Large Handle with Railspike
| Large Handle with Railspike | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.7-1.5 |
| Range | 0.61-1.25 |
| Crit | 10% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LongHandle_Railspike
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Maintenance) |
The Large Handle with Railspike is a Large Handle with two Railroad Spikes lashed to the end. It is a two-handed improvised axe, and it trains the Axe skill. It weighs 2.
The spikes give the handle a heavier hit and a five times crit. Its crit chance is low, though, and the spikes work loose fast. It is made from two Railroad Spikes, a Leather Strip and a Large Handle at Maintenance 3.
Combat
The Large Handle with Railspike swings at base speed and reaches 1.25 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.7 and 1.5 damage. The crit chance starts at only 10 percent, but a crit deals five times the damage.
The weapon is two-handed but light, so its endurance cost per swing stays low. The Axe skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. The Ax-pert trait from the Lumberjack occupation speeds up every axe swing, this one included.
Against the plain Large Handle, it hits clearly harder. It suits a survivor who trains Axe and has not yet found a real axe.
Uses
The Large Handle with Railspike counts as a medium iron item at a furnace. A Primitive or better Furnace smelts it into two Iron Chunks. An Advanced Furnace turns it into two Steel Chunks. A Simple or better Furnace can melt it into a crucible of iron.
How to Craft Large Handle with Railspike
Each recipe that makes the Large Handle with Railspike is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Railspike Large Handle
The Make Railspike Large Handle recipe makes the Large Handle with Railspike. It needs Maintenance level 3. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Spike | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.RailroadSpike
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| Leather Strips | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
| Large Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LongHandle
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item and Smelt Medium Iron Item.
Repair
The Large Handle with Railspike has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off, so it wears out very fast. The Axe 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. Each repair restores less condition than the one before.
Locations
The Large Handle with Railspike is a very rare find. It spawns only in mid game and late game survivor safehouses, in boxes, counters, crates, shelves and wardrobes. Crafting one is far more reliable.
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 (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe uses only the spikes, a Leather Strip and the handle, so it can be made anywhere.
- It trains Axe, unlike most upgraded handles, which train Long Blunt.
- A worn out weapon still yields iron at a furnace.
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