Steel Bar Half
| Steel Bar Half | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Steel Bar Half is half a bar of steel stock. It is a smithing material first. It can also be swung as a one-handed blunt weapon that trains the Short Blunt skill.
As a weapon it is light and hits fairly well for a short club. Its true value is at the forge. It is the stock for good knife blades, the Long Metal Spearhead, the Handguard Dagger and the Wrench. It is found in welding shops, sheds, garages and warehouses. A forge can make one, and a full Steel Bar can be cut in half with a metal saw, a welding torch or a chisel. 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 Steel Bar Half swings at base speed and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few blows. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The half bar keeps one hand free. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. In a fight it is identical to the Iron Bar Half. Compared with the full Steel Bar, it reaches less far and hits a little softer, but it weighs half as much. The Steel Rod hits a little harder and crits more often. The half bar is a sound sidearm until it is needed at the forge.
Uses
The Steel Bar Half is bar stock for blacksmithing. At a forge it becomes a Long Simple Metal Blade, a Large Knife Blade or a Meat Cleaver Blade. An Advanced Forge turns it into a Hunting Knife Blade, a Long Metal Spearhead, a Handguard Dagger or a Wrench. It also serves to forge a Garden Hoe Head, a Scythe Blade, a Metalworking Punch, a Fleshing Tool, a File, a Simple Wood Saw and several chisels. Welders use it for a Scrap Metal Knife or a Scrap Metal Sword. A metal saw cuts it into two Steel Bar Quarters. An Advanced Furnace smelts it into two Steel Chunks.
How to Craft Steel Bar Half
Each recipe that makes the Steel Bar Half is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Bar Half
The Forge Bar Half recipe makes the Steel Bar Half. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Steel Bar Quarter | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarQuarter
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
Saw Bar
The Saw Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Half. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBar
|
| Hacksaw | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
|
Cut Bar
The Cut Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Half. It needs Welding level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Welding Torch | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
Cut Bar
The Cut Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Half. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Half |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Metalworking Chisel | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
|
| Charcoal |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Forge Rod Into Bar
The Forge Rod Into Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Half. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Rod Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelRodHalf
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Charcoal |
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Tongs |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Steel Bar Half as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Bar | Steel Bar Half |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Forge Bar | Steel Bar |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.SteelBar
|
| Forge Bar Into Rod | Steel Rod Half |
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.SteelRodHalf
|
| Forge Handguard Dagger | Handguard Dagger | 
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 6 | /additem Base.HandguardDagger
|
| Forge Hunting Knife Blade | Hunting Knife Blade | 
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.HuntingKnifeBlade
|
| Forge Large Knife Blade | Large Knife Blade | 
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 4 | /additem Base.LargeKnifeBlade
|
| Forge Long Simple Blade | Long Simple Metal Blade | 
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 3 | /additem Base.LongCrudeBlade
|
| Forge Long Spear Head | Long Metal Spearhead | 
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.SpearLongHead
|
| Forge Meat Cleaver Blade | Meat Cleaver Blade | 
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 4 | /additem Base.MeatCleaverBlade
|
| Forge Wrench | Wrench | 
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Saw Bar Half | Steel Bar Quarter |
|
- | None | /additem Base.SteelBarQuarter
|
Any recipe that asks for a barstockhalf or smeltablesteelmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Forge Scrap Metal Sword, Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item and Smelt Medium Steel Item.
Repair
The Steel Bar Half has 8 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Hits with it give no Maintenance experience. A worn half bar can still go into the furnace for steel.
Locations
The Steel Bar Half is easy to find in welding shops. Welding storage rooms and welding workshops hold one at a high rate. Garage storage and sheds hold one at a fair rate. The knife factory tool cabinets, factory counters and the wire factory hold one too. Closets, studios, warehouses and mechanic counters hold one now and then. Storage rooms and storage units hold one less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding storage | Other | 29.4% |
| Knife factory | Tool cabinet | 10.6% |
| Factory | Counter | 9.5% |
| Wire factory | Metal shelves | 8.4% |
| Wire factory | Tool cabinet | 8.4% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 7.8% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 7.8% |
| Mechanic | Counter | 7.3% |
| Storage room | Other | 3.1% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding workshop | Other | 29.4% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 7.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Counter | 14.5% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 14.5% |
| Shed | Counter | 14.5% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 14.5% |
| Shed | Shelves | 14.5% |
| Closet | Crate | 7.8% |
| Closet | Other | 7.8% |
| Shed | Other | 7.8% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 6.3% |
Notes
- Forging a half bar needs two Steel Chunks or two bar quarters, two pieces of charcoal, a hammer and tongs at a Primitive Forge or better.
- A metal saw cuts a full Steel Bar into two halves with no skill.
- A Steel Rod or Steel Rod Half can be hammered back into bar stock at a forge.
- Keep spare halves for the forge rather than wearing them down in fights.
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