Sapling
| Sapling | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.3-0.6 |
| Range | 0.61-1.6 |
| Crit | 5% x1 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Sapling
|
The Sapling is a young tree trunk that serves as a crafting material and as an improvised two-handed club. It trains the Long Blunt skill. It reaches far, at 1.6 tiles, but it hits softly and breaks after a few fights.
Its real value is as a material. The Sapling counts as a long stick in crafting, so it becomes spear shafts, handles, brooms, fences, shelters and drying racks. It also burns into charcoal. Saplings are stacked with logs in buildings, and survivor safehouses and survivor caches keep them as well.
Combat
The Sapling swings faster than normal and reaches about 1.6 tiles, further than most clubs. Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.6 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes many swings. The critical chance is only 5 percent.
The weapon is two-handed and weighs 2. Each swing costs a moderate amount of endurance. The long reach can keep a lone zombie at a distance for a moment. The Long Blunt skill raises damage and attack speed with each level, and it lowers wear.
The Sapling has 5 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. It suits an emergency or the first hours of a game in the woods.
Uses
The Sapling works wherever a Long Stick is called for. A sharp knife carves it into a Wooden Spear, and a knife head bound to it makes a knife spear. A metal spearhead fitted with a hammer makes a metal spear. It carves into eight Small Handles or a Long Stick, and a saw cuts it into two Wooden Rods or Tree Branches. It goes into a Twig Broom, a tent kit, a scarecrow and a stick fence. It also builds lean-to, leather and tarp shelters, drying racks, crosses and skull poles. Burned at a charcoal barrel or pile, it gives 12 Wood Charcoal.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Sapling as an ingredient or a part. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Wooden Fence | Stick Fence | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Saw Long Stick or Sapling | Wooden Rod | 
|
- | Carpentry: 0 | /additem Base.WoodenStick2
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carve 8 Small Handles | Small Handle | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
| Carve Spear | Wooden Spear | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.SpearCrafted
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Simple Large Plant Drying Rack | Simple Large Plant Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Build Simple Small Plant Drying Rack | Simple Small Plant Drying Rack | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Make Scarecrow | Scarecrow | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Mov_Scarecrow
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antlers Pole | Antlers Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Bull Skull Pole | Bull Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Cow Skull Pole | Cow Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Deer Skull Pole | Deer Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Doe Skull Pole | Doe Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Pig Skull Pole | Pig Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Build Sheep Skull Pole | Sheep Skull Pole | - | - | None | - |
| Crude Wooden Cross | Rugged Cross | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Make Tent Kit | Improvised Tent Kit | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.ImprovisedTentKit
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Twig Broom | Twig Broom | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Broom_Twig
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Lean-To Shelter | Lean-To Shelter | - | - | None |
| Build Leather Shelter | Leather Shelter | - | - | None |
| Build Tarp Shelter | Tarp Shelter | - | - | None |
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Spear | Spear with Long Metal Head | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearLong
|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Glass Head | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearGlass
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Glass Head |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.SpearGlass
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Glass Head |
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearGlass
|
Any recipe that asks for a carvelongstick or makewoodcharcoallarge accepts it as the tool, such as Burn Large Wood into Charcoal and Carve Long Stick.
Repair
The Sapling has 5 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2 and Epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Locations
The Sapling is a fairly common find. Log piles in any building give the best odds. Survivor safehouses of every stage hold one in boxes, crates, counters, metal shelves and wardrobes. Early safehouses give better odds than mid game and late game ones. Survivor caches keep one on the counter at a fair rate.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Log pile | 9.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 4.5% |
Notes
- A Sapling turns into a Wooden Spear with just a sharp knife.
- Fighting with it gives no Maintenance experience.
- A spare Sapling is worth more as spear and shelter material than as a club.
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