Metal Shin Armor
| Metal Shin Armor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Right Calf |
| Covers | Right Shin |
| Can't Wear With |
|
| Weight | 1 |
| Insulation | 35% |
| Wind Resistance | 30% |
| Bite Defense | 60% |
| Scratch Defense | 80% |
| Bullet Defense | 15% |
| Run Speed | -10% |
| Discomfort | 5% |
| Condition | 5 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 4 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4, Tailoring: 2 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Greave_Right/additem Base.Greave_Left
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Blacksmithing) 10 XP (Tailoring) |
Metal Shin Armor is a forged steel greave strapped over the lower leg. It is protective gear for one shin. A pair covers both lower legs.
Its main strength is durability. The steel takes many hits before it wears out, and it turns aside some bullets. Its main cost is that it slows running by a tenth, and it stops fewer bites than some simpler shin guards.
One piece fits either leg. The game moves it from the right shin to the left with an inventory option. It is a smithing project, and late-game survivor safehouses hold one only very rarely. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
On the covered shin, the greave stops about three in five bites and four in five scratches. It turns aside a small share of bullets. It also adds some warmth and keeps wind off the lower leg.
Running is a tenth slower with it on. The greave is only slightly uncomfortable.
Wooden Shin Armor and Bone Shin Armor stop more bites and scratches at the same weight and speed cost, but they wear out much sooner. Scrap Metal Shin Armor matches the metal greave on bites and scratches, with less bullet cover and a shorter life. Articulated Metal Shin Armor stops more bites and bullets, but it is twice as heavy and slows running more.
On the right leg, the greave takes the place of a right knee pad or a right shin pad.
Tailoring
The Assemble Shin Armor recipe needs a Simple Forge or better, Blacksmithing level 4 and Tailoring level 2. The recipe must be learned first. It uses one Small Steel Sheet, two Leather Strips, two Buckles, heavy thread and three pieces of charcoal. A smithing hammer, pliers or tongs, a sewing needle and an awl are needed and kept.
Research Craft on the greave teaches Assemble Shin Armor, Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor and Forge Buckle.
A welder at Welding level 5 can turn it into Spiked Metal Shin Armor with Weld Spikes On Metal Armor. The job uses two units from a Welding Torch and three Nails, with a welding mask on.
A worn-out greave smelts at an Advanced Furnace into a Steel Chunk.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Metal Shin Armor and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Shin Armor | Metal Shin Armor | 
|
/additem Base.Greave_Right
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| Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor | Articulated Metal Shin Armor | 
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/additem Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Metal
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| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
|
How to Craft Metal Shin Armor
Each recipe that makes the Metal Shin Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Shin Armor
The Assemble Shin Armor recipe makes the Metal Shin Armor. It needs Blacksmithing level 4, Tailoring level 2. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Steel Sheet - Small | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
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| Leather Strips | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
| Buckle |
|
2x | No | /additem Base.Buckle
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
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| Metalworking Pliers | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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| Sinew Thread | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Thread_Sinew
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Metal Shin Armor as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weld Spikes On Metal Armor | Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 
|
- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.GreaveSpikeScrap_Left
|
These recipes accept the Metal Shin Armor by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Small Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item | Steel Chunk | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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Variations
The Metal Shin Armor comes in 2 versions. Most of their stats match, and the extra columns show the ones that differ.
| Name | Image | Look | Slot | Covers | Can't Wear With | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Shin Armor |
|
Right | Right Calf | Right Shin |
|
/additem Base.Greave_Right
|
| Metal Shin Armor |
|
Left | Left Calf | Left Shin |
|
/additem Base.Greave_Left
|
Locations
The greave is almost never found. Late-game survivor safehouses can hold it in dressers, wardrobes, crates and boxes, but the odds round down to nearly zero. Forging it is the realistic way to get one.
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) | Crate | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- Research Craft on it unlocks the articulated version, which stops more bites.
- Spikes can be welded on later for a spiked version.
- Wooden or bone shin guards give more bite cover while the forge is out of reach.
- A spare greave smelts back into steel.
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