Metal Baseball Bat
| Metal Baseball Bat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.8-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.25 |
| Crit | 40% x2 |
| Condition | 20 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BaseballBat_Metal
|
The Metal Baseball Bat is an aluminum sports bat used as a two-handed blunt weapon. It trains the Long Blunt skill. It weighs 2 and swings at base speed.
It hits exactly like the wooden Baseball Bat, with the same damage, reach and crit. The metal makes it tougher, with more condition and a slower rate of wear. It is also the base for two stronger crafted bats. The Metal Baseball Bat is found most often in school gym storage, and now and then in closets, pawnshops and survivor safehouses. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
Each hit deals between 0.8 and 1.1 damage, so a zombie usually takes a few hits. The reach is 1.25 tiles, which keeps zombies at a fair distance. The crit chance starts at 40 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The bat is two-handed, but its moderate weight keeps the endurance cost per swing reasonable. The Long Blunt skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels.
The Metal Baseball Bat suits a survivor who wants a reliable all-day blunt weapon. It lasts longer than the wooden bat. Bolting it raises its damage and crit. Welding a sawblade to it turns it into an axe-class weapon.
Uses
Make Bolt Metal Bat adds two Nuts and Bolts with a wrench and a metal drill at Maintenance 4. The result is the Metal Baseball Bat with Bolts. Make Sawblade Metal Bat welds on half a circular sawblade at Welding 6. The result is the Metal Baseball Bat with Sawblade. A worn-out bat can be scrapped into four Aluminum Scrap.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Metal Baseball Bat as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Bolt Metal Bat | Metal Baseball Bat with Bolts | 
|
- | Maintenance: 4 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_Metal_Bolts
|
| Make Sawblade Metal Bat | Metal Baseball Bat with Sawblade | 
|
- | Welding: 6 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_Metal_Sawblade
|
Any recipe that asks for a scrapaluminumlarge accepts it as the tool, such as Scrap Large Aluminum Object.
Repair
The Metal Baseball Bat has 20 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 25 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Epoxy repairs it at Maintenance 3, and epoxy with rags at Maintenance 4. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Locations
The Metal Baseball Bat is an uncommon find. School gym storage gives the best odds, on its metal shelves and in its other containers. Closets and pawnshops hold one at a low rate. Survivor safehouses and survivor caches can hold one in boxes, crates and on counters. Bedroom wardrobes and lockers carry a small chance. Occupied motel rooms do too.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball storage | Metal shelves | 66.7% |
| Sports storage | Other | 66.7% |
| Gym storage | Cardboard box | 40% |
| Gym storage | Metal shelves | 40% |
| Schoolgym storage | Metal shelves | 17.3% |
| Schoolgym storage | Other | 17.3% |
| Baseball storage | Other | 13.3% |
| Drug shack | Other | 1.6% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 0.8% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 0.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Sports store | Other | 4% |
| Pawn shop | Other | 3.8% |
| Baseball gift shop storage | Metal shelves | 2.3% |
| Baseball store | Other | 2.3% |
| Pawn shop | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 0.8% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Other | 3.8% |
| Any building | Wardrobe | 1.4% |
| Bedroom | Locker | 1.4% |
| Bedroom | Wardrobe | 1.4% |
| Motel room | Dresser | 1.4% |
| Motel room | Wardrobe | 1.4% |
| Garage storage | Other | 0.7% |
| Closet | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| Any building | Dresser | 0.4% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 3% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 3% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 2.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 1.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Wardrobe | 1.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
Notes
- The metal bat matches the wooden one in a fight but outlasts it.
- Epoxy is the repair material for it, so a spare tube is worth carrying.
- Scrapping it gives four Aluminum Scrap.
- It is the only base for the bolted and sawblade metal bats.
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