Long Stick
| Long Stick | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.3-0.6 |
| Range | 0.61-1.6 |
| Crit | 5% x1 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carving: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LongStick
|
| Crafting XP | 5 XP (Carving) |
The Long Stick is a long wooden pole that can be swung as a two-handed blunt weapon. It trains the Long Blunt skill. It weighs 2 and swings fast.
As a weapon it is very weak and breaks quickly. Its long reach is its one strength in a fight. Its true value is as a building material and as the shaft of a spear. The Long Stick is a common find in sheds, garages and warehouses. It is also recovered when a knife or tool spear is taken apart.
Combat
The Long Stick swings at a speed of 1.2, faster than base. It reaches 1.6 tiles, which keeps a zombie at a distance. Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.6 damage, so a zombie takes many hits to drop. The crit chance is only 5 percent, and a crit deals normal damage.
The stick is two-handed but fairly light, so its endurance cost stays low. The Long Blunt skill raises its speed and damage as it levels.
The Long Stick is a last resort weapon. Binding a knife, a sharp bone or a stone blade to it turns it into a spear with far more bite.
Uses
The Long Stick serves as a spear shaft. A knife, a blade, a sharp bone, a screwdriver or broken glass binds onto it with twine, tape or wire. It also builds a long list of camp items. These include drying racks for plants and leather, a Simple Loom and a Spinning Wheel. It makes a Stick Fence, a Lean-To Shelter, a Tarp Shelter and a Leather Shelter. It goes into a Scarecrow, a Twig Broom, an Improvised Tent Kit and skull poles. A saw cuts it into two Wooden Rods or Tree Branches. A Charcoal Burning Barrel or Pile turns it into 12 Wood Charcoal.
How to Craft Long Stick
Each recipe that makes the Long Stick is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Carve Long Stick
The Carve Long Stick recipe makes the Long Stick. It needs Carving level 0.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Sapling | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Sapling
|
Get Long Stick
The Get Long Stick recipe makes the Long Stick. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mop | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Mop
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Long Stick as an ingredient or a part. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Very Long Implement | Garden Hoe | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.GardenHoe
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Wooden Fence | Stick Fence | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Saw Long Stick or Sapling | Wooden Rod | 
|
- | Carpentry: 0 | /additem Base.WoodenStick2
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carve 8 Small Handles | Small Handle | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
| Carve Spear | Wooden Spear | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.SpearCrafted
|
| Carve Stake | Stake | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.Stake
|
| Carve Trowel | Wooden Trowel | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel_Wood
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Simple Large Plant Drying Rack | Simple Large Plant Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Build Simple Small Plant Drying Rack | Simple Small Plant Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Large Plant Drying Rack | Large Plant Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 1 | - |
| Leather Drying Rack (Large) | Large Drying Rack | - | - | None | - |
| Leather Drying Rack (Medium) | Medium Drying Rack | - | - | None | - |
| Leather Drying Rack (Small) | Small Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 1 | - |
| Make Scarecrow | Scarecrow | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Mov_Scarecrow
|
| Simple Loom | Simple Loom | - | - | Carpentry: 3 | - |
| Small Plant Drying Rack | Small Plant Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 1 | - |
| Spinning Wheel | Spinning Wheel | - | - | Carpentry: 5 | - |
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antlers Pole | Antlers Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Bull Skull Pole | Bull Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Cow Skull Pole | Cow Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Deer Skull Pole | Deer Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Doe Skull Pole | Doe Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Pig Skull Pole | Pig Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Sheep Skull Pole | Sheep Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Crude Wooden Cross | Rugged Cross | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Make Tent Kit | Improvised Tent Kit | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.ImprovisedTentKit
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Twig Broom | Twig Broom | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Broom_Twig
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Lean-To Shelter | Lean-To Shelter | - | - | None |
| Build Leather Shelter | Leather Shelter | - | - | None |
| Build Tarp Shelter | Tarp Shelter | - | - | None |
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Spear | Spear with Long Metal Head | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearLong
|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Long Simple Metal Head | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearCrudeLong
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Long Simple Metal Head |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.SpearCrudeLong
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Long Simple Metal Head |
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearCrudeLong
|
Any recipe that asks for a makewoodcharcoallarge accepts it as the tool, such as Burn Large Wood into Charcoal.
Repair
The Long Stick has only 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off, so it breaks after a few fights. 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, wood glue needs Carpentry 2 and epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Hits with it give no Maintenance experience.
Locations
The Long Stick is a common find. Metal shelves in any building hold one often. Garage storage and sheds give good odds on counters and shelves. Cabinet factories, closets, studios, warehouses and logging yards hold one at a lower rate. Survivor safehouses and survivor caches can hold one too.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tool store | Other | 41.7% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 41.7% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 20% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 5.7% |
| Construction site | Small box | 3.3% |
| Gas storage | Counter | 2.6% |
| Zippee storage | Counter | 2.6% |
| Barn | Metal shelves | 2% |
| Barn | Other | 2% |
| General store | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Logging factory | Crate | 40% |
| Logging warehouse | Crate | 40% |
| Logging truck | Other | 10% |
| Cabinet factory | Other | 7.3% |
| Cabinet shipping | Other | 7.3% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 5.7% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 5.7% |
| Woodcraft set | Metal shelves | 5.7% |
| Logging factory | Other | 5.2% |
| Logging warehouse | Other | 5.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Metal shelves | 13.7% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 13.7% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 13.7% |
| Shed | Counter | 13.7% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 13.7% |
| Shed | Shelves | 13.7% |
| Closet | Crate | 5.7% |
| Closet | Other | 5.7% |
| Shed | Other | 5.7% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 3.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 4.5% |
Notes
- Save Long Sticks for spears and building, since they make poor weapons on their own.
- A Sapling can stand in for a Long Stick in many of the same recipes.
- Taking apart a knife spear returns both the knife and the Long Stick.
- A broken stick still burns as fuel.
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