Sledgehammer

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Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer Model.png
Sledgehammer02 Model.png
General
Category
Tool/Weapon
Encumbrance
Moodle Icon HeavyLoad.png
6
Equipped
Two-handed
Slot attached
Back
Function
Destroy walls
Skill
Properties
Max condition
10
Performance
Damage
2–3
Range
0.7–1.35
Attack speed
0.9
Knockback
1
Knockdown
3
Technical
Item ID
Base.Sledgehammer
Base.Sledgehammer2

A sledgehammer is a heavy, two-handed, blunt melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The sledgehammer has one of the highest average and maximum damage of all weapons, but has a very slow attack speed. The sledgehammer is one of the few weapons that can hit 3 zombies at once (with multi-hit enabled), for comparison, a baseball bat can only hit 2 zombies at once. It is heavy, must be equipped in two hands, and will quickly exhaust the user, and cannot be used once the character is exhausted.

Breaking doors

The sledgehammer is very effective at breaking doors, dealing 40 damage to them, compared to an axe dealing 35 damage. Alternatively, the destroy function can be used to destroy doors instantly.

Chopping trees

The sledgehammer is better at chopping down trees than most melee weapons, dealing 10 damage, but still not as effective as the axe which deals 35 damage.

Destruction of tiles

Destroying tiles, such as walls, doors, and other miscellaneous objects, is a function exclusive to the sledgehammer. To destroy tiles, click "Destroy" on the RMB contextual menu while having the sledgehammer equipped. A red box will appear, highlighting the tile to destroy.

Condition

The sledgehammer has a maximum condition of 10. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the long blunt and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (40 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the long blunt and maintenance skills.

Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and long blunt skills.

For how this is calculated, see: Durability
Maintenance skill Weapon skill Durability lower chance
0 0 1/40 (3%)
0 4 1/42 (2%)
0 8 1/44 (2%)
4 0 1/44 (2%)
8 0 1/48 (2%)
4 4 1/46 (2%)
4 8 1/48 (2%)
8 8 1/52 (2%)
10 10 1/54 (2%)

Repairing

It should be noted that repairing the sledgehammer makes following repairs less likely to succeed and can, if repaired numerous times, cause reduced durability instead of increased.

Repair Sledgehammer
Wood Glue
Woodglue.png Potentially repairs: 55%
Chance of success: 100%
Needs:
Wood Glue (2 units)
Carpentry Level 2
Duct Tape
DuctTape.png Potentially repairs: 20%
Chance of success: 95%
Needs:
Duct Tape (2 units)
Glue
Glue.png Potentially repairs: 10%
Chance of success: 95%
Needs:
Glue (3 units)
Adhesive Tape
Scotchtape.png Potentially repairs: 10%
Chance of success: 95%
Needs:
Adhesive Tape (4 units)

Crafting

The sledgehammer can be used to smash a watermelon into chunks.

Product XP gained Skill(s) Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2
WatermelonSmashed.png
Watermelon Chunks x5
0.75 Cooking none
(keep)
Watermelon.png
Watermelon
(consumed)

Distribution

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

Containers
Building/Room Container Rolls Chance
all toolcabinet 4 0.01
armyhanger counter 4 0.01
drugshack counter 4 0.01
firestorage metal_shelves 4 0.01
garagestorage counter 4 0.01
generalstore metal_shelves 4 0.01
pawnshop counter 4 0.01

Sledgehammers can also be found at randomly spawning manhole and roadwork events, both on the ground and in the trunk of the vehicle.

Code

Code icon.png Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Item

Sledgehammer.png Base.Sledgehammer
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
item Sledgehammer
	{
	    DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
		MaxRange	=	1.35,
		WeaponSprite	=	SledgeHammer,
		MinAngle	=	0.8,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
		EnduranceMod	=	4,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.04,
		Categories	=	Blunt,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	40,
		Weight	=	6,
		SplatNumber	=	3,
		PushBackMod	=	1,
		SubCategory	=	Swinging,
		ConditionMax	=	10,
		MaxHitCount	=	3,
		DoorDamage	=	40,
		IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
		CantAttackWithLowestEndurance	=	TRUE,
		SwingAnim	=	Heavy,
		DisplayName	=	Sledgehammer,
		MinRange	=	0.7,
		SwingTime	=	2,
		HitSound = SledgehammerHit,
		HitFloorSound = SledgehammerHit,
		SwingSound = SledgehammerSwing,
		DoorHitSound	=	SledgehammerHit,
		KnockdownMod	=	3,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		Icon	=	Sledgehamer,
		RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        BreakSound  =   SledgehammerBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   10,
        MinDamage	=	2,
        MaxDamage	=	3,
        MetalValue = 120,
        AlwaysKnockdown = TRUE,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        BaseSpeed = 0.9,
      	WeaponLength = 0.65,
      	RequiresEquippedBothHands = TRUE,
      	AttachmentType = BigBlade,
        Tags = Sledgehammer,
	}

Sledgehammer2.png Base.Sledgehammer2
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
item Sledgehammer2
    {
        DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.35,
        WeaponSprite	=	SledgeHammer02,
        MinAngle	=	0.8,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
        EnduranceMod	=	4,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.04,
        Categories	=	Blunt,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	40,
        Weight	=	6,
        SplatNumber	=	3,
        PushBackMod	=	1,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	10,
        MaxHitCount	=	3,
        DoorDamage	=	40,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        CantAttackWithLowestEndurance	=	TRUE,
        SwingAnim	=	Heavy,
        DisplayName	=	Sledgehammer,
        MinRange	=	0.7,
        SwingTime	=	2,
        HitSound = SledgehammerHit,
        HitFloorSound = SledgehammerHit,
		SwingSound = SledgehammerSwing,
        DoorHitSound = SledgehammerHit,
        KnockdownMod	=	3,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	Sledgehammer2,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        BreakSound  =   SledgehammerBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   10,
        MetalValue = 120,
        MinDamage	=	2,
        MaxDamage	=	3,
        AlwaysKnockdown = TRUE,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        BaseSpeed = 0.9,
        WeaponLength = 0.65,
        RequiresEquippedBothHands = TRUE,
        AttachmentType = BigBlade,
        Tags = Sledgehammer,
    }

Repair

Sledgehammer.png Base.Sledgehammer
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
fixing Fix Sledgehammer
    {
       Require : Sledgehammer,

       Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
       Fixer : DuctTape=2,
       Fixer : Glue=3,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=4,
    }

Sledgehammer2.png Base.Sledgehammer2
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
fixing Fix Sledgehammer2
    {
       Require : Sledgehammer2,

       Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
       Fixer : DuctTape=2,
       Fixer : Glue=3,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=4,
    }

History

Alpha
Build 26 The sledgehammer will lose condition when used to destroy things.
RC 2.9.8a Melee weapons debuffed.
0.2.0a Sledgehammer added

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