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Wooden Body Armor

Wooden Body Armor
Wooden Body Armor
Class Protective Gear
Slot Cuirass
Covers
  • Upper Torso
  • Lower Torso
  • Back
Can't Wear With
  • Bathrobe
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Breathing Mask
  • Bulky Hooded Jacket
  • Bulky Jacket
  • Bulletproof Vest
  • Full Suit
  • Full Top
  • Shoulder Holster
  • Sport Shoulder Pads
  • Suit Jacket
  • Torso Outer Layer
  • Vest
Weight 4
Insulation -
Wind Resistance 80%
Bite Defense 80%
Scratch Defense 90%
Run Speed -10%
Combat Speed -5%
Discomfort 20%
Condition 3
Wear Chance 1 in 2
Can Tear No
Research
  • Make Wooden Forearm Armor
  • Make Wooden Shin Armor
  • Make Wooden Thigh Armor
  • Make Wooden Shoulder Armor
  • Make Bone Body Armor
Crafting Skill Tailoring: 5, Carving: 5
Crafting See How to Craft
Location Crafted
Spawn ID /additem Base.Cuirass_Wood
Crafting XP 45 XP (Tailoring)
50 XP (Carving)

Wooden Body Armor is a homemade breastplate of wooden rods bound with leather and twine. It is worn in the cuirass slot over the chest, belly and back. It stops most zombie bites and nearly all scratches on the torso.

The armour is heavy and slows the wearer down. It slows running and attacks a little and is fairly uncomfortable. It also wears out quickly, so it needs replacing often in heavy fighting.

It is made with the Make Wooden Body Armor recipe from Wooden Rods, Leather Strips and Twine. That makes it an early route to solid torso protection for a crafter. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.

Wearing

The armour stops most bites and nearly all scratches on the upper torso, lower torso and back. It blocks most of the wind on the torso as well. Its warmth comes from the clothes worn under it.

The cost is real. Running speed drops by 10 percent and attacks are a little slower. It is fairly uncomfortable to wear. It only lasts a few hits, and every hit has an even chance to wear it down.

Bone Body Armor matches it in every figure. The wooden version is far easier to make, since it needs Tailoring 5 and Carving 5 instead of 7 in both.

It uses the cuirass slot and clashes with a long list of torso pieces. These include the Bulletproof Vest, vests, suit jackets, bulky jackets, the bathrobe and outer torso layers. It also clashes with breathing masks, the breathing apparatus, shoulder holsters and sport shoulder pads.

Tailoring

Using the Research Craft option on the armour teaches five recipes. These are Make Bone Body Armor and the four wooden limb pieces: Make Wooden Forearm Armor, Make Wooden Shin Armor, Make Wooden Thigh Armor and Make Wooden Shoulder Armor.

Make Wooden Body Armor needs Tailoring 5 and Carving 5. It uses ten Wooden Rods, four Leather Strips and five Twine. A sharp knife, a saw and an awl are needed as tools and are kept.

The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Wooden Body Armor and teaches the recipes below.

Recipe Output Image Spawn ID
Make Wooden Forearm Armor Wooden Forearm Armor Wooden Forearm Armor /additem Base.VambraceWood_Right
Make Wooden Shin Armor Wooden Shin Armor Wooden Shin Armor /additem Base.GreaveWood_Right
Make Wooden Thigh Armor Wooden Thigh Armor Wooden Thigh Armor /additem Base.ThighWood_R
Make Wooden Shoulder Armor Wooden Shoulder Armor Wooden Shoulder Armor /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Wood_L
Make Bone Body Armor Bone Body Armor Bone Body Armor /additem Base.Cuirass_Bone

How to Craft Wooden Body Armor

Each recipe that makes the Wooden Body Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.

Make Wooden Body Armor

The Make Wooden Body Armor recipe makes the Wooden Body Armor. It needs Tailoring level 5, Carving level 5. The recipe has to be learned first.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Wooden Rod Wooden Rod 10x No /additem Base.WoodenStick2
Leather Strips Leather Strips 4x No /additem Base.LeatherStrips
Large Knife Large Knife 1x Yes /additem Base.LargeKnife
Twine Twine 5x No /additem Base.Twine
Hacksaw Hacksaw 1x Yes /additem Base.Saw
Awl Awl 1x Yes /additem Base.Awl

Locations

Wooden Body Armor comes from crafting. It is made with the Make Wooden Body Armor recipe. The recipe needs ten Wooden Rods, four Leather Strips and five Twine. A crafter also needs Tailoring 5 and Carving 5.

Notes

  • It guards the torso as well as Bone Body Armor for far less skill.
  • Researching it teaches Make Bone Body Armor and the full wooden limb set.
  • It wears out fast, so keep spare rods, strips and twine for a new one.
  • It clashes with the Bulletproof Vest, so pick one for the torso.


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