Large Hook
| Large Hook | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 15% x5 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LargeHook
|
| Crafting XP | 20 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Large Hook is a heavy iron hook that works as a tool and as a one-handed blunt weapon. It trains the Short Blunt skill. It weighs 2.
As a weapon it is short and fragile. Its crit hits hard, but crits come rarely. Its main value is as a building part and as scrap iron. The Large Hook is a common find in tool cabinets, mechanic shops and fire stations, and it can be forged at Blacksmithing 1. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for short blunt. It starts with the most Short Blunt skill. The Blacksmith and the Carpenter also start with some Short Blunt skill.
Combat
The Large Hook swings at a speed of 1.1 and reaches only 0.8 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage. The crit chance starts at 15 percent, and a crit deals five times the damage.
The hook is one-handed, which leaves the other hand free. Its short reach means a zombie is already close when the hook lands. The Short Blunt skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels.
The Large Hook is an emergency weapon at best. Its short reach and quick wear keep it out of long fights.
Uses
The Large Hook is the key part of the Butcher Hook. Two Planks, two Nails and a hammer build one at Carpentry 3. At a furnace it counts as a large iron item. A Primitive or better Furnace smelts it into four Iron Chunks. An Advanced Furnace turns it into four Steel Chunks. A Simple or better Furnace can melt it into a crucible of iron.
How to Craft Large Hook
Each recipe that makes the Large Hook is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Large Hook
The Forge Large Hook recipe makes the Large Hook. It needs Blacksmithing level 1. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
| Whetstone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Large Hook as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butcher Hook | Butcher Hook | - | - | Carpentry: 3 |
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironlarge accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item and Smelt Large Iron Item.
Repair
The Large Hook has only 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off, so it wears out after a few fights. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A broken hook still makes good iron at a furnace.
Locations
The Large Hook is a very common find. Tool cabinets in any building hold one most of the time. Car supply shops and mechanic shops are just as good, and logging factories and warehouses come close. Fire station garages and storage rooms, ranger garages and garage storage hold one often. Storage units, farm storage, closets and sheds hold one now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 81.1% |
| Fire station garage | Other | 47.4% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 35% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 35% |
| Garage ranger | Other | 32.8% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 32.8% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 32.8% |
| Closet | Crate | 13% |
| Closet | Other | 13% |
| Shed | Other | 13% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Car supply store | Other | 81.1% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 81.1% |
| Car supply store | Counter | 14.7% |
| Car supply store | Metal shelves | 14.7% |
| Car supply store | Shelves | 14.7% |
| Car supply shop, sport | Shelves | 14.7% |
| Construction site | Small box | 12.3% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 3.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanic | Other | 81.1% |
| Mechanic | Counter | 60.7% |
| Logging factory | Other | 60% |
| Logging warehouse | Other | 60% |
| Fire station storage | Metal shelves | 47.4% |
| Fire station storage | Other | 47.4% |
| Fire station storage | Tool cabinet | 35% |
| Storage unit | Tool cabinet | 16.2% |
| Farm storage | Tool cabinet | 14.1% |
| Construction site | Other | 12.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.4% |
Notes
- Save one Large Hook for building a Butcher Hook at the base.
- The forge recipe needs four charcoal, a bar of metal, a hammer, tongs and a whetstone or file.
- Researching it can teach the Forge Large Hook recipe.
- Spare hooks give steady iron for blacksmithing.
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