Hammer

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Hammer
General
Category	Weapon
Weight	1
Function	Carpentry
Equipped	One-handed
Condition max.	10
Damage
Type	Blunt
Swing time	3
Range	0.61–1 tiles
Damage	0.5–1
Knockback	0.5
Knockdown	0
Technical details
Base ID	Base.Hammer

A hammer is a tool used in crafting furniture and structures.

Usage

Carpentry

A hammer, in combination with wooden planks and nails, is required for most carpentry recipes. It is also necessary for barricading doors and windows.

Weapon

A hammer can be used as a melee weapon. It deals a decent amount of damage, but has a short range and little knockback. A hammer deals 9 damage per swing to doors and 1 damage per swing to trees. When compared to the 35 damage given by an axe, hammers are not recommended to be used in this way.

Both the baseball bat and plank can be improved by combining with them nails using a hammer, making them deal slightly more damage.

Crafting

A hammer can be used in the following recipes:

Construction

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Door x1	+ + + + Hammer x1 Wooden Plank x4 Door Hinge x2 Doorknob x1 Nails x4 (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed)	Can be placed inside any wooden door frame without a door.	Carpentry Level 3
Stairs Piece x1	+ + Nails x8 Wooden Plank x8 Hammer x1 (consumed) (consumed)	Wooden stairs that can be placed in various locations throughout the game world. A player can fall off or through the stairs. In the current game builds, the stair injury occurrence is high.	Carpentry Level 6
Wall Piece x1	+ + Nails x3 Wooden Plank x3 Hammer x1 (consumed) (consumed)	A basic wooden wall.	Carpentry Level 2
Wooden Door Frame x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x4 (consumed) (consumed)	A door frame. Doors can be placed here.	Carpentry Level 2
Wooden Window Frame x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x4 (consumed) (consumed)	A window frame.	Carpentry Level 2
Wooden Sign x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x3 Wooden Plank x3 (consumed) (consumed)		Carpentry Level 1
Barbed Fence	+ Hammer x1 Barbed Wire (1 unit) (Consumed)	Slows movement and can inflict surface wounds.	Carpentry Level 5

Furniture

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Crate x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x2 Wooden Plank x2 (consumed) (consumed)	A wooden crate used for storage. It is a craft-able storage item with its own inventory.	Carpentry Level 3
Rain Collector Barrel x1	+ + + Hammer x1 Wooden Plank x4 Nails x4 Garbage Bag x4 (consumed) (consumed) (consumed)	A handy little barrel that collects and stores rainwater for later usage. One of the only sources of renewable water.	Square Crate: Carpentry Level 4, Round Barrel: Carpentry Level 7
Bar Element x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x4 (consumed) (consumed)	A bar element.	Carpentry Level 7
Bar Corner x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x4 (consumed) (consumed)	A bar corner.	Carpentry Level 7
Small Table x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x5 (consumed) (consumed)	A small table.	Carpentry Level 3
Table with Drawer x1	+ + + Hammer x1 Wooden Plank x5 Nails x4 Drawer x1 (consumed) (consumed) (consumed)	A small Wooden table with room for storage.	Carpentry Level 5
Large Table x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x6 (consumed) (consumed)	A large table.	Carpentry Level 4
Wooden Chair x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x5 (consumed) (consumed)	A wooden chair.	Carpentry Level 2
Bed x1	+ + + Hammer x1 Wooden Plank x6 Nails x4 mattress x1 (consumed) (consumed) (consumed)	A cozy bed to sleep on.	Carpentry Level 4
Shelves x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x2 Wooden Plank x1 (consumed) (consumed)		Carpentry Level 2
Double Shelves x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x2 (consumed) (consumed)		Carpentry Level 2
Small Bookcase x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x3 Wooden Plank x3 (consumed) (consumed)		Carpentry Level 3
Bookcase x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x4 Wooden Plank x5 (consumed) (consumed)		Carpentry Level 5

Weapons

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Spiked Baseball Bat x1	+ + Baseball Bat x1 Nails x5 Hammer x1 (consumed) (consumed)	Imparts greater damage than the basic baseball bat. The durability of the spiked baseball bat is less than that of the basic baseball bat.	Level 0
Nailed Plank x1	+ + Wooden Plank x1 Nails x5 Hammer x1 (consumed) (consumed)	Makes a wooden plank a more deadly weapon.	Level 0

Other

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Barricade (Item) x1	+ + Hammer x1 Nails x2 Wooden Plank x2 (consumed) (consumed)	A full tile barricade. NO LONGER RECIPE	Level Unknown
Watermelon Chunks x5	+ Watermelon x1 Blunt Weapon or Log x1 (consumed)	Watermelon Chunks.	Cooking Level 0

Code

Item

From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

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Version 40.43

item Hammer
		MaxRange			= 1,
		WeaponSprite			= Hammer,
		MinAngle			= 0,
		Type				= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime		= 3,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath		= TRUE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact		= 0.02,
		Categories			= Blunt,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	= 30,
		Weight				= 1,
		SplatNumber			= 0,
		PushBackMod			= 0.5,
		MaxDamage			= 1,
		SubCategory			= Swinging,
		ConditionMax			= 10,
		MaxHitCount			= 1,
		DoorDamage			= 9,
		CanBarricade			= TRUE,
		SwingAnim			= Bat,
		WeaponWeight			= 1,
		DisplayName			= Hammer,
		MinRange			= 0.61,
		SwingTime			= 3,
		MinDamage			= 0.5,
		KnockdownMod			= 0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath		= TRUE,
		Icon				= Hammer,
		RunAnim				= Run_Weapon2,
		IdleAnim			= Idle_Weapon2,
		BreakSound  			= BreakMetalItem,
		TreeDamage  			= 1,
		MetalValue  			= 25,

Repair

From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

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Version 40.43

    fixing Fix Hammer
    {
       Require : Hammer,
       Fixer : Woodglue; Woodwork=1,
       Fixer : DuctTape,
       Fixer : Glue=2,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=3,
    }

See also

• Nails
• Carpentry Guide