Hand Axe
A hand axe is a one-handed weapon and tool. The weapon can be attached to the left or right slot of a Belt for quick access and weight reduction.
Usage
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Chopping trees
A hand axe is a decent choice when chopping trees and collecting logs to turn into planks using a saw. It does 15 damage per swing. For comparison, a regular axe deals 35.
Breaking doors
A hand axe is a decent choice when breaking down doors. It does 20 damage per swing. For comparison, a regular axe deals 35.
Distribution
- The best method of finding a hand axe is looting places like hardware stores and industrial locations such as warehouses, factories and storage units. It can also sometimes be found in garages.
- Hand axes can also be found inside of barricaded buildings and carpenter's houses.
- Occasionally, some zombies can be found with hand axes stuck to them.
Crafting
Cooking
Product | XP gained | Skill(s) | Recipe | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 |
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Watermelon Slice x10 |
0.75 Cooking | none | One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Saw Axe Stone Axe Hand Axe Wood Axe Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep) |
Watermelon (consumed) |
Materials to repair
Item repaired | 1st Repair materials = 50% repaired, 100% success |
20% repaired, 95% success |
10% repaired, 95% success |
10% repaired, 95% success |
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Hand Axe |
Wood Glue (2 Uses) |
Duct Tape (2 Uses) |
Glue (2 Uses) |
Adhesive Tape (4 Uses) |
It should be noted that repairing the hand axe makes following repairs less likely to succeed and can, if repaired numerous times, cause reduced durability instead of increased.
Gallery
Code
Item
From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
item HandAxe { DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon, MaxRange = 1.1, WeaponSprite = HandAxe, MinAngle = 0.67, Type = Weapon, MinimumSwingTime = 3, KnockBackOnNoDeath = FALSE, SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02, Categories = Axe, ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 15, Weight = 2, SplatNumber = 2, PushBackMod = 0.3, SubCategory = Swinging, ConditionMax = 10, MaxHitCount = 2, DoorDamage = 20, SwingAnim = Bat, DisplayName = Hand Axe, MinRange = 0.61, SwingTime = 4, KnockdownMod = 2, SplatBloodOnNoDeath = FALSE, Icon = AxeHand, BreakSound = HandAxeBreak, DoorHitSound = HandAxeHit, HitSound = HandAxeHit, HitFloorSound = HandAxeHit, SwingSound = HandAxeSwing, TreeDamage = 15, CriticalChance = 15, CritDmgMultiplier = 5, MinDamage = 0.7, MaxDamage = 1.5, BaseSpeed = 1, WeaponLength = 0.35, DamageCategory = Slash, DamageMakeHole = TRUE, AttachmentType = Hammer, Tags = ChopTree;CutPlant, }
Repair
From fixing.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
fixing Fix Hand Axe { Require : HandAxe, Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2, Fixer : DuctTape=2, Fixer : Glue=2, Fixer : Scotchtape=4, }