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Sledgehammer

General

Category

Tool/Weapon

Encumbrance

6

Equipped

Two-handed

Slot attached

Back

Function

Destroy walls

Skill

Long Blunt

Properties

Max condition

10

Performance

Damage

2–3

Range

0.7–1.35

Attack speed

0.9

Knockback

1

Knockdown

3

Technical

Item ID

Base.Sledgehammer
Base.Sledgehammer2

A sledgehammer is a heavy, two-handed, blunt melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The sledgehammer has one of the highest average and maximum damage of all weapons, but has a very slow attack speed. The sledgehammer is one of the few weapons that can hit 3 zombies at once (with multi-hit enabled), for comparison, a baseball bat can only hit 2 zombies at once. It is heavy, must be equipped in two hands, and will quickly exhaust the user, and cannot be used once the character is exhausted.

Breaking doors

The sledgehammer is very effective at breaking doors, dealing 40 damage to them, compared to an axe dealing 35 damage. Alternatively, the destroy function can be used to destroy doors instantly.

Chopping trees

The sledgehammer is better at chopping down trees than most melee weapons, dealing 10 damage, but still not as effective as the axe which deals 35 damage.

Destruction of tiles

Destroying tiles, such as walls, doors, and other miscellaneous objects, is a function exclusive to the sledgehammer. To destroy tiles, click "Destroy" on the RMB contextual menu while having the sledgehammer equipped. A red box will appear, highlighting the tile to destroy.

Condition

The sledgehammer has a maximum condition of 10. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the long blunt and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (40 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the long blunt and maintenance skills.

Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and long blunt skills.

For how this is calculated, see: Condition

Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/40 (3%)
0	4	1/42 (2%)
0	8	1/44 (2%)
4	0	1/44 (2%)
8	0	1/48 (2%)
4	4	1/46 (2%)
4	8	1/48 (2%)
8	8	1/52 (2%)
10	10	1/54 (2%)

Repairing

It should be noted that repairing the sledgehammer makes following repairs less likely to succeed and can, if repaired numerous times, cause reduced durability instead of increased.

Repair Sledgehammer
Wood Glue Potentially repairs: 55% Chance of success: 100% Needs: Wood Glue (2 units) Carpentry Level 2
Duct Tape Potentially repairs: 20% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Duct Tape (2 units)
Glue Potentially repairs: 10% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Glue (3 units)
Adhesive Tape Potentially repairs: 10% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Adhesive Tape (4 units)

Crafting

The sledgehammer can be used to smash a watermelon into chunks.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Watermelon Chunks ×5	One of: Baseball Bat ×1 Hammer ×1 Log ×1 Plank ×1 Sledgehammer ×1 Spiked Baseball Bat ×1 Stone Hammer ×1 Each of: Watermelon ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking

Distribution

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

Sledgehammer 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
Bag_ToolBag	Bag_ToolBag	0.42%
SafehouseLoot	counter	2.81%
SafehouseLoot	crate	1.65%
SafehouseLoot	crate	2.81%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	1.65%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	2.81%
SafehouseLoot	wardrobe	2.81%
SurvivorCache1	counter	2.81%
SurvivorCache2	counter	2.81%
ToolsCache1	ToolsBox	1.65%
all	crate	0.41%
all	toolcabinet	1.65%
armyhanger	counter	1.65%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	1.65%
closet	crate	1.65%
construction	crate	1.65%
drugshack	counter	1.65%
drugshack	crate	1.65%
factory	crate	1.65%
factory	metal_shelves	1.65%
farmstorage	crate	1.65%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	1.65%
firestorage	metal_shelves	1.65%
garagestorage	counter	1.65%
garagestorage	crate	1.65%
garagestorage	locker	1.65%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	1.65%
generalstore	metal_shelves	1.65%
generalstore	shelves	1.65%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	1.65%
generalstorestorage	shelves	1.65%
gigamart	shelves	1.65%
kitchen	crate	1.65%
loggingfactory	crate	1.65%
loggingfactory	metal_shelves	1.65%
pawnshop	counter	1.65%
pawnshop	crate	1.65%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	1.65%
pawnshop	shelves	1.65%
pawnshopstorage	crate	1.65%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	1.65%
shed	crate	1.65%
shed	locker	1.65%
shed	metal_shelves	1.65%
storageunit	crate	1.65%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.65%
toolstore	counter	1.65%
toolstore	crate	1.65%
toolstore	metal_shelves	1.65%
toolstore	shelves	1.65%
toolstorestorage	crate	1.65%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	1.65%
warehouse	crate	1.65%
warehouse	metal_shelves	1.65%

Sledgehammers can also be found at randomly spawning manhole and roadwork events, both on the ground and in the trunk of the vehicle.

Code

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

Item

Base.Sledgehammer
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Sledgehammer
	{
	    DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
		MaxRange	=	1.35,
		WeaponSprite	=	SledgeHammer,
		MinAngle	=	0.8,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
		EnduranceMod	=	4,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.04,
		Categories	=	Blunt,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	40,
		Weight	=	6,
		SplatNumber	=	3,
		PushBackMod	=	1,
		SubCategory	=	Swinging,
		ConditionMax	=	10,
		MaxHitCount	=	3,
		DoorDamage	=	40,
		IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
		CantAttackWithLowestEndurance	=	TRUE,
		SwingAnim	=	Heavy,
		DisplayName	=	Sledgehammer,
		MinRange	=	0.7,
		SwingTime	=	2,
		HitSound = SledgehammerHit,
		HitFloorSound = SledgehammerHit,
		SwingSound = SledgehammerSwing,
		DoorHitSound	=	SledgehammerHit,
		KnockdownMod	=	3,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		Icon	=	Sledgehamer,
		RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        BreakSound  =   SledgehammerBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   10,
        MinDamage	=	2,
        MaxDamage	=	3,
        MetalValue = 120,
        AlwaysKnockdown = TRUE,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        BaseSpeed = 0.9,
      	WeaponLength = 0.65,
      	RequiresEquippedBothHands = TRUE,
      	AttachmentType = BigBlade,
        Tags = Sledgehammer,
	}

Base.Sledgehammer2
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Sledgehammer2
    {
        DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.35,
        WeaponSprite	=	SledgeHammer02,
        MinAngle	=	0.8,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
        EnduranceMod	=	4,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.04,
        Categories	=	Blunt,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	40,
        Weight	=	6,
        SplatNumber	=	3,
        PushBackMod	=	1,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	10,
        MaxHitCount	=	3,
        DoorDamage	=	40,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        CantAttackWithLowestEndurance	=	TRUE,
        SwingAnim	=	Heavy,
        DisplayName	=	Sledgehammer,
        MinRange	=	0.7,
        SwingTime	=	2,
        HitSound = SledgehammerHit,
        HitFloorSound = SledgehammerHit,
		SwingSound = SledgehammerSwing,
        DoorHitSound = SledgehammerHit,
        KnockdownMod	=	3,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	Sledgehammer2,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        BreakSound  =   SledgehammerBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   10,
        MetalValue = 120,
        MinDamage	=	2,
        MaxDamage	=	3,
        AlwaysKnockdown = TRUE,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        BaseSpeed = 0.9,
        WeaponLength = 0.65,
        RequiresEquippedBothHands = TRUE,
        AttachmentType = BigBlade,
        Tags = Sledgehammer,
    }

Repair

Base.Sledgehammer
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

fixing Fix Sledgehammer
    {
       Require : Sledgehammer,

       Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
       Fixer : DuctTape=2,
       Fixer : Glue=3,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=4,
    }

Base.Sledgehammer2
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

fixing Fix Sledgehammer2
    {
       Require : Sledgehammer2,

       Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
       Fixer : DuctTape=2,
       Fixer : Glue=3,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=4,
    }

History

Alpha
Build 26	The sledgehammer will lose condition when used to destroy things.
RC 2.9.8a	Melee weapons debuffed.
0.2.0a	Sledgehammer added

Gallery

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  (Left) Showing the Destroy function on the sledgehammer. (Right) Showing the destruction of a wall