Hand Scythe

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A hand scythe is a short blade weapon.

Usage

Pros	Cons
Faster swing speed than most melee weapons(same speed as the Hand Axe) Decent range, especially for a short blade weapon.	Terrible durability. Mediocre damage.

Weapon

The hand scythe can hit up to 2 enemies at a time (with multi-hit enabled), dealing a maximum of 1.2 damage to enemies (unless a critical hit) from up to 1.1 tiles away at an attack speed of 1.1.

The hand scythe cannot perform a jaw-stab or back-stab unlike many other short blade weapons. The weapon can be attached to the belt, for quick access and weight reduction.

Condition

The hand scythe has a maximum condition of 5. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the short blade and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (5 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the short blade and maintenance skills.
Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and short blade skills.

*For how this is calculated, see: Condition*
Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/5 (20%)
0	4	1/7 (14%)
0	8	1/9 (11%)
4	0	1/9 (11%)
8	0	1/13 (8%)
4	4	1/11 (9%)
4	8	1/13 (8%)
8	8	1/17 (6%)
10	10	1/19 (5%)

Distribution

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

HandScythe 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
Bag_ToolBag	Bag_ToolBag	1.01%
Farmer	crate	6.29%
Farmer	metal_shelves	6.29%
SafehouseLoot	crate	3.98%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	3.98%
ToolsCache1	counter	3.98%
all	crate	0.53%
all	toolcabinet	3.98%
bedroom	crate	0.47%
closet	crate	0.47%
closet	crate	3.98%
closet	crate	6.29%
construction	crate	3.98%
factory	crate	3.98%
factory	crate	6.29%
factory	metal_shelves	3.98%
factory	metal_shelves	6.29%
farmstorage	crate	3.98%
farmstorage	crate	6.29%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	3.98%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
garagestorage	counter	6.29%
garagestorage	crate	0.47%
garagestorage	crate	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
garagestorage	locker	6.29%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
gardenstore	metal_shelves	3.98%
gardenstore	shelves	3.98%
generalstore	metal_shelves	6.29%
generalstore	shelves	6.29%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
generalstorestorage	shelves	6.29%
gigamart	shelves	6.29%
kitchen	crate	3.98%
loggingfactory	crate	3.98%
loggingfactory	metal_shelves	3.98%
pawnshop	counter	6.29%
pawnshop	crate	6.29%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	6.29%
pawnshop	shelves	6.29%
pawnshopstorage	crate	6.29%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
producestorage	metal_shelves	3.98%
shed	crate	3.98%
shed	crate	6.29%
shed	locker	6.29%
shed	metal_shelves	6.29%
storageunit	crate	0.47%
storageunit	crate	3.98%
storageunit	crate	6.29%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.47%
storageunit	metal_shelves	3.98%
storageunit	metal_shelves	6.29%
toolstore	counter	6.29%
toolstore	crate	6.29%
toolstore	metal_shelves	6.29%
toolstore	shelves	6.29%
toolstorestorage	crate	6.29%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
warehouse	crate	3.98%
warehouse	crate	6.29%
warehouse	metal_shelves	3.98%
warehouse	metal_shelves	6.29%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Farmer	Trunk	6.29%

Buildings

Hand scythes can sometimes be found in sheds and industrial areas.

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 HandScythe
    {
        DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.1,
        WeaponSprite	=	HandScythe,
        MinAngle	=	0.67,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	SmallBlade,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	5,
        Weight	=	0.5,
        SplatNumber	=	2,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	5,
        MaxHitCount	=	2,
        DoorDamage	=	5,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        DisplayName	=	Hand Scythe,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	4,
        KnockdownMod	=	2,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	HandScythe,
        DoorHitSound = HandScytheHit,
		HitSound = HandScytheHit,
		HitFloorSound = HandScytheHit,
        BreakSound  =   HandScytheBreak,
		SwingSound = HandScytheSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	15,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 5,
        MinDamage	=	0.6,
        MaxDamage	=	1.2,
        BaseSpeed = 1.1,
        WeaponLength = 0.3,
        DamageCategory = Slash,
        DamageMakeHole = TRUE,
        AttachmentType = Hammer,
     }