Letter Opener

Letter Opener

General
Category	Weapon
Encumbrance	0.3
Equipped	One-handed
Condition max.	5
Skill	Blade
Damage
Type	Blade
Attack speed	2
Range	0.61–0.8 tiles
Damage	0.1–0.1
Knockback	0.3
Knockdown	0
Execution	Jaw stab
Technical details
Base ID	Base.LetterOpener

The Letter Opener is a common early game melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The Letter Opener is light, and in terms of durability, is worse than than the Kitchen Knife, the Ice Pick and the Hunting Knife. As the Letter Opener is one of the weapons with the 'Jaw Stab' attack, it can kill a zombie instantly if close enough and timed correctly. It does, however, have a low maximum durability, allowing for few attacks before breaking.

It is a single attack weapon, so it is best if used in single combat or if zombies are relatively spread out when attacking.

Breaking doors

The Letter Opener is a weapon that deals minimal damage (2) to doors. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Chopping trees

The Letter Opener is a weapon that deals minimal damage (1) to trees. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Code

From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.50

	item LetterOpener
		MaxRange		= 0.8,
		WeaponSprite		= LetterOpener,
		MinAngle		= 0.65,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	= FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.02,
		Categories		= SmallBlade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 1,
		Weight			= 0.3,
		SplatNumber		= 2,
		PushBackMod		= 0.3,
		SubCategory		= Stab,
		AimingMod		= 0.8,
		ConditionMax		= 5,
		MaxHitCount		= 1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon	= TRUE,
		DoorDamage		= 1,
		SwingAnim		= Stab,
		DisplayName		= Letter Opener,
		MinRange		= 0.61,
		CloseKillMove		= Jaw_Stab,
		SwingTime		= 2,
		KnockdownMod		= 0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	= TRUE,
		Icon			= LetterOpener,
		RunAnim			= Run_Weapon2,
		IdleAnim		= Idle_Weapon2,
		TreeDamage		= 2,
		EnduranceMod		= 0.5,
		BreakSound		= BreakMetalItem,
		MetalValue		= 15,
		CriticalChance		= 5,
		CritDmgMultiplier	= 10,
		MinDamage		= 0.1,
		MaxDamage		= 0.1,
 		WeaponLength		= 0.25,
		DamageCategory		= Slash,
		DamageMakeHole		= TRUE,
		HitFloorSound		= BladeHit,
		ImpactSound		= BladeHit,
		HitSound		= BladeHit,
		AttachmentType		= Screwdriver,