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Katana
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A katana is a two-handed long blade weapon. The katana can alternatively be used as a one-handed weapon at the cost of reduced impact. The weapon can be attached to the character's back for quick access and weight reduction.
Usage
The katana has the highest damage output of any weapon in the game, surpassing all melee weapons and firearms. It can frequently kill zombies in just one hit, and has a good range and attack speed. However, katanas are very rare, and the skill to level up their effectiveness (Long Blade), is difficult to level up.
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Multi-hit
In modes with multi-hit enabled, a katana can hit a maximum of three targets in one swing.
Breaking doors
The katana is quite ineffective at breaking down doors, dealing only 8 damage. For comparison, an axe deals 35.
Chopping trees
The katana is very ineffective at chopping down trees, as it only deals 1 damage. For comparison, an axe deals 35.
Distribution
Buildings
- The best place to find a katana is in a boarded up survivor house.
- Very rarely the katana can be found in residential buildings in furniture such as wardrobes and drawers.
- Katanas can also be found in gun shops such as the one located in West Point, KY, and pawn shops, which can be found in Louisville, KY
Zombies
After 60 days have passed, The katana can very rarely be found impaled in the stomach of a zombie.
Gallery
Code
From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)
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item Katana { MaxRange = 1.4, WeaponSprite = Katana, MinAngle = 0.8, Type = Weapon, MinimumSwingTime = 3, HitFloorSound = KatanaHit, ImpactSound = KatanaHit, DoorHitSound = KatanaHit, HitSound = KatanaHit, SwingSound = KatanaSwing, KnockBackOnNoDeath = TRUE, SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02, Categories = LongBlade, Weight = 2, ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 15, PushBackMod = 0.5, SubCategory = Swinging, ConditionMax = 10, MaxHitCount = 3, DoorDamage = 8, SwingAnim = Bat, CriticalChance = 35, CritDmgMultiplier = 6, DisplayName = Katana, MinRange = 0.61, SwingTime = 3, HitAngleMod = -30, KnockdownMod = 0, Icon = Katana, RunAnim = Run_Weapon2, BreakSound = KatanaBreak, TreeDamage = 1, CriticalChance = 30, CritDmgMultiplier = 10, MinDamage = 8, MaxDamage = 8, BaseSpeed = 1, WeaponLength = 0.3, DamageCategory = Slash, DamageMakeHole = TRUE, TwoHandWeapon = TRUE, WeaponLength = 0.4, AttachmentType = BigBlade, }
See also
Weapons v • d • e | |
Axe | Hand Axe • Stone Axe • Axe • Wood Axe • Pick Axe |
Long Blunt | Acoustic Guitar • Badminton Racket • Barbell • Baseball Bat • Broom • Canoe Paddle • Canoe Paddle - Double-bladed • Chainsaw • Crowbar • Electric Bass • Electric Guitar • Fishing Rod • Fishing Rod (crafted) • Fishing Rod without Line • Garden Hoe • Golf Club • Hockey Stick • Ice Hockey Stick • Keytar • Lacrosse Stick • Leaf Rake • Plank • Pool Cue • Rake • Saxophone • Shovel • Sledgehammer • Snow Shovel • Spiked Baseball Bat • Spiked Plank • Tennis Racket • Trumpet |
Short Blunt | Ball-peen Hammer • Banjo • Chair Leg • Club Hammer • Dumbbell • Drumstick • Flute • Frying Pan • Griddle Pan • Hammer • Lead Pipe • Metal Bar • Metal Pipe • Nightstick • Plunger • Pipe Wrench • Pick Axe Handle • Rolling Pin • Saucepan • Spiked Pick Axe Handle • Stone Hammer • Table Leg • Violin • Wooden Mallet • Wrench |
Long Blade | Machete • Katana |
Short Blade | Butter Knife • Bread Knife • Fork • Hand Fork • Hand Scythe • Hunting Knife • Ice Pick • Letter Opener • Kitchen Knife • Meat Cleaver • Scalpel • Scissors • Screwdriver • Smashed Bottle • Spoon • Stake • Stone Knife |
Spear | Closed Umbrella • Crafted Spear • Garden Fork • Spear with Bread Knife • Spear with Butter Knife • Spear with Fork • Spear with Hand Fork • Spear with Hunting Knife • Spear with Ice Pick • Spear with Knife • Spear with Letter Opener • Spear with Machete • Spear with Scalpel • Spear with Scissors • Spear with Screwdriver • Spear with Spoon |
Firearm | D-E Pistol • Double Barrel Shotgun • JS-2000 Shotgun • M14 Rifle • M16 Assault Rifle • M1911 Pistol • M36 Revolver • M625 Revolver • M9 Pistol • Magnum • MSR700 Rifle • MSR788 Rifle • Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun • Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun |
Ammo | .223 Round • .308 Round • .38 Special Round • .44 Magnum Round • .45 Auto Round • 5.56mm Round • 9mm Round • Shotgun Shells |
Weapon mods | .223 Magazine • .308 Magazine • .44 Magazine • .45 Auto Magazine • 5.56mm Magazine • 9mm Magazine • Ammo Straps • Choke Tube Improved • Choke Tube Full • Fiberglass Stock • Iron Sight • Laser • Recoil Pad • Red Dot • Sling • x2 Scope • x4 Scope • x8 Scope |
Throwable | Aerosol Bomb • Aerosol Bomb with Sensor • Aerosol Bomb with Timer • Fire Bomb • Flame Trap with Sensor • Flame Trap with Timer • Molotov Cocktail • Noise Maker • Noise Maker with Sensor • Noise Maker with Timer • Pipe Bomb • Pipe Bomb with Sensor • Pipe Bomb with Timer • Remote Aerosol Bomb • Remote Flame Trap • Remote Noise Maker • Remote Pipe Bomb • Remote Smoke Bomb • Smoke Bomb • Smoke Bomb with Sensor • Smoke Bomb with Timer |
Other | Bare Hands • Blue Pen • Pen • Pencil • Red Pen |