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Kitchen Knife
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General | ||
Category | Weapon | |
Weight | 0.3 | |
Function | Cooking | |
Equipped | One-handed | |
Condition max. | 10 | |
Damage | ||
Type | Blade | |
Attack speed | 2 | |
Range | 0.61–0.9 tiles | |
Damage | 0.3–0.6 | |
Knockback | 0.3 | |
Knockdown | 0 | |
Execution | Jaw stab | |
Technical details | ||
Base ID | Base.KitchenKnife | |
A kitchen knife is a blade melee weapon.
Contents
Usage
Weapon
The kitchen knife has a 'Jaw Stab' attack which can kill a zombie instantly if close enough and timed correctly. The kitchen knife is a single attack weapon, so it is best if used in single combat or if zombies are relatively spread out when attacking.
Breaking doors
It is mostly ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing just 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.
Chopping trees
It is mostly ineffective at chopping trees, dealing 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.
Condition
The kitchen knife is a blade weapon, therefore being influenced by the blade skills: accuracy, guard and maintenance. It has a maximum condition of just 5 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (2 + maintenance x 2)
Repairing
Materials that can be used to repair the kitchen knife, based on first time repairing.
Repair Kitchen Knife | ||||||
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Crafting
Survival
Product | XP Gained | Skill(s) | Recipe | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Ingredient 4 |
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![]() Crafted Spear x1 |
none | ![]() Tree Branch or Plank x1 (consumed) |
![]() Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife or Chipped Stone x1 | ||||
![]() Notched Wooden Plank x1 |
none | ![]() Bread Knife or Butter Knife or Kitchen Knife or Screwdriver or Chipped Stone or Hunting Knife or Stone Knife x1 |
![]() Plank or Log x1 (consumed) | ||||
![]() Stake x4 |
none | ![]() Tree Branch x1 (consumed) |
![]() Kitchen Knife or Stone Knife or Hunting Knife or Machete or Meat Cleaver x1 (consumed) | ||||
![]() Fishing Rod (crafted) x1 |
none | ![]() |
![]() Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 |
![]() Sturdy Stick x1 (consumed) |
![]() Fishing Line x2 (consumed) |
![]() Nails or Paperclip x1 (consumed) | |
![]() Crafted Fishing Rod with Twine Line x1 |
none | ![]() |
![]() Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 |
![]() Sturdy Stick x1 (consumed) |
![]() Twine (2 units) (consumed) |
![]() Nails or Paperclip x1 (consumed) |
Cooking
- Main article: Cooking
Distribution
Kitchen Knives can be found in kitchen counters in houses and restaurants, along with general stores and male corpses.
Code
Item
From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)
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Version 40.9 |
item KitchenKnife MaxRange = 0.9, WeaponSprite = Knife, MinAngle = 0, Type = Weapon, MinimumSwingTime = 2, KnockBackOnNoDeath = FALSE, SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02, Categories = Blade, ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 2, Weight = 0.3, SplatN.umber = 0, PushBackMod = 0.3, MaxDamage = 0.6, SubCategory = Stab, AimingMod = 0.8, ConditionMax = 10, MaxHitCount = 1, IsAimedHandWeapon = TRUE, DoorDamage = 1, SwingAnim = Stab, WeaponWeight = 1.7, DisplayName = Kitchen Knife, MinRange = 0.61, CloseKillMove = Jaw_Stab, SwingTime = 2, MinDamage = 0.3, KnockdownMod = 0, SplatBloodOnNoDeath = TRUE, Icon = KnifeChopping, RunAnim = Run_Weapon2, IdleAnim = Idle_Weapon2, BreakSound = PZ_MetalSnap, TreeDamage = 1, EnduranceMod = 0.5, MetalValue = 10,
Repair
From fixing.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)
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Version 40.9 |
fixing Fix Kitchen Knife Require : KitchenKnife, Fixer : DuctTape, Fixer : Glue, Fixer : Scotchtape=2,
See also
Weapons (Pre 41) v • d • e | |
Blunt | Bare Hands • Baseball Bat • Crowbar • Fishing Rod • Fishing Rod Without Line • Fishing Rod (crafted) • Frying Pan • Golf Club • Hammer • Hockey Stick • Plank • Pool Cue • Rolling Pin • Sledgehammer • Shovel • Spiked Baseball Bat • Spiked Plank • Stone Hammer • Crafted Spear |
Bladed | Butter Knife • Fork • Hunting Knife • Ice Pick • Kitchen Knife • Letter Opener • Pen • Pencil • Scissors • Screwdriver • Spoon |
Axes | Axe • Stone Axe |
Firearms | MSR788 Rifle • Pistol (disambiguation) • Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun • Shotgun (disambiguation) • MSR700 Rifle |
Throwables | Aerosol Bomb • Alarm Clock • Fire Bomb • Molotov Cocktail • Noise Maker • Pipe Bomb • Smoke Bomb |
Ammo | Shotgun Shells • 9mm Round • .223 Round • .308 Round |
Weapon Parts | Magazine (firearms) • Ammo Straps • Choke Tube Improved • Choke Tube Full • Fiberglass Stock • Iron Sight • Laser • Recoil Pad • Red Dot • Sling • x2 Scope • x4 Scope • x8 Scope |