Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor
| Spiked Scrap 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 | 10% |
| Run Speed | -10% |
| Discomfort | 15% |
| Condition | 4 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 2 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Welding: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GreaveSpikeScrap_Left/additem Base.GreaveSpikeScrap_Right
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Welding) |
Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor is a rough plate of scrap metal 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 weight, discomfort and a cut to running speed. It also wears out fast and needs regular replacing.
The armour is crafted by welding spikes onto a plain Scrap Metal Shin Armor. One piece covers one shin, and it can be moved to the other leg. Spiked scrap 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 about one gunshot in ten. It adds a fair amount of warmth and blocks some wind on that leg.
Plain Scrap Metal Shin Armor gives 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 more slowly. The Spiked Metal Shin Armor matches this plate on bites and scratches. It stops a few more gunshots and lasts longer before it breaks.
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 has few points of condition and loses one about every second hit. The Research Craft option on it teaches Assemble Shin Armor, Make Scrap Metal Thigh 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 Scrap 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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| Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | 
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/additem Base.ThighScrapMetal_R
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| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
|
How to Craft Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor
Each recipe that makes the Spiked Scrap 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 Scrap 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
|
| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
| Nails | 
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3x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Spiked Scrap 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 | 
|
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 Scrap 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 Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 
|
Left | Left Calf | Left Shin |
|
/additem Base.GreaveSpikeScrap_Left
|
| Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor |
|
Right | Right Calf | Right Shin |
|
/additem Base.GreaveSpikeScrap_Right
|
Locations
The armour is almost always crafted. The Weld Spikes On Metal Armor recipe needs Welding level 5. It takes a plain Scrap 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.
A finished plate can also turn up in survivor safehouses late in a game. It sits in boxes, crates, dressers and wardrobes there, but such finds are very rare.
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) | Crate | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The spikes double the weight of the plain scrap plate.
- It wears out faster than the plain scrap plate, so spare plates and a welder help.
- Running speed stays the same as with the plain plate.
- A broken plate is still worth smelting into steel.
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