Plunger

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Plunger

General

Category

Household

Encumbrance

0.5

Equipped

One-handed

Slot attached

Belt

Properties

Max condition

3

Performance

Damage

0.3–0.5

Door damage

2

Range

0.61–1.1

Attack speed

1.2

Knockback

0.3

Knockdown

2

Technical

Item ID

Base.Plunger

A plunger is an improvised short blunt weapon.

Usage

A plunger is a short blunt weapon with a low durability and damage.

Condition

The plunger has a maximum condition of 3. 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 (2 + 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	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/2 (50%)
0	4	1/4 (25%)
0	8	1/6 (17%)
4	0	1/6 (17%)
8	0	1/10 (10%)
4	4	1/8 (13%)
4	8	1/10 (10%)
8	8	1/14 (7%)
10	10	1/16 (6%)

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
bathroom	counter	4	1
closet	crate	4	1
gasstorage	counter	4	1

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 Plunger
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Household,
		MaxRange	=	1.1,
		WeaponSprite	=	Plunger,
		MinAngle	=	0.65,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
		Categories	=	Improvised;SmallBlunt,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	2,
		Weight	=	0.5,
		SplatNumber	=	1,
		PushBackMod	=	0.3,
		SubCategory	=	Swinging,
		ConditionMax	=	3,
		MaxHitCount	=	2,
		DoorDamage	=	2,
		SwingAnim	=	Bat,
		DisplayName	=	Plunger,
		MinRange	=	0.61,
		SwingTime	=	4,
		KnockdownMod	=	2,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		Icon	=	Plunger,
        BreakSound  =   PlungerBreak,
        DoorHitSound = PlungerHit,
		HitSound = PlungerHit,
		HitFloorSound = PlungerHit,
		SwingSound = PlungerSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	5,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        MinDamage	=	0.3,
        MaxDamage	=	0.5,
        BaseSpeed = 1.2,
        AttachmentType = Knife,
	}

See also

• Broom
• Mop