Short Bat with Nails
| Short Bat with Nails | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.7-1.3 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ShortBat_Nails
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Carpentry) |
The Short Bat with Nails is a Short Bat with nails hammered through the end. It is a one-handed blunt weapon that trains the Short Blunt skill.
The nails make it hit harder and crit much harder than the plain Short Bat. A crit multiplies the damage five times. It weighs the same as the plain bat, so the upgrade costs nothing in endurance. It is a cheap upgrade that needs only a hammer and three Nails. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for short blunt. It starts with the most Short Blunt skill. The Blacksmith and the Carpenter also start with some Short Blunt skill.
Combat
The Short Bat with Nails swings slightly faster than base speed and reaches about 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.7 and 1.3 damage. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times. Many fights end on the first crit.
One hand stays free while it is equipped. Its low weight keeps each swing cheap in endurance, so it holds up well in long fights against single zombies. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the plain Short Bat, it hits harder and its crits are far stronger. Compared with the Short Bat - Can-Reinforced, it wears out sooner but hits harder. The Short Bat with Rake Spikes hits about the same and lasts longer. The nailed bat is the best early upgrade for a survivor with a hammer and a handful of nails.
Uses
The Short Bat with Nails burns as fuel in a fire once it is worn out.
How to Craft Short Bat with Nails
Each recipe that makes Short Bat with Nails is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon
The Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon recipe makes Short Bat with Nails. It needs Carpentry level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Short Bat | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ShortBat
|
| Nails | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Repair
The Short Bat with Nails has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off, so it wears faster than the plain bat. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both 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 Short Bat with Nails is a very rare find. It turns up only in mid and late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, counters, crates, metal shelves, small boxes or wardrobes, 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 (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.1% |
Notes
- The Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon recipe needs Carpentry 1, a hammer and three Nails.
- The same recipe adds nails to many short clubs, from a Broken Baseball Bat to a Chair Leg or a Tree Branch.
- Making a stack of nailed short bats is a cheap way to keep a spare weapon on hand.
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