Metal Pipe

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Metal Pipe

General

Category

Weapon

Encumbrance

1.5

Equipped

One-Handed

Slot attached

Back

Function

Metalworking

Skill

Short Blunt

Properties

Max condition

8

Performance

Damage

0.6–1.0

Door damage

1

Range

0.61–1.2

Attack speed

0.95

Knockback

0.3

Knockdown

0

Technical

Item ID

Base.MetalPipe

A metal pipe is a material required in various metalworking recipes.

Usage

Metalworking

Main article: Metalworking

Metal pipes are required in nearly all metalworking construction recipes.

Weapon

Metal pipes can make for decent early game weapons, as they do damage comparable to most other Short Blunt weapons, while being relatively easy to find early on. They are also capable of hitting two zombies at once if multihit is enabled. Combined with their good durability, metal pipes can be surprisingly effective at clearing small groups of zombies. Due to it be attached to the back, it can also save space on the character's belt for other weapons until a better back-attached weapon is found.

Condition

The metal pipe has a maximum condition of 8. 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 (15 + 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.

For how this is calculated, see: Condition

Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/15 (7%)
0	4	1/17 (6%)
0	8	1/19 (5%)
4	0	1/19 (5%)
8	0	1/23 (4%)
4	4	1/21 (5%)
4	8	1/23 (4%)
8	8	1/27 (4%)
10	10	1/29 (3%)

Crafting

Engineering

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Pipe Bomb	Metal Pipe ×1 Scrap Electronics ×3 Gunpowder ×20 unit(s) Twine ×1 unit(s)	Saw (tag)	Engineer occupation	none	none

Metalworking

Walls & Fencing

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Metal Fence	Metal Pipe ×1 Small Metal Sheet ×2 Scrap Metal ×3	Propane Torch 1 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 3 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking
Pole Fence	Metal Pipe ×3	Propane Torch 1 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 3 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking
Wired Fence	Metal Pipe ×2 Scrap Metal ×1 Wire ×1 unit(s)	Propane Torch 1 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	3.75 Metalworking
Big Pole Fence	Metal Pipe ×5 Scrap Metal ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Wired Fence	Metal Pipe ×3 Scrap Metal ×4 Wire ×3 unit(s)	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking

Doors & Gates

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Pole Fence Gate	Metal Pipe ×3 Scrap Metal ×2 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 1 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Pole Fence Gate	Metal Pipe ×5 Scrap Metal ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Double Pole Gate	Metal Pipe ×10 Scrap Metal ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 8 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Double Wired Gate	Metal Pipe ×8 Scrap Metal ×2 Wire ×4 unit(s)	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking

Furniture

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Metal Shelves	Metal Pipe ×2 Small Metal Sheet ×1 Scrap Metal ×1	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Crate	Metal Pipe ×2 Metal Sheet ×1 Small Metal Sheet ×1 Scrap Metal ×1	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Counter	Metal Pipe ×2 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Counter Corner	Metal Pipe ×2 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Small Locker	Metal Pipe ×3 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 6 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Locker	Metal Pipe ×8 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 3 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 9 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	7.5 Metalworking

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

MetalPipe distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Electrician	crate	23.28%
Electrician	metal_shelves	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	counter	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	crate	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	wardrobe	23.28%
SurvivorCache1	counter	23.28%
SurvivorCache2	counter	23.28%
all	crate	1.61%
all	metal_shelves	6.29%
armyhanger	counter	15.1%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	15.1%
bedroom	crate	0.77%
closet	crate	0.77%
closet	crate	23.28%
closet	crate	41.14%
factory	crate	23.28%
factory	crate	41.14%
factory	metal_shelves	23.28%
factory	metal_shelves	41.14%
garagestorage	counter	23.28%
garagestorage	counter	41.14%
garagestorage	crate	0.77%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
shed	counter	23.28%
shed	counter	41.14%
shed	crate	23.28%
shed	crate	41.14%
shed	metal_shelves	23.28%
shed	metal_shelves	41.14%
storageunit	crate	0.77%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	41.14%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.77%
storageunit	metal_shelves	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	41.14%
toolstore	metal_shelves	19.27%
toolstore	shelves	19.27%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
warehouse	crate	23.28%
warehouse	crate	41.14%
warehouse	metal_shelves	23.28%
warehouse	metal_shelves	41.14%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Construction Worker	Trunk	23.28%
Electrician	Trunk	15.1%
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	23.28%
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	41.14%
Metal Welder	Trunk	23.28%
Metal Welder	Trunk	41.14%

Zombie

Outfit	Days survived	Chance
Bandit	0	60

Buildings

Metal pipes can be found in garages, sheds, storage units, tool stores, logging factory and the counters in an electrician's house.

Vehicles

Metal pipes can be found in the trunk of metalworker's, electrician's, or construction worker's vehicles.

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item MetalPipe
    {
        DisplayCategory = Weapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.2,
        WeaponSprite	=	LeadPipe,
        MinAngle	=	0.72,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	2,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	Improvised;SmallBlunt,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	15,
        Weight	=	1.5,
        SplatNumber	=	1,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	8,
        MaxHitCount	=	2,
        DoorDamage	=	1,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        DisplayName	=	Metal Pipe,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	2,
        KnockdownMod	=	0,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	MetalTube,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        BreakSound  =   MetalPipeBreak,
        DoorHitSound = MetalPipeHit,
		HitSound = MetalPipeHit,
		HitFloorSound = MetalPipeHit,
		SwingSound = MetalPipeSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	30,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        MinDamage	=	0.6,
        MaxDamage	=	1,
        BaseSpeed = 0.95,
        WeaponLength = 0.35,
        AttachmentType = BigWeapon,
     }

See also

• Metal Bar
• Propane Torch
• Pipe Wrench
• Scrap Metal
• Welder Mask