Hammer
A hammer is a tool used in crafting furniture and structures from carpentry, as well as dismantling tiles.
Usage
Carpentry
- Main article: Carpentry
A hammer, in combination with planks and nails, is required for most carpentry recipes.
It is also necessary for barricading doors and windows.
Weapon
A hammer can be used as a melee weapon. It deals a decent amount of damage, but has a short range and little knockback. It is poor at damaging doors, dealing 9 damage per swing. It cannot be used to cut trees.
Both the baseball bat and plank can be improved by combining with them nails using a hammer, making them deal slightly more damage.
Condition
The hammer has a maximum condition of 10. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the short blunt and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (30 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the short blunt and maintenance skills.
Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and short blunt skills.
| Maintenance skill | Weapon skill | Durability lower chance |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1/30 (3%) |
| 0 | 4 | 1/32 (3%) |
| 0 | 8 | 1/34 (3%) |
| 4 | 0 | 1/34 (3%) |
| 8 | 0 | 1/38 (3%) |
| 4 | 4 | 1/36 (3%) |
| 4 | 8 | 1/38 (3%) |
| 8 | 8 | 1/42 (2%) |
| 10 | 10 | 1/44 (2%) |
Repairing
A hammer can be repaired with the following:
- 1 × Wood Glue and level 1 carpentry
- 1 × Duct Tape
- 2 × Glue
- 3 × Adhesive Tape
Crafting
A hammer can be used in the following recipes:
Items
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drawer |
 Plank ×1 Doorknob ×1 Nails ×1
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 0.25 Carpentry |
 Spiked Baseball Bat |
 Baseball Bat ×1 Nails ×5
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | none |
 Spiked Plank |
Plank ×1 Nails ×5
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 0.25 Carpentry |
 Watermelon Chunks ×5 |
One of: Baseball Bat ×1 Hammer ×1 Log ×1 Plank ×1 Sledgehammer ×1 Spiked Baseball Bat ×1 Stone Hammer ×1Each of:  Watermelon ×1
|
none | none | none | 0.75 Cooking |
Construction
Barriers
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barricade |
One of: Door ×1 Window ×1Each of: Plank ×1 Nails ×2
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 0.75 Carpentry |
 Wooden Stake |
Plank ×1 Nails ×2
|
Hammer (tag) |
Carpentry 5 | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
 Barbed Fence |
 Barbed Wire ×1
|
Hammer (tag) |
Carpentry 5 | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
 Wooden Fence |
Plank ×2 Nails ×3
|
Hammer (tag) |
Carpentry 2 | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
 Sandbag Wall |
 Sand Bag ×3
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
Gravel Bag Wall |
 Gravel Bag ×3
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
Furniture
Miscellaneous
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cairn |
 Stone ×6
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | none |
 Lamp on Pillar |
Plank ×2 Nails ×4 Rope ×1 Flashlight ×1
|
Hammer (tag) |
Carpentry 4 | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
 Sheet Rope |
One of: Sheet Rope ×1 Rope ×1 Nails ×1
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | none |
 Wooden Cross |
Plank ×2 Nails ×2
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
 Wooden Picket |
Plank ×1 Sheet Rope ×1
|
Hammer (tag) |
none | none | 1.25 Carpentry |
 Wooden Sign |
Plank ×3 Nails ×3
|
Hammer (tag) |
Carpentry 1 | none | 0.75 Carpentry |
Structure
Distribution
The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.
| Containers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building/Room | Container | Rolls | Chance |
| SafehouseLoot | counter | 4 | 1 |
| all | toolcabinet | 4 | 8 |
| armyhanger | counter | 4 | 8 |
| bedroom | crate | 1 | 0.6 |
| cabinetfactory | crate | 4 | 1 |
| closet | crate | 4 | 8 |
| crate | 4 | 6 | |
| metal_shelves | 4 | 8 | |
| drugshack | counter | 4 | 8 |
| crate | 4 | 8 | |
| firestorage | metal_shelves | 4 | 8 |
| garagestorage | counter | 4 | 6 |
| counter | 4 | 6 | |
| counter | 4 | 8 | |
| gasstorage | counter | 4 | 8 |
| generalstore | metal_shelves | 4 | 8 |
| kitchen | counter | 4 | 6 |
| pawnshop | counter | 4 | 8 |
| toolstorestorage | metal_shelves | 4 | 6 |
| metal_shelves | 4 | 6 | |
Code
Item
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt
item Hammer
{
DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
MaxRange = 1.1,
WeaponSprite = Hammer,
MinAngle = 0.67,
Type = Weapon,
MinimumSwingTime = 3,
KnockBackOnNoDeath = TRUE,
SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02,
Categories = SmallBlunt,
ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 30,
Weight = 1,
SplatNumber = 1,
PushBackMod = 0.5,
SubCategory = Swinging,
ConditionMax = 10,
MaxHitCount = 1,
DoorDamage = 9,
CanBarricade = TRUE,
SwingAnim = Bat,
DisplayName = Hammer,
MinRange = 0.61,
SwingTime = 3,
KnockdownMod = 0,
SplatBloodOnNoDeath = TRUE,
Icon = Hammer,
RunAnim = Run_Weapon2,
IdleAnim = Idle_Weapon2,
BreakSound = HammerBreak,
DoorHitSound = HammerHit,
HitSound = HammerHit,
HitFloorSound = HammerHit,
SwingSound = HammerSwing,
TreeDamage = 0,
MetalValue = 25,
CriticalChance = 20,
CritDmgMultiplier = 3,
MinDamage = 0.5,
MaxDamage = 1,
BaseSpeed = 1,
WeaponLength = 0.23,
AttachmentType = Hammer,
Tags = Hammer;RemoveBarricade,
}
Repair
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt
fixing Fix Hammer
{
Require : Hammer,
Fixer : Woodglue; Woodwork=1,
Fixer : DuctTape,
Fixer : Glue=2,
Fixer : Scotchtape=3,
}