Scrap Metal Shortsword
| Scrap Metal Shortsword | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 0.9-1.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ShortSword_Scrap
|
| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Scrap Metal Shortsword is a short blade made from scrap metal. It is a one-handed sword that trains the Long Blade skill.
It hits well for a one-handed weapon and leaves a hand free. Its crit is weak, since a crit only doubles the damage. It weighs 2 and wears out quickly. It can be welded or forged, and late game survivor safehouses hold one on rare occasions.
Combat
The Scrap Metal Shortsword swings at base speed and reaches a little over one tile. Each hit deals between 0.9 and 1.8 damage. An ordinary zombie usually takes a few swings to drop. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
One hand stays free while it is equipped. It suits fights against one or two zombies at medium range. The Long Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the Simple Shortsword, it hits a little softer, weighs more and has a weaker crit. The Machete hits much harder at the same weight. The two-handed Scrap Metal Sword reaches farther and hits harder. The Scrap Metal Shortsword suits a survivor who needs a blade early and has the tools to make one.
Uses
The Scrap Metal Shortsword is a store of iron. At a Primitive or better Furnace it smelts into four Iron Chunks. At an Advanced Furnace it smelts into four Steel Chunks. At a Simple or better Furnace it can be melted into a crucible of iron for casting.
How to Craft Scrap Metal Shortsword
Each recipe that makes the Scrap Metal Shortsword is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword
The Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword recipe makes the Scrap Metal Shortsword. It needs Blacksmithing level 5. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Iron Bar | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| Claw Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Make Scrap Metal Shortsword
The Make Scrap Metal Shortsword recipe makes the Scrap Metal Shortsword. It needs Welding level 6.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bar |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| File | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.File
|
| Rag |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
| Welding Torch | 
|
8x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironlarge accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item and Smelt Large Iron Item.
Repair
The Scrap Metal Shortsword has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off, so it dulls quickly. The Long Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade can be sharpened with a whetstone, on a Grindstone, or poorly with a file. Once it is worn out, the furnace turns it back into metal.
Locations
The Scrap Metal Shortsword is a very rare find. It turns up only in late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, counters, crates, metal shelves or small boxes, each with a tiny chance. Crafting one is far more reliable than looking for it.
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) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The Make Scrap Metal Shortsword recipe needs Welding 6, a bar stock or a full blade, a Rag or strips, and eight uses of a Welding Torch.
- Welding it also returns an Iron Bar Quarter.
- The Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword recipe needs Blacksmithing 5 and four pieces of charcoal at a Primitive or better Forge.
- The forge recipe takes an Iron Bar, a Steel Bar, a Katana or a sword blade, and it must be learned first.
- The Broken Scrap Metal Sword can teach the forge recipe when read in the crafting menu.
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