Screwdriver

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Screwdriver
General
Category	Weapon
Weight	0.4
Function	Electrical crafting
Equipped	One-handed
Condition max.	10
Damage
Type	Blade
Swing time	2
Range	0.61–0.9 tiles
Damage	0.2–0.5
Knockback	0.3
Knockdown	0
Execution	Jaw stab
Technical details
Base ID	Base.Screwdriver

A screwdriver is a tool used to build and dismantle items.

Usage

Weapon

In times of emergency the screwdriver can be used to quickly take out small groups of zombies, but it is unfit for hordes.

It has finite durability and it has a low damage, requiring many well placed hits to kill a single undead. A player can use it to stab a zombie in the jaw, killing them in one hit if you are precise enough.

Tool

It cannot be repaired, which makes it useless for its main function of disassembly and assembly of electronic items once broken.

If a screwdriver and saw is in the player's inventory, a player can dismantle player-made objects (water barrels, crates, etc). Some of the materials that went into making an item will be returned to the player's inventory upon successfully dismantling it. The screwdriver is needed to change attachments on firearms (suppressors, sights, chokes, etc).

Crafting

Electrical Disassembly

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Electronics Scrap x1	+ Cordless Phone or Digital Watch or Earbuds or Headphones or Video Game x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle electronics	Electrical 0
Motion Sensor x1	+ Home Alarm x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle Home Alarm	Electrical 0
Amplifier x1	+ Speaker x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle Speaker	Electrical 0
Receiver x1	+ TV Remote x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle TV Remote	Electricity 0
Electronics Scrap	+ Radio or ValuTech Radio or Premium Technologies Radio x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle Radio	Electricity 0
Electronics Scrap	+ Antique Television or ValuTech Television or Premium Technologies Television x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle Television	Electricity 0
Electronics Scrap	+ Toys-R-Mine Walkie Talkie or ValuTech Radio or Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie or Tactical Walkie Talkie or US Army Walkie Talkie x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle Radio	Electricity 0
Electronics Scrap	+ Premium Technologies Ham Radio or US ARMY COMM. Ham Radio x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle Ham Radio	Electricity 0
Electronics Scrap x2	+ CD Player x1 Screwdriver (consumed) (keep)	Dismantle CD Player	Electrical 0

Electrical Assembly

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Remote Controller V1 x1	+ + + TV Remote x1 Screwdriver Electronics Scrap x2 Glue (2 units) (consumed) (keep) (consumed)	Make Remote Controller V1	Electrical 2 or Electronics Magazine Vol.1
Remote Controller V2 x1	+ + + TV Remote x1 Screwdriver Electronics Scrap x3 Glue (2 units) (consumed) (keep) (consumed)	Make Remote Controller V2	Electrical 4 or Electronics Magazine Vol.1
Remote Controller V3 x1	+ + + TV Remote x1 Screwdriver Electronics Scrap x4 Glue (2 units) (consumed) (keep) (consumed)	Make Remote Controller V3	Electrical 6 or Electronics Magazine Vol.1
Crafted Trigger x1	+ + + Receiver or Radio Receiver x1 Screwdriver Electronics Scrap x2 Glue (2 units) (consumed) (keep) (consumed)	Make Remote Trigger	Electrical 2 or Electronics Magazine Vol.4
Crafted Timer x1	+ + + Alarm Clock or Timer x1 Screwdriver Electronics Scrap x1 Glue (1 unit) (consumed) (keep) (consumed)	Make Timer	Electrical 1 or Electronics Magazine Vol.2
Makeshift Radio	+ + + + + + Electronics Scrap x2 Amplifier x1 LightBulb x1 Radio Receiver x1 Electric Wire x1 Aluminum x2 Screwdriver (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (keep)	Make Makeshift Radio	Guerilla Radio VOL: 1
Makeshift Walkie Talkie	+ + + + + + + + Electronics Scrap x3 Amplifier x1 LightBulb x1 Green LightBulb x1 Radio Receiver x1 Radio Transmitter x1 Electric Wire x2 Aluminum x3 Screwdriver (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (keep)	Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie	Guerilla Radio VOL: 2
Makeshift Ham Radio	+ + + + + + + + Electronics Scrap x4 Amplifier x1 LightBulb x1 Green LightBulb x1 Radio Receiver x1 Radio Transmitter x1 Electric Wire x3 Aluminum x4 Screwdriver (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (consumed) (keep)	Make Makeshift Ham Radio	Guerilla Radio VOL: 3

Other

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Notched Wooden Plank x1	+ Screwdriver or Kitchen Knife or Butter Knife x1 or Hunting Knife or Chipped Stone x1 Wooden Plank x1 (consumed)	(No in-game description) Used to start campfires in place of a lighter.	Carpentry Level 0

Distribution

Screwdrivers are mostly found in hardware stores, vehicles and storage crates (which are usually in warehouses and storage facilities).

Code

Retrieved
Version 40.43

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

	item Screwdriver
		MaxRange			= 0.9,
		WeaponSprite			= Knife,
		MinAngle			= 0,
		Type				= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime		= 2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath		= FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact		= 0.02,
		Categories			= Improvised;Blade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	= 7,
		Weight				= 0.4,
		SplatNumber			= 0,
		PushBackMod			= 0.3,
		MaxDamage			= 0.5,
		SubCategory			= Stab,
		AimingMod			= 0.8,
		ConditionMax			= 10,
		MaxHitCount			= 1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon		= TRUE,
		DoorDamage			= 1,
		SwingAnim			= Stab,
		WeaponWeight			= 0.4,
		DisplayName			= Screwdriver,
		MinRange			= 0.61,
		SwingTime			= 2,
		MinDamage			= 0.2,
		KnockdownMod			= 0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath		= FALSE,
		Icon				= Screwdriver,
		RunAnim				= Run_Weapon2,
        	IdleAnim			= Idle_Weapon2,
        	CloseKillMove 			= Jaw_Stab,
        	BreakSound  			= PZ_MetalSnap,
        	TreeDamage  			= 1,
        	EnduranceMod 			= 0.5,
        	MetalValue 			= 5,