Pickaxe

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Pick Axe
General
Category	Weapon
Encumbrance	3
Equipped	Two-handed
Condition max.	13
Skill	Axe
Damage
Type	Axe
Attack speed	3
Range	0.61–1.5 tiles
Damage	1–2.2
Knockback	0.3
Knockdown	2
Technical details
Base ID	Base.Axe

A Pick Axe is a two-handed melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The Pick Axe is a multi-attack weapon, capable of hitting two zombies at a time in a swing.

The Pick Axe has a chance to kill zombies in a single hit, making it useful for close-quarters combat. It has the advantage of having a greater damage output compared to other tools, making it a great weapon alongside its uses as a tool. It's disadvantage is that it has a long recovery time between swings, leaving the player vulnerable when surrounded.

Compared to the more common Axe, the Pick Axe has slightly higher zombie damage at 1-2.2 damage compared to the Axe's 0.8-2 damage. However, it has a condition lower chance of 1/20 compared to its Tool cousin's 1/22. This makes it a highly effective weapon, but will somewhat break more quickly.

Breaking doors

It is very effective at breaking down doors, dealing 35 damage per hit.

Chopping trees

The Pick Axe is an ideal harvesting device to cut down trees (also 35 damage) to collect logs which can be cut with a saw to create wood planks.

Distribution

Pick Axes are exceedingly rare in the game, found only in "Tool Store" Shelves and Counters. The hardware stores in West Point and Riverside are a very good place to pick up a few axes and other useful tools relatively early in the game.

Materials to Repair

Item Repaired	1st Repair Materials = 55% Repaired, 100% Success	20% Repaired, 95% Success	10% Repaired, 95% Success	10% Repaired, 95% Success
Pick Axe	Wood Glue (2 Uses) (Requires Carpentry Level 2)	Duct Tape (2 Uses)	Glue (2 Uses)	Adhesive Tape (4 Uses)

Code

Item

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

	    item PickAxe
    {
        MaxRange	=	1.6,
        WeaponSprite	=	PickAxe,
        MinAngle	=	0.65,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	3.0,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.002,
        Categories	=	Axe,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	20,
        Weight	=	3,
        SplatNumber	=	3,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	13,
        MaxHitCount	=	2,
        DoorDamage	=	35,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        DisplayName	=	PickAxe,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	3.0,
        HitAngleMod	=	-30,
        SplatSize	=	5,
        KnockdownMod	=	2,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
        Icon	=	PickAxe,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        BreakSound  =   BreakWoodItem,
        TreeDamage  =   35,
        MetalValue = 120,
        CriticalChance	=	25,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 9,
        MinDamage	=	1,
        MaxDamage	=	2.2,
        BaseSpeed = 0.8,
        DamageCategory = Slash,
        DamageMakeHole = TRUE,
        AttachmentType = BigBlade,
        Tags = DigPlow,
    }

Repair Code

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

	fixing Fix PickAxe
	{
	   Require : PickAxe,

       Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
       Fixer : DuctTape=2,
       Fixer : Glue=2,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=4,
	}