Chainsaw | ||||||
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Chop down the biggest trees or zombies faster than Paul Bunyan with this great chainsaw that uses gasoline for fuel. | ||||||
Basic Information | ||||||
Group | Tools/Traps | |||||
Category | Tool, Weapon | |||||
Type | Melee Weapon, Motor Tool | |||||
Related Attribute | None | |||||
Weapon/Tool Properties | ||||||
Entity Damage | 6 | |||||
Block Damage | 24.3 | |||||
Range | 2.35 | |||||
Attacks per Minute | 300 | |||||
Reload Time | 4.1 | |||||
Ammo Type | [[File:Gas Can|35px]] [[Gas Can]] | |||||
Damage Multiplier: Earth | 0.15 | |||||
Damage Multiplier: Metal | 0.15 | |||||
Damage Multiplier: Stone | 0.15 | |||||
Damage Multiplier: Wood | 1 | |||||
Characteristic Properties | ||||||
Durability (Min Quality) | 1400 | |||||
Durability (Max Quality) | 4200 | |||||
Degradation per Use | 1 | |||||
Repaired Using | Repair Kit | |||||
Base Price |
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Scrapping/Forging Properties | ||||||
Meltable | No |
Description[ | ]
The Chainsaw 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 Chainsaw needs Gas Cans to fuel it. To refuel the Chainsaw, Press "R" with the Chainsaw selected, and with a Gas Can in your inventory. This takes a few seconds to refill.
A Chainsaw will increase the amount of materials that you receive from harvesting, but it will be slow when used against anything but wood. It will give no items (Raw Meat, etc) when used to butcher an animal, but it will destroy the carcass quickly.
Crafting[ | ]
Required Items[ | ]
Item | Name | Count | ||||
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Advanced Engineering Level | ||||||
0-2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
Motor Tool Parts | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | ||
Bicycle Handlebars | 1 | |||||
Engine | 1 | |||||
Forged Steel | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||
Unlock Options | ||||||
Chainsaw Schematic | ||||||
Crafted in | ||||||
Workbench |
The recipe above contains the Resources needed to craft the Chainsaw for each level of the Advanced Engineering Perk.
A higher level in the associated perk will decrease the crafting cost, saving resources.
Repairing[ | ]
You can use Repair Kits to repair your Chainsaw.
Scrapping[ | ]
Scrapping provides Motor Tool Parts, which can be used in crafting both Chainsaw and the Auger. It is advisable to scrap only Chainsaw 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 Chainsaw 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.
Notes[ | ]
- Can be found inside Garage Storage boxes and Decayed Sedans and with the new update inside Working Stiffs Crate once broken open.
- It can also be looted from Lumberjack zombies in rare occasions.
- Use with caution: the Chainsaw makes a lot of noise and may alert zombies of your presence.
- This said, it is possibly the best weapon in the game for killing zombies at close range, bringing down even bloated walkers in less than a second on Nomad difficulty.
- Runs on gasoline tanks as fuel and empties them quite fast. Expect a yield of 6-8 trees per tank.