Railroad Spike Puller
| Railroad Spike Puller | |
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| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 2-3 |
| Range | 0.7-1.35 |
| Crit | - |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 6 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.RailroadSpikePuller/additem Base.RailroadSpikePullerOld
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The Railroad Spike Puller is a long, heavy track tool used by railroad workers. It can be swung as a two-handed weapon that trains the Long Blunt skill. It hits very hard for a blunt weapon, dealing between 2 and 3 damage per hit.
The trade-off is weight. At 6, it is a very heavy weapon, and every swing drains endurance fast. It is also slow. The Railroad Spike Puller is found in railroad repair buildings, railroad storage and on catwalks, and rarely in survivor safehouses. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The Railroad Spike Puller swings a little slower than normal and reaches about 1.35 tiles. Each hit deals between 2 and 3 damage, enough to drop an ordinary zombie in one or two swings. A crit doubles the damage.
The weight is the main limit. Each swing costs a great deal of endurance, so a survivor tires after only a few hits. A tired survivor swings slower and hits softer. The tool suits a few zombies taken one at a time, with rests in between. Against a horde it wears a survivor out long before the zombies are gone.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage and attack speed with each level, and it lowers wear. A trained survivor gets more hits out of each burst before tiring.
Repair
The Railroad Spike Puller has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 40 chance of taking a point off, so it lasts a long time. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills lower that chance further.
Variants
The game holds the Railroad Spike Puller under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2-3 | 10 | 6 | /additem Base.RailroadSpikePuller
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2-3 | 10 | 6 | /additem Base.RailroadSpikePullerOld
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Locations
The Railroad Spike Puller is a common find in the right places. Railroad repair buildings hold one on counters, in tool cabinets and in other containers at good odds. Railroad storage rooms and catwalks offer the same odds. Outside the railways, mid-game and late-game survivor safehouses hold one only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Catwalk | Other | 27.1% |
| Railroad repair | Counter | 27.1% |
| Railroad repair | Tool cabinet | 27.1% |
| Railroad storage | Other | 27.1% |
| Railroad repair | Other | 10.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.4% |
Notes
- The game has two versions of the tool with identical combat stats.
- Its slow wear makes it a long-lasting weapon for a base guard.
- Rail yards and railroad repair buildings are the places to search for one.
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