Steel Rod Half
| Steel Rod Half | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 0.75 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SteelRodHalf
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Steel Rod Half is a short length of steel rod. It is a crafting 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 main use is as the handle of scrap weapons, such as the Sawblade Hatchet and the Block Mace. The Steel Rod Half is never found as loot. A metal saw cuts a full Steel Rod into two halves, and an Advanced Forge can draw one out of bar stock. 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 Rod 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 rod keeps one hand free. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. In a fight it matches the Steel Bar Half and the Iron Bar Half, and it is the lightest of the three. The full Steel Rod hits harder, reaches further and crits more often. The half rod is a handy light club while it waits for the welding bench.
Uses
The Steel Rod Half is the handle for several welded scrap weapons. With a Circular Sawblade Half it becomes a Sawblade Hatchet at Welding 3. It also serves as the handle for the Block Mace, the Scrap Metal Cleaver, the Scrap Metal Chopper and the Scrap Metal Morningstar. A metal saw cuts it into two Steel Rod Quarters. A forge can hammer it back into bar stock. An Advanced Furnace smelts it into one Steel Chunk.
How to Craft Steel Rod Half
Each recipe that makes the Steel Rod Half is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Saw Bar
The Saw Bar recipe makes the Steel Rod Half. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Rod | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Hacksaw | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
|
Forge Bar Into Rod
The Forge Bar Into Rod recipe makes the Steel Rod Half. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at an Advanced Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Ball-peen Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.BallPeenHammer
|
| Metalworking Chisel | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Steel Rod Half as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Rod Into Bar | Steel Bar Half |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Make Block Bludgeon | Block Maul | 
|
- | Welding: 1 | /additem Base.BlockMaul
|
| Make Sawblade Hatchet | Sawblade Hatchet | 
|
- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.Axe_Sawblade_Hatchet
|
| Make Scrap Metal Chopper | Scrap Metal Chopper | 
|
- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.Machete_Crude
|
| Make Scrap Metal Cleaver | Scrap Metal Cleaver-Axe | 
|
- | Welding: 4 | /additem Base.Axe_ScrapCleaver
|
| Make Scrap Metal Morningstar | Bone Club with Spikes | 
|
- | Welding: 7 | /additem Base.BoneClub_Spiked
|
| Saw Bar Half | Steel Rod Quarter | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.SteelRodQuarter
|
Any recipe that asks for a smeltablesteelsmall accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item and Smelt Small Steel Item.
Repair
The Steel Rod 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 rod can still go into the furnace for steel.
Notes
- Saw Bar turns one Steel Rod into two Steel Rod Halves with a metal saw or a small saw and no skill.
- Forge Bar Into Rod at an Advanced Forge can also produce a Steel Rod Half from bar stock.
- The welded scrap weapons take either a full Steel Rod or a half, so a half saves the full rod for building.
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