Baseball Bat

General

Usage

Weapon

The baseball bat is particularly effective when used to deliver blows to the head. It usually won't kill a standing zombie but will either send it to the ground, allowing the character to follow up with a killing blow, or knock it back.

The baseball bat also has a long range (for a melee weapon), capable of keeping a small group of zombies at a distance while delivering killing blows or addressing zombies in another direction. It is a multi-attack weapon, capable of hitting 2 zombies at a time in a single swing. Unfortunately, the baseball bat has a finite durability, so it is recommended to have a backup weapon at hand when going on extended missions.

Breaking doors

It is partly effective at bashing down doors, dealing 7 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Chopping trees

It will only deal 1 damage to a tree per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Condition

The baseball bat is a blunt weapon, therefore being influenced by the blunt skills: accuracy, guard and maintenance. It has a maximum condition of 15 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (20 + maintenance x 2)

Repairing

Materials that can be used to repair the baseball bat, based on first time repairing.

Repair Baseball Bat
Wood Glue Potentially repairs: 20% Chance of success: 35% Needs: Wood Glue (2 units) Carpentry Level 2
Duct Tape Potentially repairs: 10% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Duct Tape (2 units)
Glue Potentially repairs: 10% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Glue (2 units)
Adhesive Tape Potentially repairs: 10% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Adhesive Tape (4 units)

Distribution

Baseball bats are commonly found in wardrobes of houses and counters in stores and bars, or rarely on zombie corpses. They will not spawn in any vehicle.

Buildings


Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
All	Male Corpse	1	0.1
All	Wardrobe	4	2
Bar	Shelf	4	2
Bar	Counter	2	2
Bedroom	Wardrobe	2	2
Changeroom	Locker	2	2
Fossoil	Counter	4	5
Grocery Store	Counter	4	5
Storage Unit	All	3	5
Zippee Store	Counter	1	5

Crafting

What it can craft

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Trivia

The baseball bat is a popular weapon used in various zombie apocalypse material, including: The Walking Dead, Zombieland, DayZ and 28 Days Later.

Gallery

Baseball Bat W.I.P. swing animation
BaseballBatNails 120px.png

Spiked Baseball Bat icon

Code

Item

From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 39.67.5

	item BaseballBat
		MaxRange			= 1.5,
		WeaponSprite			= Baseballbat,
		MinAngle			= 0.2,
		Type				= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime		= 3,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath		= TRUE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact		= 0.02,
		Categories			= Blunt,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	= 20,
		Weight				= 2,
		SplatNumber			= 1,
		PushBackMod			= 0.5,
		MaxDamage			= 1.2,
		SubCategory			= Swinging,
		ConditionMax			= 15,
		MaxHitCount			= 2,
		DoorDamage			= 7,
		IdleAnim			= Idle_Weapon2,
		SwingAnim			= Bat,
		CriticalChance			= 10,
		WeaponWeight			= 2,
		DisplayName			= Baseball Bat,
		MinRange			= 0.61,
		SwingTime			= 3,
		HitAngleMod			= -30,
		MinDamage			= 0.8,
		KnockdownMod			= 2,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath		= FALSE,
		Icon				= BaseballBat,
		RunAnim				= Run_Weapon2,
		TwoHandWeapon 			= TRUE,
		BreakSound  			= BreakWoodItem,
		TreeDamage  			= 1,

Repair

From fixing.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 39.67.5

	fixing Fix Baseball Bat
		Require : BaseballBat,
		Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
		Fixer : DuctTape=2,
		Fixer : Glue=2,
		Fixer : Scotchtape=4,