Rear Window
| Rear Window | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Vehicle Maintenance |
| Type | Vehicle Part |
| Vehicle Types | Standard, Heavy-Duty, Sports |
| Weight | 3 |
| Condition | 100 |
| Install Skill | Mechanics: 3 |
| Knowledge | Basic Mechanics |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.RearWindow1/additem Base.RearWindow2/additem Base.RearWindow3
|
The Rear Window sits in a rear door and keeps zombies away from the back seat passengers. While it is closed and whole, the people in the back are safe from grabbing hands.
The window comes in Standard, Heavy-Duty and Sports versions. Each version fits only vehicles of its own type. A Standard window cannot be fitted to a Sports car.
Rear windows belong to vehicles with rear side doors, such as the Chevalier Nyala, the Taxi and the Franklin All-Terrain. A group that travels together needs these windows in good shape. A broken rear window leaves a weak spot that zombies can find at every stop. The Mechanic is the best occupation for vehicle maintenance. It starts with the most Mechanics skill.
How to Use Rear Window
A closed window keeps zombies from attacking the people inside. Zombies can still break a window if they are given enough time. Parking with a crowd pressed against the glass slowly wears it down.
Every crash and every blow lowers the window's condition. When the condition runs out, the glass breaks and the opening is left bare. Anyone can smash a window instantly, even with bare hands.
A window can be rolled down from inside. An open window lets a passenger shoot from the vehicle with a handgun, shotgun or rifle. This turns the back seat into a firing position on a supply run. The risk is that zombies can reach in through the gap.
Rolling a window down also cools the cabin. The vehicle heater does that job better when it works.
In a shared world, fitted windows keep other survivors from climbing in and hot-wiring the vehicle. A smashed window still lets them in, so a secure garage is the safest place to park.
A worn window is swapped for a better one taken from another vehicle.
A spare window can be broken down for Broken Glass when the glass has no better use.
How to Install Rear Window
Fitting or removing a rear window needs a Screwdriver. The job calls for Mechanics level 3 and knowledge of Basic Mechanics.
The rear door must be on the vehicle before its window can go in. The window has to come out again before the door can be removed.
Each level of Mechanics lowers the chance of damaging the window and raises the chance of success. At level 3 the job never fails and never harms the glass.
Smashing the window clears the slot much faster. The glass is lost when it is smashed, so it is only worth doing when the window is not needed.
The window must match the vehicle type. A Standard window goes only on a Standard vehicle, and the same rule holds for Heavy-Duty and Sports windows.
The tools, Mechanics level and knowledge the game asks for to fit the Rear Window and to take it out again.
| Slot | Install Tools | Install Skill | Knowledge | Remove Tools | Remove Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side Windows | Screwdriver | Mechanics: 3 | Basic Mechanics | Screwdriver | Mechanics: 3 |
Fitting the Rear Window into the Side Windows slot needs the Doors in place first.
Rear Window by Vehicle Type
The rear window comes in a version for each vehicle type, and each version fits only that type.
| Vehicle Type | Weight | Condition | Stat | Vehicles | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3 | 100 | - | /additem Base.RearWindow1
| |
| Heavy-Duty | 3 | 100 | - | /additem Base.RearWindow2
| |
| Sports | 3 | 100 | - | /additem Base.RearWindow3
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Rear Window by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break Glass | Broken Glass | 
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- | /additem Base.BrokenGlass
|
Locations
Car supply stores and mechanic shops keep spare rear windows on their shelves now and then. Parked four door cars and wrecks are the steadier supply. Most windows spawn in good condition, so even an abandoned car is often a fine donor.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Car supply store | Other | 10% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanic | Other | 10% |
Notes
- The window guards the back seat only while it and its door are both closed.
- An open rear window gives a passenger a place to shoot from.
- Zombies left at the glass will break it in time.
- Damaged glass is replaced, not repaired.
- The window must come out before its door can be removed.
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