Smashed Bottle
| Smashed Bottle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.2-0.5 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 5% x5 |
| Condition | 3 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SmashedBottle
|
The Smashed Bottle is a glass bottle broken off at the neck to leave a jagged edge. It is a one-handed improvised stabbing weapon that trains the Short Blade skill.
It stabs very quickly but hits softly and breaks almost at once. It is an emergency weapon for the moment a survivor has nothing else. Any glass bottle can be smashed into one with no tools or skill. It is also a common sight in braziers and campfires. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
The Smashed Bottle stabs well above base speed and reaches about 0.8 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.2 and 0.5 damage, so most stabs only wound. The crit chance is 5 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times. Like many short blades, it can perform the jaw stab, which kills a zombie outright at close range.
The short reach means the zombie must be right next to the survivor. That makes it a poor choice against more than one zombie. With only 3 condition, it rarely lasts more than a few hits. The Short Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and stab speed as it levels.
Compared with the Shiv, it stabs faster but breaks sooner and crits less often. Any real knife is a better choice.
Uses
The Smashed Bottle can be broken down into Broken Glass. It can be worked into a Glass Shiv with Maintenance 1. Bound to a Long Stick, it becomes a Spear with Glass Head.
How to Craft Smashed Bottle
Each recipe that makes the Smashed Bottle is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Smash Bottle
The Smash Bottle recipe makes the Smashed Bottle. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Gin
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Smashed Bottle as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 brokenglass or glass accepts it as the tool, such as Break Glass and Make Glass Shiv.
Repair
The Smashed Bottle has 3 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 1 chance of taking a point off, so three damaging hits break it. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance a little. Smashing a fresh bottle replaces it.
Locations
The Smashed Bottle is a common find in braziers and campfires in any building. Bins hold one now and then. Smashing an empty bottle is the quickest way to get one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Brazier | 45.7% |
| Any building | Campfire | 45.7% |
| Fire station garage | Bin | 2.9% |
| Any building | Bin | 2.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bar | Bin | 4.4% |
| Bar kitchen | Bin | 4.4% |
| Bar storage | Bin | 4.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 4.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Freezer | 2.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fridge | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Bin | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Bin | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Bin | 0.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Drug shack | Other | 3.1% |
| Fire station storage | Bin | 2.9% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 1.6% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 1.6% |
| Derelict | Other | 0.8% |
| Derelict steel factory | Other | 0.8% |
Notes
- The Smash Bottle recipe works on any glass bottle and needs no tools or skill.
- Keep a spare bottle in the bag as a last-ditch weapon.
- A Glass Shiv or a Spear with Glass Head makes better use of the glass than the bottle itself.
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