Nightstick
Nightstick | ||
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| General | ||
| Category | Weapon | |
Encumbrance  |
1.5 | |
| Equipped | One-handed | |
| Condition max. | 15 | |
| Skill | Long Blunt | |
| Damage | ||
| Type | Blunt | |
| Attack speed | 2 | |
| Range | 0.61–1.2 tiles | |
| Damage | 0.6–1.1 | |
| Knockback | 0.3 | |
| Knockdown | 0 | |
| Technical details | ||
| Base ID | Base.Nightstick | |
A Nightstick is a blunt melee weapon.
Usage
Weapon
The frying pan has a short range and can only hit one opponent per swing, making it difficult to fight multiple zombies at once, especially since it has a long swing time.
Breaking doors
It is mostly ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing just 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.
Chopping trees
It cannot be used to chop trees, dealing 0 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.
Condition
The Nightstick 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)
Distribution
Nightsticks are often found on Police Officers and in Police Stations.
Code
Item
From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.50
item Nightstick
MaxRange = 1.2,
WeaponSprite = Nightstick,
MinAngle = 0.72,
Type = Weapon,
MinimumSwingTime = 2,
KnockBackOnNoDeath = FALSE,
SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02,
Categories = SmallBlunt,
ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 20,
Weight = 1.5,
SplatNumber = 1,
PushBackMod = 0.3,
SubCategory = Swinging,
ConditionMax = 15,
MaxHitCount = 2,
DoorDamage = 1,
SwingAnim = Bat,
DisplayName = Nightstick,
MinRange = 0.61,
SwingTime = 2,
KnockdownMod = 0,
SplatBloodOnNoDeath = FALSE,
Icon = NightStick,
RunAnim = Run_Weapon2,
IdleAnim = Idle_Weapon2,
BreakSound = BreakMetalItem,
TreeDamage = 0,
CriticalChance = 25,
CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
MinDamage = 0.6,
MaxDamage = 1.1,
BaseSpeed = 1,
WeaponLength = 0.45,
AttachmentType = Nightstick,