Metal Wall
| Metal Wall | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Building |
| Type | Metal Structure |
| Build Menu | Welding |
| Build Skill |
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| Build XP |
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| Health |
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| Tiers | Poor, Good |
| Learned From |
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| Location | Built |
The Metal Wall is a welded steel wall used for shelter and defence. The tooltip says it must be built on a wallframe.
It belongs to Welding and sits in the Welding section of the Building menu. It comes as a Poor version and a Good version. Metal walls seal off entrances, reinforce weak points and form whole new structures. They have very high health from the start.
For a welder, this is the strongest wall to put around a base. It needs a standing wall frame and a good supply of steel sheet.
How to Build Metal Wall
Both tiers take a Welding Torch, Steel Sheet - Small and Welding Rods. The Good tier uses a little more sheet.
The Poor tier needs Welding level 3. The Good tier needs Welding level 5 and gives more Welding XP.
Both recipes must be learned first. Welder Monthly - June 1993 teaches them. The Welder occupation knows them from the start.
A wall frame must be standing first. The metal wall goes onto either a Wooden Wall Frame or a Metal Wall Frame.
Each version of the Metal Wall has its own tab with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and its materials.
The Metal Wall (Basic) recipe builds the Metal Wall (Poor). It needs Welding level 3. Building it gives 30 Welding XP. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Steel Sheet - Small | 
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3x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| Welding Rods | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.WeldingRods
|
The Metal Wall (Advanced) recipe builds the Metal Wall (Good). It needs Welding level 5. Building it gives 50 Welding XP. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Steel Sheet - Small |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| Welding Rods |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.WeldingRods
|
Learning
These can teach the build recipe for the Metal Wall.
| Name | Image | Type | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 1993 | 
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Magazine | /additem Base.MetalworkMag1
|
| Welder | - | Occupation | - |
How to Use Metal Wall
Each section blocks a tile edge like any wall. Zombies have to break it down to get through. Health depends on the tier, the frame and the builder's skill. Even a Poor metal wall starts with very high health. Each point of the builder's skill adds a little more.
The strongest wall possible is a Good metal wall on a Metal Wall Frame, built at the top of Welding.
Metal walls also work as tall fences when no roof sits above them. A ring of them makes a very hard perimeter.
Build Tiers
The Poor tier opens at Welding level 3. The Good tier needs level 5 and adds health for a little more sheet. Build Poor walls while learning, then switch to Good walls at level 5. Use a Metal Wall Frame under the wall for the toughest result.
Each version of the Metal Wall is listed with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and how much health it has once built.
| Version | Image | Build Skill | Build XP | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | 
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Welding: 3 | Welding: 30 | 700 (+20 per skill level) |
| Good | 
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Welding: 5 | Welding: 50 | 800 (+20 per skill level) |
Notes
- Must be built on a wall frame.
- Welder Monthly - June 1993 teaches the recipe.
- A Metal Wall Frame gives a stronger wall than a wooden one.
- Works as a tall fence when nothing sits above it.
- The Welder occupation knows the recipe from the start.
All Crafting Categories
All Building
Everything in the Building menu, one tab per menu category. Build Skill is the skill the simplest version needs, and Health is the strongest version's.
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planks Barricade | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Metal Bar Barricade | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Metal Sheet Barricade | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Door Frame | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | 500 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Log Fence | 
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Carpentry: 0 | 200 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Log Wall | 
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Carpentry: 0 | 500 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Log Window Frame | 
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Carpentry: 0 | 500 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Stick Fence | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | 200 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Wide Log Gate | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Wood Floor | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Door Frame | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Pole | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | 50 | - |
| Wood Wall Frame | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | 50 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Wood Window Frame | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | 650 (+20 per skill level) | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wooden Wall | 
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Carpentry: 2 | 650 (+20 per skill level) | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Log Stairs | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | 150 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Wood Door | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Fence | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | 450 (+20 per skill level) | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Fence Gate | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | - |
| Double Door | 
|
Carpentry: 4 | - | - |
| Wooden Stairs | 
|
Carpentry: 6 | 150 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Wood Feeding Trough | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | - |
| Butcher Hook | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | - |
| Chicken Coop | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Chicken Coop 1, Chicken Coop 2 |
| Composter | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Composter |
| Long Wood Feeding Trough | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | - |
| Metal Feeding Trough | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Bench | 
|
None | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Log Stool | 
|
None | - | Log Stool 1, Log Stool 2 |
| Log Table | 
|
None | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Stick Bookcase | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Stick Small Bookcase | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Rugged Stool | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | - |
| Rugged Table | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | - |
| Small Wood Table | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Chair | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Table | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Double Shelves | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | - | - |
| Wood Shelves | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | - | Shoddy, Wood Shelves |
| Wood Table with Drawer | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | - | Shoddy, Wood Table with Drawer, Good |
| Big Metal Locker | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Shoddy, Big Metal Locker |
| Metal Counter | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Shoddy, Metal Counter |
| Metal Counter Corner | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Shoddy, Metal Counter Corner |
| Metal Crate | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Shoddy, Metal Crate |
| Metal Shelves | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Shoddy, Metal Shelves |
| Wood Bar Element | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Bar Element Corner | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Poor, Good |
| Wood Bookcase | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Wood Bookcase |
| Wood Crate | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Wood Crate |
| Wood Small Bookcase | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Shoddy, Wood Small Bookcase |
| Wooden Bed | 
|
Carpentry: 4 | - | - |
| Small Metal Locker | 
|
Welding: 5 | - | Shoddy, Small Metal Locker |
| Wooden Windows | 
|
Carpentry: 5 | - | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Cabinet | 
|
Masonry: 0 | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Tile Floor | 
|
Masonry: 0 | - | - |
| Simple Cooking Pit | 
|
Masonry: 1 | - | - |
| Brick Door Frame | 
|
Masonry: 2 | - | Poor, Good |
| Brick Wall | 
|
Masonry: 2 | 800 (+70 per skill level) | Poor, Good |
| Brick Window Frame | 
|
Masonry: 2 | - | Poor, Brick Window Frame |
| Cooking Pit | 
|
Masonry: 2 | - | - |
| Stone Door Frame | 
|
Masonry: 2 | - | - |
| Stone Wall | 
|
Masonry: 2 | - | - |
| Stone Window Frame | 
|
Masonry: 2 | - | - |
| Brick Fence | 
|
Masonry: 5 | 400 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugged Cross | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Skull Pole | 
|
None | 50 (+10 per skill level) | Antlers Pole, Bull Skull Pole, Cow Skull Pole, Deer Skull Pole, Doe Skull Pole, Pig Skull Pole, Sheep Skull Pole |
| Stone Cairn | 
|
None | 150 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Wood Cross | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Wood Picket | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Wood Sign | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamp On Pillar | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | - | - |
| Wooden Coffin | 
|
Carpentry: 4 | - | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campfire | 
|
None | - | - |
| Dirt Floor | 
|
None | - | - |
| Gravel Floor | 
|
None | - | - |
| Lean-To Shelter | 
|
None | - | - |
| Leather Shelter | 
|
None | - | - |
| Sand Floor | 
|
None | - | - |
| Sandbag Wall | 
|
None | - | - |
| Tarp Shelter | 
|
None | - | - |
| Wooden Stake | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | - | - |
| Rain Collector Crate | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | - | Rain Collector Crate, Rain Collector Crate Tarp |
| Barbed Wire Fence | 
|
Carpentry: 5 | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Rain Collector Barrel | 
|
Carpentry: 5 | - | Rain Collector Barrel, Rain Collector Barrel Tarp |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphora | 
|
None | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply Wallpaper | 
|
None | - | - |
| Paint Sign | 
|
None | - | Paint Sign - Down Arrow, Paint Sign - Left Arrow, Paint Sign - Right Arrow, Paint Sign - Skull, Paint Sign - Up Arrow |
| Paint Wall |
|
None | - | - |
| Plaster Wall |
|
Carpentry: 6 | - | - |
| Name | Image | Build Skill | Health | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Floor | 
|
Welding: 0 | - | - |
| Metal Wall Frame | 
|
Welding: 2 | 100 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Big Metal Pole Fence | 
|
Welding: 3 | 450 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Big Metal Wire Fence | 
|
Welding: 3 | 400 (+50 per skill level) | - |
| Big Pole Fence Gate | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Big Wire Fence Gate | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Metal Door | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Shoddy, Poor |
| Metal Door Frame | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Poor, Good |
| Metal Fence | 
|
Welding: 3 | 450 (+20 per skill level) | Shoddy, Good |
| Metal Wall |
|
Welding: 3 | 800 (+20 per skill level) | Poor, Good |
| Metal Window Frame | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | Poor, Metal Window Frame |
| Small Metal Pole Fence | 
|
Welding: 3 | 350 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Small Metal Wire Fence | 
|
Welding: 3 | 200 (+20 per skill level) | - |
| Small Pole Fence Gate | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Small Wire Fence Gate | 
|
Welding: 3 | - | - |
| Big Double Pole Gate | 
|
Welding: 5 | - | - |
| Big Double Wire Gate | 
|
Welding: 5 | - | - |
| Metal Barrel Oven | 
|
Welding: 5 | - | - |
| Metal Stairs | 
|
Welding: 5 | 150 (+50 per skill level) | - |