power Bar.
Repair
The Improvised Screwdriver has only 3 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 3 chance of taking a point off, so it breaks after a few stabs. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A new one is quick to make from scrap, so replacing it is easier than nursing an old one.
Locations
The Improvised Screwdriver turns up mostly in late game survivor safehouses. There it sits in boxes, counters, crates and metal shelves at a fair rate, and in wardrobes less often. Prison cells hold one only very rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 8.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 8.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 8.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 8.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 8.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 4.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Prison cells | Other | 0.2% |
Notes
- The recipe needs a Steel Bar Quarter, Iron Bar Quarter, Scrap Metal or a piece of cutlery, plus a whetstone or file and tape or binding.
- Reading it in the crafting menu can teach the Make Improvised Screwdriver recipe.
- Use it for electronics and crafting rather than fighting, since three points of condition go fast.
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