Chainsaw

Description
The  is a multipurpose item that can be used as a tool (for rapidly destroying wood blocks/trees) and for short range melee attacks. It's similar to the Auger but more efficient against wooden blocks.

The needs Gas Cans to fuel it. To refuel the, Press "R" with the selected, and with a Gas Can in your inventory. This takes a few seconds to refill.

A will increase the amount of materials that you receive from harvesting, but it will be slow when used against anything but wood. As of Alpha 19, it will provide a small amount of Raw Meat when used to butcher an animal carcass, but minimal other resources. Prior to Alpha 19, it would give no items when used to butcher an animal, but it would destroy the carcass quickly.

Repairing
You can use Repair Kits to repair your.

Scrapping
Scrapping provides Motor Tool Parts, which can be used in crafting both and the Auger. It is advisable to scrap only only when you have a higher tier variant and when you plan to craft a higher tier variant in the futurue.

Heat Map
Whenever you use a it affects the Heatmap. If used for long enough or if multiple chainsaws are used simultaneously, it will attract zombies. If the heat level gets high enough, it will attract one or more screamer zombies.

For a better understanding of the heatmap and heat, see Heatmap.

Video
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