Ice Pick

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An ice pick is a short blade melee weapon.

Usage

The ice pick is light, and in terms of durability, is better than the kitchen knife but worse than the hunting knife. As the Ice Pick is one of the weapons with the 'Jaw Stab' attack, it can kill a zombie instantly if close enough and timed correctly.

It is a single attack weapon, so it is best if used in single combat or if zombies are relatively spread out when attacking.

Its tree/door damage is negligible (2 tree, 1 door per attack).

Condition

The ice pick has a maximum condition of 10. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the short blade and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (7 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the short blade and maintenance skills.
Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and short blade skills.

*For how this is calculated, see: Condition*
Maintenance skill	Short blade level	Condition lower chance	Average condition
0	0	1/7 (14%)	70
0	4	1/9 (11%)	90
0	8	1/11 (9%)	110
4	0	1/11 (9%)	110
8	0	1/15 (7%)	150
4	4	1/13 (8%)	130
4	8	1/15 (7%)	150
8	8	1/19 (5%)	190
10	10	1/21 (5%)	210

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Spear with Ice Pick	Crafted Spear ×1 Ice Pick ×1 Duct Tape ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	none
Ice Pick	Spear with Ice Pick ×1	none	none	none	none

Location

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

IcePick distributionShow / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	Outfit_Inmate	1.01%
all	Outfit_InmateKhaki	1.01%
all	dishescabinet	1.87%
kitchen	freezer	1.87%
livingroom	freezer	1.87%
motelroomoccupied	freezer	0.42%

Gallery

Icon prior to build 41

History

Base.IcePick

Version	Description
38.30	Released on or before this version.

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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 IcePick
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Cooking,
		MaxRange	=	0.8,
		WeaponSprite	=	IcePick,
		MinAngle	=	0.65,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
		Categories	=	SmallBlade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	7,
		Weight	=	0.3,
		SplatNumber	=	4,
		PushBackMod	=	0.3,
		SubCategory	=	Stab,
		AimingMod	=	0.8,
		ConditionMax	=	10,
		MaxHitCount	=	1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon	=	TRUE,
		DoorDamage	=	1,
		SwingAnim	=	Stab,
		DisplayName	=	Ice Pick,
		MinRange	=	0.61,
		CloseKillMove = Jaw_Stab,
		SwingTime	=	2,
		KnockdownMod	=	0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
		Icon	=	IcePick,
		RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        TreeDamage  =   2,
        BreakSound  =   IcePickBreak,
        EnduranceMod = 0.5,
        CriticalChance	=	10,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 5,
        MinDamage	=	0.6,
        MaxDamage	=	0.9,
	 	WeaponLength = 0.25,
        DamageCategory = Slash,
        DamageMakeHole = TRUE,
        HitFloorSound	=	IcePickHit,
        ImpactSound	=	IcePickHit,
        DoorHitSound = IcePickHit,
		HitSound	=	IcePickHit,
		SwingSound = IcePickSwing,
		AttachmentType = Screwdriver,
    }