Stake

General

Usage

Weapon

Pros	Cons
The stake is a one handed blade weapon which is capable of dealing a one shot kill on zombies when the player performs a jaw stab animation. Since it's a one handed weapon the player can carry a bag in the other hand but it is advised to have enough strength to do so. Easy to make. Lightweight.	Despite its fast attack rate, it has a short attack range and it inflicts low damage to the zombies if the player can't jaw stab the target, making it a weapon hard to master. This weapon can only hit 1 target at a time. The player should make sure other zombies are far enough in order to engage the closest one in case of a jaw stab with the weapon or else by the time this kind of attack is finished the player can't move making him an easy prey for the close zombies. The chance of a jaw stab happening with this weapon is very small, which means the player has to heavily rely on their Short blade, Fitness and Strength skill. 100% chance of losing durability unless the player has at least 1 Maintenance or 2 Short Blade skill.

Breaking doors

It is very ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing only 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage to that structure type.

Condition

The condition of the stake is influenced by the maintenance skill. It has a maximum condition of 5 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill.
The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (1 + maintenance x 2)

Repairing

A stake cannot be repaired.

Crafting

The stake is a craftable weapon that can be used as an alternative to tent pegs to make a tent kit.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Stake	1.25 Carpentry	none		Tree Branch	One of: Stone Knife Hunting Knife Kitchen Knife Meat Cleaver Machete (keep)	-
Tent Kit	0 XP	none		Tarp (consumed)	Stake x4 (consumed)	Sturdy Stick x2 (consumed)\|-

Distribution

Stakes can randomly be found impaled in a zombie.

Trivia

The stake was added to the game in build 41 (also known as animation build).

Gallery

Stake Held by a Player

Code

From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.53

    item Stake
	{
	MaxRange	=	0.85,
	WeaponSprite	=	Stake,
	MinAngle	=	0.65,
	Type	=	Weapon,
	MinimumSwingTime	=	2,
	KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
	SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
	Categories	=	SmallBlade,
	ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	1,
	Weight	=	0.3,
	SplatNumber	=	2,
	PushBackMod	=	0.3,
	SubCategory	=	Stab,
	AimingMod	=	0.8,
	CloseKillMove = Jaw_Stab,
	ConditionMax	=	5,
	MaxHitCount	=	1,
	IsAimedHandWeapon	=	TRUE,
	DoorDamage	=	1,
	SwingAnim	=	Stab,
	DisplayName	=	Stake,
	MinRange	=	0.61,
	SwingTime	=	2,
	KnockdownMod	=	0,
	SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
	Icon	=	Stake,
	RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        BreakSound  =   BreakMetalItem,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        EnduranceMod = 0.5,
        CriticalChance	=	10,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 10,
        MinDamage	=	0.25,
        MaxDamage	=	0.53,
	WeaponLength = 0.18,
	HitFloorSound	=	BladeHit,
        ImpactSound	=	BladeHit,
	HitSound	=	BladeHit,
	AttachmentType = Screwdriver,
 	}