Large Branch
| Large Branch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 1.4-2.1 |
| Range | 0.7-1.35 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 6 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LargeBranch
|
The Large Branch is a thick piece of wood that also serves as a two-handed blunt weapon, often called a wooden cudgel. It trains the Long Blunt skill. It is heavy at a weight of 6 and swings slowly.
For a free piece of wood it hits fairly hard. Its weight and slow swing make it tiring in a long fight. The branch is mostly a crafting base. It becomes planks, handles, bats and a whole family of spiked cudgels. Large Branches are found in log piles and in survivor safehouses. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The Large Branch swings at a speed of 0.85, slower than base. It reaches 1.35 tiles. Each hit deals between 1.4 and 2.1 damage, which is solid for an improvised weapon. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The branch is two-handed and heavy. Each swing costs a lot of endurance, so it suits short fights against one or two zombies. The Long Blunt skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels.
As a weapon it is a good early option for a survivor who has nothing else. Fitting it with nails, a saw blade, rail spikes or a brake disc turns it into a much stronger cudgel.
Uses
The Large Branch is a core wood material. An axe chops it into four Firewood and some Wood Splinters. A saw cuts it into a Plank, and a knife carves a Plank at Carving 2. A knife also carves it into a Large Handle at Carving 3 and a Wooden Spade at Carving 4. High Carving levels turn it into a Short Bat or a Crafted Baseball Bat. It is the base for the Cudgel with Nails, Brake Disc, Railspikes, Sawblade, Spade Head and Garden Fork Head. It also burns as fire fuel.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Large Branch as an ingredient or a part. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saw Large Branch | Plank | 
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- | Carpentry: 0 | /additem Base.Plank
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| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carve Bat | Crafted Baseball Bat | 
|
- | Carving: 9 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_Crafted
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| Carve Large Handle | Large Handle | 
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- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.LongHandle
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| Carve Plank | Plank |
|
- | Carving: 2 | /additem Base.Plank
|
| Carve Short Bat | Short Bat | 
|
- | Carving: 7 | /additem Base.ShortBat
|
| Carve Wooden Spade | Wooden Spade | 
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- | Carving: 4 | /additem Base.SpadeWood
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| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chop Large Branch Into Firewood | Firewood | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Firewood
|
| Drill Plank | Notched Plank | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.PercedWood
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| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn Wood into Charcoal | Wood Charcoal | 
|
Charcoal Burning Barrel or Pile | None | /additem Base.CharcoalCrafted
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| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Spike Weapon | Tree Branch with Bone Spikes | 
|
- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Bone
|
| Make Brake Disc Weapon | Large Handle with Brake Disc | 
|
- | Carpentry: 5 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Brake
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| Make Garden Fork Head Weapon | Baseball Bat with Garden Fork Head | 
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- | Carpentry: 6 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_GardenForkHead
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| Make Nail-Spiked Weapon | Large Handle with Nails | 
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- | Carpentry: 1 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Nails
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| Make Railspike Cudgel | Cudgel with Railspikes | 
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- | Carpentry: 6 | /additem Base.Cudgel_Railspike
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| Make Sawblade Cudgel | Cudgel with Sawblade | 
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- | Carpentry: 6 | /additem Base.Cudgel_Sawblade
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| Make Spade Head Cudgel | Cudgel with Spade Head | 
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- | Carpentry: 6 | /additem Base.Cudgel_SpadeHead
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| Make Spiked Cudgel | Cudgel with Spikes | 
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Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 7 | /additem Base.Cudgel_Spike
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| Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon | Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced | 
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- | Carpentry: 4 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_ScrapSheet
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Repair
The Large Branch has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Duct tape, adhesive tape and glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, and wood glue needs Carpentry 2. Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and epoxy with rags needs Maintenance 4. Hits with the branch give no Maintenance experience.
Locations
The Large Branch is a common find in log piles. A log pile in any building has a fair chance of holding one. Mid game and late game survivor safehouses can also hold one in their boxes, counters, crates, shelves and wardrobes.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Log pile | 18.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.9% |
Notes
- Turning a Large Branch into a spiked cudgel is a cheap way to get a strong early weapon.
- Researching the branch can teach the Bone Spike Weapon, Carve Wooden Spade and Make Sawblade Cudgel recipes.
- Carving 9 turns it into a Crafted Baseball Bat.
- A spare branch is good fuel for a campfire or a charcoal burn.
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