Iron Bar
| Iron Bar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.6-1.15 |
| Range | 0.61-1.25 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Iron Bar is a full-length bar of iron stock. It is a smithing material first. It can also be swung as a two-handed blunt weapon that trains the Long Blunt skill.
As a weapon it hits reasonably well and reaches a fair distance. Its true value is at the forge. Blacksmiths turn it into sword blades, iron bands and other parts, and welders use it for barricades. It is found in welding shops, warehouses, sheds and mechanic garages. A forge or furnace can also make one from iron chunks or molten iron. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The Iron Bar swings at base speed and reaches about 1.25 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.15 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few blows. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
Both hands stay on the bar while it is equipped. The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. A Baseball Bat does a similar job. The iron bar is a sound stop-gap weapon while it waits for the forge.
Uses
The Iron Bar is bar stock for blacksmithing. At a forge it becomes an Iron Band, a Scrap Metal Shortsword, a Simple Shortsword Blade or a crude sword blade. It is also used to forge a Large Hook, a Fireplace Poker and a Scrap Metal Sword. Welders use three bars for a Metal Bar Barricade. A furnace smelts it into four Iron Chunks or a crucible of molten iron.
How to Craft Iron Bar
Each recipe that makes the Iron Bar is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Bar From Chunks
The Forge Bar From Chunks recipe makes the Iron Bar. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Chunk | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.IronChunk
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Forge Bar
The Forge Bar recipe makes the Iron Bar. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Quarter | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Tongs |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Cast Iron Bar
The Cast Iron Bar recipe makes the Iron Bar. It needs no skill level. It is made at a Simple Furnace.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.CeramicCrucible_Iron
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
| Charcoal |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Mold | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.IronBarMold
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Iron Bar as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Metal Bar Barricade | Metal Bar Barricade | - | - | Welding: 3 | - |
| Cut Bar | Iron Bar Half | 
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Cut Iron Bar | Iron Bar Half |
|
Metal Bandsaw | None | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Forge Crude Sword Blade | Simple Sword Blade | 
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 8 | /additem Base.CrudeSwordBlade
|
| Forge Iron Band | Iron Band | 
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.IronBand
|
| Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword | Scrap Metal Shortsword | 
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.ShortSword_Scrap
|
| Forge Simple Shortsword Blade | Simple Shortsword Blade |
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 6 | /additem Base.CrudeShortSwordBlade
|
Any recipe that asks for a barstock or smeltableironlarge accepts it as the tool, such as Forge Scrap Metal Sword, Smelt Iron From Large Item and Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item.
Repair
The Iron Bar has 8 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Hits with it give no Maintenance experience. A worn bar can still go into the furnace for iron.
Locations
The Iron Bar is easy to find in welding shops. Welding storage rooms and welding workshops hold one at a high rate. Closets, sheds, warehouses and studios hold one at a fair rate. Mechanic counters and garage storage crates hold one too. Storage rooms and storage units hold one less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding storage | Other | 23.5% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 5.2% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 5.2% |
| Mechanic | Counter | 4.9% |
| Storage room | Other | 2.1% |
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 0.5% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding workshop | Other | 23.5% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 5.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 5.2% |
| Closet | Other | 5.2% |
| Shed | Other | 5.2% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 4.2% |
Notes
- Forging a bar needs four Iron Chunks, four pieces of charcoal, a hammer and tongs at a Primitive Forge or better.
- Casting a bar needs four crucibles of iron, a bar mold, tongs and charcoal at a Simple Furnace or better.
- Iron Bar Halves and Quarters can be forged back into a full Iron Bar.
- Keep spare bars for the forge rather than wearing them down in fights.
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