Wooden Spear
| Wooden Spear | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Spear |
| Damage | 1-1.4 |
| Range | 0.98-1.4 |
| Crit | 20% x5 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carving: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SpearCrafted
|
| Crafting XP | 5 XP (Carving) |
The Wooden Spear is a sharpened pole carved by hand. It is a two-handed spear that trains the Spear skill. It is one of the first real weapons a survivor can make with nothing but a knife and a long stick.
Its long reach keeps zombies at a distance, and its crits hit very hard. The price is poor durability, since it wears down quickly in a fight. Carrying a spare or two is wise. The Wooden Spear is carved from a Long Stick, a Sapling or a handful of long household tools. Survivor safehouses sometimes hold one already made.
Combat
The Wooden Spear reaches 1.4 tiles, so it lands before most short weapons do. Each hit deals between 1 and 1.4 damage. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit deals five times the damage.
A lone zombie gives the spear a special crit bonus. When no other zombie stands within 1.7 tiles of the target, a thrust from 1.25 to 1.4 tiles away gains 20 percent more crit chance. A successful bonus crit plays a long animation. Other zombies can close in during it, so the bonus is risky near a crowd.
Every spear can also make a spear charge. A survivor who sprints for a few seconds begins the charge, and a zombie on the receiving end dies in one blow. The charge suits a lone zombie, since the kill animation leaves the survivor open. Sprinting makes noise, turning is harder, and running into a wall knocks the survivor down.
The Spear skill raises damage and crit chance as it levels, and it slows the wear. The Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened) is the direct upgrade. Spears with a knife or a metal head fitted hit harder still.
Uses
The Wooden Spear works as a fishing spear for spear fishing. It attaches to the back slot, which cuts its carried weight and keeps it ready. A sharp knife or meat cleaver turns it into the Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened). In a fire it burns as fuel, and a charcoal pile turns it into Wood Charcoal.
How to Craft Wooden Spear
Each recipe that makes the Wooden Spear is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Carve Spear
The Carve Spear recipe makes the Wooden Spear. It needs Carving level 0.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Stick | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LongStick
|
| Large Knife | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Wooden Spear as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Harden Spear | Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened) | 
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- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.SpearCraftedFireHardened
|
Any recipe that asks for a makewoodcharcoallarge accepts it as the tool, such as Burn Large Wood into Charcoal.
Repair
The Wooden Spear has 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off, so at low skill half of all hits wear it down. The Spear and Maintenance skills lower that chance. A fresh spear starts with condition based on the crafter's Carving skill. At Carving 3 or higher, every new spear starts at full condition. 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.
Locations
The Wooden Spear is an uncommon find. It turns up only in survivor safehouses. Late game safehouses give the best odds, in cardboard boxes, counters, crates, metal shelves and small boxes. Mid game safehouses hold one at a lower rate in the same places. Wardrobes in either kind carry a smaller chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
Notes
- The Carve Spear recipe needs no skill and keeps the knife or meat cleaver.
- It accepts a Long Stick, a Sapling, a Rake, a Gaff Hook, an Ice Hockey Stick, a Mop, a Broom or a Twig Broom.
- Carving 3 guarantees a new spear at full condition.
- Carrying spare spears on the back keeps a fight going when one breaks.
- Fire hardening raises its condition, crit chance and crit damage.
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