Banjo

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A banjo is a two-handed short blunt melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The banjo can attack up to 3 enemies at a time dealing a maximum of 0.6 damage to enemies (unless a critical hit) from up to 1.25 tiles away at an attack speed of 1.1. It has a high endurance cost, straining users quickly.

Breaking doors

It can be used to bash down doors, dealing 5 damage per hit.

Condition

The banjo has a maximum condition of 3. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the short blunt and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (2 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the short blunt and maintenance skills.
Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of maintenance and short blunt levels.

*For how this is calculated, see: Condition*
Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/2 (50%)
0	4	1/4 (25%)
0	8	1/6 (17%)
4	0	1/6 (17%)
8	0	1/10 (10%)
4	4	1/8 (13%)
4	8	1/10 (10%)
8	8	1/14 (7%)
10	10	1/16 (6%)

Distribution

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

Banjo distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
bedroom	crate	0.53%
bedroom	crate	15.1%
closet	crate	0.53%
closet	crate	15.1%
closet	metal_shelves	15.1%
garagestorage	crate	0.53%
garagestorage	crate	15.1%
pawnshop	shelves	4.01%
pawnshop	shelves	15.1%
pawnshopstorage	crate	15.1%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
storageunit	crate	0.53%
storageunit	crate	15.1%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.53%
storageunit	metal_shelves	15.1%

Trivia

The banjo, pickaxe handle and spiked pickaxe handle are the only two-handed short blunt weapons in the game, though the pickaxe handle can only be found in foraging.

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Banjo
    {
        DisplayCategory = Instrument,
        MaxRange	=	1.25,
        WeaponSprite	=	Banjo,
        MinAngle	=	0.75,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	SmallBlunt,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	2,
        Weight	=	3,
        SplatNumber	=	1,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	3,
        MaxHitCount	=	3,
        DoorDamage	=	5,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        DisplayName	=	Banjo,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	4,
        KnockdownMod	=	2,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	Banjo,
        BreakSound  =   BanjoBreak,
        DoorHitSound = BanjoHit,
		HitSound = BanjoHit,
		HitFloorSound = BanjoHit,
		SwingSound = BanjoSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	5,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        MinDamage	=	0.3,
        MaxDamage	=	0.6,
        BaseSpeed = 1.1,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        AttachmentType = Guitar,
    }