Steel Knuckles

Steel Knuckles
Protect your hands and put some weight into those swings. These blades can also be useful for gutting animals.
Basic Information
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Group	Ammo/Weapons
Category	Melee Weapon
Type	Knuckles
Loot Container
Gear Slot
Covering Attribute	Fortitude
Block Properties
Hit Points
Storage Slots
Lockable
Horizontal Support
Mass
Light Opacity
Upgrades to
Breaks to
Weapon/Tool Properties
Entity Damage	13.6
Power Attack Entity Damage	27.2
Block Damage	5.2
Power Attack Block Damage	10.4
Range	2
Effective Range
Explosion Range Entities
Explosion Range Blocks
Attacks per Minute	100
Rounds per Minute
Reload Time
Ammo Type
Velocity
Magazine Size
Stamina Usage	10.2
Power Attack Stamina Usage	17.3
Damage Multiplier: Earth	0.5
Damage Multiplier: Metal	0.5
Damage Multiplier: Stone	0.5
Damage Multiplier: Wood
Butcher Tool	Yes
Butcher Damage Multiplier	1.7
Butcher Resource Multiplier	1
Disassemble Tool	No
Vehicle Properties
Vehicle Speed
Vehicle Sprint Speed
Seats
Protection Properties
Cold Resist
Heat Resist
Waterproof
Armor Rating
Elemental Protection
Effect Protection
Mobility Reduction
Stamina Regen Reduction
Noise Increase
Consumption Effects
Effect on Fullness
Effect on Hydration
Effect on max Stamina
Effect on Stamina regen
Effect on Health
Effect on Max Health
Cures
Cure Percentage
Buff
Buff Effect
Buff Duration
Dysentery Chance (%)
Characteristic Properties
Durability (Min Quality)	577
Durability (Max Quality)	1346
Degradation per Use	1
Mod Type
Compatible Mods
Repaired Using	Repair Kit
Electrical Power Required
Unlocks
Base Price	Sell: 70 Buy: 1050
Max Stack	1
Scrapping/Forging Properties
Scrappable	Yes
Scraps into	Steel Knuckles Parts
Meltable	No
Material
Combustible	No
Burn Time
Farming Properties
Crop produced
Seed used
Time to grow
Obtaining
Obtainable Through	Crafting, Looting, Trading

Description

The Steel Knuckles is a tier 3 brawling weapon used to pummel your enemies.

Combat

During combat, Steel Knuckles function as a short range melee weapon. Using the primary click (default left mouse button) will punch with the Steel Knuckles, initiating a basic melee attack. Using the secondary click (default right mouse button) will initiate a power attack, doing more damage to your enemies.

Crafting

Required Items

	5* Steel Knuckles Parts			after learning from Schematic	for 02′ 44"	Produces {{{yield}}}
	10* Forged Steel
	3* Leather
	3* Duct Tape
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The recipe listed above is for crafting a quality 1 Steel Knuckles. With each level of the The Brawler perk, the player is able to craft a higher quality Steel Knuckles, which requires more materials, up to quality 5. Every increasing tier uses 50% more materials.

Required Materials

	Quality 1	Quality 2	Quality 3	Quality 4	Quality 5
	5	7	10	12	15
	10	15	20	25	30
	3	4	6	7	9
	3	4	6	7	9
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Repair

The Durability of the Steel Knuckles deteriorates with each use. When its Durability reaches zero, it becomes unusable until repaired. Repairing the Steel Knuckles requires 1 Repair Kit. Repairing restores its Durability back to Max Durability.

Recommended Mods

Image	Name	Affected Part	Description
	Serrated Blade Mod	Damage	Adds a chance to cause a Bleeding Wound on attack.
	Tempered Blade Mod	Damage	Increases block damage by and lowers degradation.
	Weighted Head Mod	Damage	Adds a chance to stun and slow victims.
	Diamond Blade Tip Mod	Durability	Greatly reduces degradation rate.
	Structural Brace Mod	Durability	Moderately decreases degradation rate.
	Fortifying Grip Mod	Health	When health is below 50% gain additional health regeneration.
	Ergonomic Grip Mod	Health	Decreases melee stamina usage and increases weapon handling of bows.
	Rad Remover Mod	Special Damage	Temporarily disables regeneration ability of radiated zombies.

Videos

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