Tree Branch

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Tree Branch
Tree Branch
General
Category	Item
Encumbrance	1
Function	Crafting material Fire starting and Fuel
Technical details
Base ID	Base.TreeBranch

A tree branch is an item used in various crafting recipes.

Usage

Fire starting

A tree branch can be used in conjunction with a notched wooden plank to start a fire. To light a campfire, first ensure that fuel has already been added to the campfire, which will act as the kindling. The player must have the notched wooden plank and tree branch in their inventory. Right-clicking the campfire and selecting "Light Fire" > "Notched Wooden Plank + Tree Branch" will cause the player to attempt to light the fire, although there is a chance that they will fail, breaking/destroying the tree branch. If successful, the campfire will burst into flames, while the tree branch and notched wooden plank will be returned to the player's inventory. In earlier versions this method of starting fire was only possible with sturdy stick and notched wooden plank. Now there is an alternative allowing the survivor to start fire from foraged materials only.

Note that this method of fire starting can only be used for lighting a campfire and antique oven, and will not work for lighting a charcoal barbecue.

Fuel

It can be used as a fuel for fires, and lasts for 1 hour if done so.

Training Carpentry

Tree branches can be used efficiently to training the Carpentry skill, while conserving planks for better use. Creating stakes and wooden spears are the most XP efficient. Creating stakes for use in crafting a tent kit then creating a stockpile of wooden spears can quickly provide the first couple of levels in carpentry when combined with the skill book, whilst saving planks for other uses.

Recipes

A tree branch can be used to craft a stone knife, stone axe, stone hammer, splint, stake and wooden spear.

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) |-	Stone Knife	0 XP	none		Tree Branch (consumed)	Chipped Stone (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Twine (consumed) |-	Stone Axe	0 XP	none		Tree Branch (consumed)	Chipped Stone (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Twine (consumed) |-	Stone Hammer	0 XP	none		Tree Branch (consumed)	Stone (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Twine (consumed) |-	Crafted Spear	1.25 Carpentry	Starting condition scales with player's carpentry.		One of: Tree Branch Plank (consumed)	One of: Chipped Stone Hunting Knife Kitchen Knife Machete Meat Cleaver Stone Knife (keep) |-	Splint	0 XP	none		One of: Plank Tree Branch Sturdy Stick (consumed)	One of: Dirty Rag Ripped Sheets (consumed)

Item distribution

Tree branches can drop after a tree is chopped down.

Foraging

They can be obtained through foraging at any skill level, with a return of 1-3 tree branches.

Code

From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 39.67.5

 	    item TreeBranch
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Material,
		Weight	=	1,
		Type	=	Normal,
		DisplayName	=	Tree Branch,
		Icon	=	Branch,
		WorldStaticModel = TreeBranch,
	}

See also

• Foraging Guide
• First Aid Guide