Weapons

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There are two main types of weapons: melee and ranged.

Melee weapons

Melee weapons are typically quieter than ranged weapons, they also do not require any ammo. The downside to melee weapons is that the player must be dangerously close to the target and can become exhausted if they use them for an extended period of time. This can be mitigated by improving the player's fitness.

Melee weapons are grouped into two main categories: blunt and blade, while improvised weapons are classified into one of these categories as well.

Blunt weapons

Using these weapons levels up the blunt combat skills. Increasing the blunt skills allows the player to improve damage, accuracy, defense (guard), and weapon degeneration (maintenance), when using blunt weapons. A hotkey can be used to quickly equip a blade weapon using 1 by default, so long as the player has one in their main inventory.

Item	Category	Damage				Range		Swing Time	Critical Chance	Knockback	Knockdown	Condition Max.
		Max.	Min.	Door	Tree	Max.	Min.
Bare Hands	Unarmed	0.5	0.2	0	0	1.2	0	2.5	N/A	1.05	N/A	N/A
Baseball Bat	Blunt	1.2	0.8	7	1	1.5	0.61	3	10	0.5	2	15
Crowbar	Blunt	1.1	0.6	5	1	1.2	0.61	3	10	0.5	0	15
Fishing Rod	Improvised Blunt	0.7	0.5	2	0	1.5	0.61	2	-	0.3	0	3
Fishing Rod (crafted)	Improvised Blunt	0.7	0.5	2	0	1.5	0.61	2	-	0.3	0	3
Frying Pan	Improvised Blunt	0.7	0.3	3	0	1.1	0.61	3	0	0.5	1.3	10
Golf Club	Blunt	0.5	0.3	5	0	1.5	0.61	3	10	0.6	0	10
Hammer	Blunt	1	0.5	9	1	1	0.61	3	0	0.5	0	10
Plank	Improvised Blunt	0.6	0.4	5		2	0.61	4	0	0.3	2	10
Pool Cue	Improvised Blunt	0.7	0.5	2	0	1.5	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	10
Rolling Pin	Blunt	0.4	0.2	5	0	1	0.61	3	10	0.5	0	10
Sledgehammer	Blunt	3	2	40	10	1.9	0.7	4	0	1	3	10
Spiked Baseball Bat	Blunt	1.5	1	7	1	1.5	0.61	3	15	0.5	2	15
Spiked Plank	Improvised Blunt	0.8	0.6	5	0	2	0.61	4	0	0.3	2	10
Stone Hammer	Blunt	0.7	0.61	2	1	1	0.61	3	0	0.5	0	5
Wooden Spear	Blunt	0.7	0.5	2	0	0.5	0.61	2	5	3	0	3

Blade weapons

Using blade weapons levels up the blade combat skills. Increasing the blade skills allows the player to improve damage, accuracy, defense (guard), and weapon degeneration (maintenance), when using blade weapons. A hotkey can be used to quickly equip a blade weapon using 3 by default, so long as the player has one in their main inventory.

Stab weapons

Stab weapons have a special "jaw-stab" instant-kill move when used while stationary at minimum range, making them much more useful as weapons than they may appear at first glance. They're an effective tool at dealing with single zombies, as it kills them quickly and quietly, limits exertion and is effective regardless of strength or accuracy. The player can even whittle down a group with it, if careful enough. Still, it does have some caveats, which are listed below.

• Requires timing: Too early leads to a regular(useless) attack, but too late and the player could get hurt before doing any damage.
• Modest recovery time: If facing a group, it is recommended to isolate one foe by at least a few feet before striking to prevent getting flanked.
• Weapons break easily: common cuttlery break especially fast.

Other blade weapons

Currently, the axe is the only weapon in this category. The combat of these weapons is very similar to the blunt weapons.

Item	Category	Damage				Range		Swing Time	Critical Chance	Knockback	Knockdown	Condition Max.
		Max.	Min.	Door	Tree	Max.	Min.
Axe	Axe	2.5	1	35	35	1.5	0.61	3	20	0.3	2	15
Butter Knife	Blade	0.2	0.1	1	0	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	5
Fork	Blade	0.1	0.1	1	0	0.6	0.2	2	5	0.3	0	3
Hunting Knife	Blade	0.6	0.3	1	2	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	10
Kitchen Knife	Blade	0.6	0.3	1	1	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	10
Letter Opener	Blade	0.4	0.2	1	2	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	5
Pen	Improvised Blade	0.1	0.1	1	0	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	2
Pencil	Improvised Blade	0.1	0.1	1	0	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	2
Stone Axe	Axe	1.5	0.5	10	10	1.3	0.61	3	20	0.3	1.5	5
Scissors	Blade	0.3	0.2	1	0	0.9	0.61	2	5	0.3	0	10
Screwdriver	Improvised Blade	0.5	0.2	1	1	0.9	0.61	2	0	0.3	0	10
Spoon	Blade	0.1	0.1	1	0	0.6	0.2	2	5	0.3	0	3

* Having blade/blunt maintenance above level 0 would increase this figure proportionally.

Ranged weapons

Ranged weapons are often very powerful and can be used to attack at range or to draw zombies to certain parts of the map, giving players the chance to visit other parts with less danger. A hotkey can be used to quickly equip a ranged weapon using 2 by default, so long as the player has one in their main inventory.

Firearms

Firearms require ammo to use and are loud, attracting the attention of nearby zombies.

Item	Ammo Type	Clip Size	Damage		Range		Hit Chance	Sound Volume	Sound Radius	Knockback	Knockdown
			Max.	Min.	Max.	Min.
Pistol	9mm Rounds/ Items	15	1.6	1	10	0.61	45	75	150	0.3	2
Shotgun	Shotgun Shells	6	2.2	1.5	7	0.61	100	200	200	0.8	8
Sawn Off Shotgun	Shotgun Shells	6	2.2	1.5	6	0.61	100	250	250	0.9	8
Hunting Rifle	.308 Ammo	5	2	1.2	10	0.61	25	20	150	0.3	2
Varmint Rifle	.223 Ammo	6	2.2	1.5	7	0.61	100	200	200	0.8	8

Throwables

Item	Damage		Max Range	Effect	Effect Power	Effect Range	Timer	Sensor Range
	Max.	Min.						V1	V2	V3
Molotov Cocktail	0	0	8	Fire	90	4	N/A	N/A
Aerosol Bomb	0	0	10	Explosion	70	6	N/A	N/A
Aerosol Bomb	0	0	10	Explosion	70	6	10	N/A
Aerosol Bomb	0	0	10	Explosion	70	6	5	3	4	6
Aerosol Bomb	0	0	10	Explosion	70	6	N/A	N/A
Flame Trap	0	0	10	Fire	97	6	N/A	N/A
Flame Trap	0	0	10	Fire	97	6	10	N/A
Flame Trap	0	0	10	Fire	97	6	5	3	4	5
Flame Trap	0	0	10	Fire	97	6	N/A	N/A
Smoke Bomb	0	0	10	Smoke	N/A	5	50	N/A
Smoke Bomb	0	0	10	Smoke	N/A	5	10	N/A
Smoke Bomb	0	0	10	Smoke	N/A	5	N/A	3	4	5
Smoke Bomb	0	0	10	Smoke	N/A	5	N/A	N/A
Noise Maker	0	0	10	Noise	N/A	17	50	N/A
Noise Maker	0	0	10	Noise	N/A	17	10	N/A
Noise Maker	0	0	10	Noise	N/A	17	N/A	3	4	6
Noise Maker	0	0	10	Noise	N/A	17	10	N/A

Upcoming

Build 41 and beyond is expected to include more weapons and weapon variations.

Melee

Item	Category	Damage				Range		Swing Time	Critical Chance	Knockback	Knockdown	Condition Max.
		Max.	Min.	Door	Tree	Max.	Min.
Banjo	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Chainsaw	?	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Club Hammer	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Drumstick	?	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Electric Bass	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Electric Guitar	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Flute	?	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Hockey Stick	Blunt	0.7	0.3	5	0	1.6	0.61	3	10	0.6	0	10
Ice Pick	Blade	0.4	0.2	1	2	0.61	0.9	2	0	0.3	0	10
Keytar	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Lead Pipe	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Machete	Blade	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Pickaxe	?	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Pipe Wrench	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Pitchfork	?	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Plunger	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Saxophone	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Sickle	Blade	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Tennis Racket	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Trumpet	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Violin	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Wooden Mallet	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Wrench	Blunt	?	?	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?

Firearms

Item	Ammo Type	Clip Size	Damage		Range		Hit Chance	Sound Volume	Sound Radius	Knockback	Knockdown
			Max.	Min.	Max.	Min.
Double Barrel Shotgun	Shotgun Shells	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Handgun 03 (M9)	9mm Rounds	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Handgun 02	9mm Rounds	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Revolver	?	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Assault Rifle	?	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Assault Rifle 02	?	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?
Sniper Rifle	?	2	?	?	?	0.61	?	?	?	?	?

See also

• Durability