Tree Branch
| Tree Branch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 25% x2 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TreeBranch2
|
| Crafting XP | 5 XP (Carpentry) |
The Tree Branch is a length of wood that serves as a crafting material and as an improvised weapon. It is swung in one hand and trains the Short Blunt skill. As a club it is weak and wears out fast.
Its real value is in crafting. The branch goes into handles, stakes, tools, shelters, furniture and a whole family of upgraded clubs. It also burns as fuel and turns into charcoal. Branches drop when a tree is chopped down, and a saw cuts them from a Long Stick or a Sapling. They also lie around campfires, braziers and log piles.
Combat
The Tree Branch swings at base speed and reaches 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes several swings to drop. The crit chance starts at 25 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The branch is a stopgap for the first hours or for an emergency. One hand stays free while it is equipped. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Several crafted versions hit much harder or last longer. The Tree Branch with Nails has stronger crits, and the Tree Branch - Can-Reinforced holds up far better. The Wooden Rod has a little more reach for slightly less damage. Any real club outclasses the branch once one turns up.
Uses
The Tree Branch feeds a long list of recipes. A sharp knife carves it into a Stake, a Wooden Trowel, Simple Wooden Tongs, a Wooden Rod, Small Handles or a Medium Handle. With enough Carving skill it becomes Knitting Needles, a Carved Bucket or a Short Bat. Stone tools such as the Crude Stone Axe, the Stone Hammer, the Flint Saw and the Stone-Blade Scythe start from a branch. It also forms the frame of a Lean-To Shelter, a Tarp Shelter, an Improvised Tent Kit, a Splint and log or stick furniture. In a fire it burns for about an hour, and a charcoal pile turns it into Wood Charcoal.
How to Craft Tree Branch
Each recipe that makes the Tree Branch is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Saw Long Stick or Sapling
The Saw Long Stick or Sapling recipe makes the Tree Branch. It needs Carpentry level 0.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Stick | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LongStick
|
| Flint Saw | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw_Flint
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Tree Branch as an ingredient or a part. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Crude Stone Axe | Crude Stone Axe | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.AxeStone
|
| Make Stone Hammer | Stone Hammer | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.HammerStone
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carve 4 Small Handles | Small Handle | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
| Carve Bucket | Carved Bucket | 
|
- | Carving: 4 | /additem Base.BucketCarved
|
| Carve Knitting Needles | Knitting Needles - Bone | 
|
- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.KnittingNeedles_Bone
|
| Carve Medium Handle | Medium Handle | 
|
- | Carving: 2 | /additem Base.Handle
|
| Carve Short Bat | Short Bat | 
|
- | Carving: 7 | /additem Base.ShortBat
|
| Carve Simple Wooden Tongs | Simple Wooden Tongs | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.CrudeWoodenTongs
|
| Carve Stake | Stake | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.Stake
|
| Carve Trowel | Wooden Trowel | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel_Wood
|
| Carve Wooden Rod | Wooden Rod | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.WoodenStick2
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Log Stool 1 | Log Stool 1 | - | - | None |
| Build Log Table | Log Table | - | - | None |
| Build Rugged Stool | Rugged Stool | - | - | Carpentry: 1 |
| Build Rugged Table | Rugged Table | - | - | Carpentry: 1 |
| Build Stick Bookcase | Stick Bookcase | - | - | Carpentry: 0 |
| Build Stick Small Bookcase | Stick Small Bookcase | - | - | Carpentry: 0 |
| Log Bench | Log Bench | - | - | None |
| Log Stool | Log Stool 2 | - | - | None |
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knap Stone Blade Scythe | Stone-Blade Scythe | 
|
- | Knapping: 2 | /additem Base.PrimitiveScythe
|
| Knapp Flint Saw | Flint Saw |
|
- | Knapping: 3 | /additem Base.Saw_Flint
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Simple Cooking Pit | Simple Cooking Pit | - | - | Masonry: 1 |
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Splint | Splint | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Splint
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Wooden Cross | Rugged Cross | - | - | Carpentry: 0 | - |
| Make Tent Kit | Improvised Tent Kit | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.ImprovisedTentKit
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Twine | Twine | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Twine
|
| Twist Rope from Dogbane | Rope | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.Rope
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Lean-To Shelter | Lean-To Shelter | - | - | None |
| Build Leather Shelter | Leather Shelter | - | - | None |
| Build Tarp Shelter | Tarp Shelter | - | - | None |
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Small Simple Framepack | Small Simple Framepack | 
|
- | Tailoring: 5 | /additem Base.Bag_CraftedFramepack_Small
|
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Spike Weapon | Tree Branch with Bone Spikes | 
|
- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Bone
|
| Can-Reinforce Weapon | Tree Branch - Can-Reinforced | 
|
- | Carpentry: 2 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Can
|
| Make Bone War Hatchet | Bone War Hatchet | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Hatchet_Bone
|
| Make Jawbone Axe | Jawbone War Axe | 
|
- | Maintenance: 3 | /additem Base.JawboneBovide_Axe
|
| Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon | Tree Branch with Nails | 
|
- | Carpentry: 1 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Nails
|
| Make Railspike Weapon | Tree Branch with Railspike | 
|
- | Maintenance: 3 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Railspike
|
Any recipe that asks for a makewoodcharcoallarge accepts it as the tool, such as Burn Large Wood into Charcoal.
Repair
The Tree Branch has 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off, so it wears out quickly. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Duct tape, adhesive tape and glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, wood glue needs Carpentry 2, and epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it. A fresh branch from the nearest tree is often quicker than a repair.
Locations
The Tree Branch is a common find outdoors and around fires. Campfires and braziers hold one at very high odds. Piles of logs hold one fairly often. Felling any tree is the most reliable way to collect branches in bulk.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Brazier | 68.6% |
| Any building | Campfire | 68.6% |
| Any building | Log pile | 23.5% |
Notes
- Chopping down a tree drops branches along with the logs.
- A saw cuts a Long Stick or a Sapling into branch-sized pieces.
- Crafting turns a branch into the Tree Branch with Nails, the Tree Branch with Railspike, the Tree Branch with Bone Spikes or the Tree Branch - Can-Reinforced.
- A branch burns for about an hour as fuel in a fire.
- A charcoal burning pile or barrel turns branches into Wood Charcoal.
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