Spiked Metal Shin Armor
| Spiked Metal Shin Armor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Left Calf |
| Covers | Left Shin |
| Can't Wear With |
|
| Weight | 2 |
| Insulation | 35% |
| Wind Resistance | 30% |
| Bite Defense | 60% |
| Scratch Defense | 80% |
| Bullet Defense | 15% |
| Run Speed | -10% |
| Discomfort | 15% |
| Condition | 5 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 3 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Welding: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GreaveSpike_Left/additem Base.GreaveSpike_Right
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| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Welding) |
Spiked Metal Shin Armor is a steel plate for one shin, with nails welded onto its face. It is protective gear for the lower leg, made for survivors who fight zombies up close.
It stops most scratches and a good share of bites on the shin it covers. Its costs are extra weight and discomfort compared with the plain plate. It also slows running by a tenth.
The armour is crafted by welding spikes onto a plain Metal Shin Armor. One piece covers one shin, and it can be moved to the other leg. Spiked metal plates also exist for the shoulders, forearms and thighs. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
The plate stops about three in five bites and four in five scratches on the shin. It also turns aside a small share of gunshots. It adds a fair amount of warmth and blocks some wind on that leg.
The plain Metal Shin Armor gives exactly the same protection and the same cut to running speed. It weighs 1 against 2 for the spiked plate. The plain plate causes a third of the discomfort and wears a little more slowly. The Spiked Articulated Metal Shin Armor stops four in five bites and nine in ten scratches, but it weighs 3 and slows running by a fifth. The Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor matches this plate on bites and scratches but wears out faster.
A pair on both legs doubles the cost to running speed. The plate sits in the calf slot of its leg. It cannot be worn with a knee pad or a shin pad on the same leg. The inventory options "on Left Shin" and "on Right Shin" move it from one leg to the other.
Tailoring
The plate is solid metal, so it loses condition from hits instead of tearing. It loses a point about one hit in three. The Research Craft option on it teaches Assemble Shin Armor, Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor and Forge Buckle. A worn out plate can be melted at an Advanced Furnace, which gives one Steel Chunk.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Spiked Metal Shin Armor and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Shin Armor | Metal Shin Armor | 
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/additem Base.Greave_Right
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| Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor | Articulated Metal Shin Armor | 
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/additem Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Metal
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| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
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How to Craft Spiked Metal Shin Armor
Each recipe that makes the Spiked Metal Shin Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Weld Spikes On Metal Armor
The Weld Spikes On Metal Armor recipe makes the Spiked Metal Shin Armor. It needs Welding level 5. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.GreaveScrap_Left
|
| Welding Torch | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
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| Nails | 
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3x | No | /additem Base.Nails
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Spiked Metal Shin Armor by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Small Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item | Steel Chunk | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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Variations
The Spiked Metal Shin Armor comes in 2 versions. Most of their stats match, and the extra columns show the ones that differ.
| Name | Image | Look | Slot | Covers | Can't Wear With | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiked Metal Shin Armor | 
|
Left | Left Calf | Left Shin |
|
/additem Base.GreaveSpike_Left
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| Spiked Metal Shin Armor |
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Right | Right Calf | Right Shin |
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/additem Base.GreaveSpike_Right
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Locations
The armour is crafted with the Weld Spikes On Metal Armor recipe, which needs Welding level 5. It takes a plain Metal Shin Armor, a Welding Torch, a welding mask and 3 Nails, and the mask is kept. The same recipe spikes shoulder, thigh and forearm plates too.
Notes
- The spikes double the weight of the plain plate.
- Running speed stays the same as with the plain plate.
- Researching it teaches the recipe for articulated shin armour, a stronger piece.
- A broken plate is still worth smelting into steel.
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