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	Durability 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

Containers

Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
Not referenced	JunkBin	4	6.0
SafehouseLoot	counter	4	10.0
SafehouseLoot	crate	4	10.0
all	crate	1	2.0
armyhanger	counter	4	6.0
bedroom	crate	1	0.6
closet	crate	4	20.0
closet	crate	4	10.0
factory	crate	4	10.0
factory	crate	4	20.0
garagestorage	counter	4	20.0
garagestorage	counter	4	10.0
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	4	8.0

Vehicles

Vehicle Type/Location	Rolls	Chance
ConstructionWorkerTruckBed	4	10
ElectricianTruckBed	4	6
MassGenFacTruckBed	4	10
MassGenFacTruckBed	4	20
MetalWelderTruckBed	4	10
MetalWelderTruckBed	4	20

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