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 nightstick has a short range and can only hit one enemy per swing, meaning it is difficult to fight multiple zombies at once with it.
Breaking doors
It is mostly ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing just 1 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
From items_weapons.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,