Nightstick

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A nightstick is a blunt melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The nightstick has a short range and can hit up to two enemies per swing, making it a useful weapon for controlling small groups of zombies. It also seems to be very good for knocking down zombies, further adding to its usefulness.

Breaking doors

It is mostly ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing just 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Condition

The nightstick is a small blunt weapon, therefore being influenced by the blunt skills: accuracy, guard and maintenance. It has a maximum condition of 15 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (20 + maintenance x 2)

Distribution

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

Nightstick 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
SafehouseLoot	counter	15.1%
SafehouseLoot	crate	15.1%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	15.1%
SafehouseLoot	wardrobe	15.1%
SurvivorCache1	counter	15.1%
SurvivorCache2	counter	15.1%
bathroom	locker	6.29%
changeroom	locker	6.29%
office	desk	6.29%
policestorage	counter	6.29%
security	locker	6.29%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Police	Trunk	6.29%

Zombie
Outfit	Days survived	Chance
Police PoliceState PoliceRiot PrisonGuard PrivateMilitia	0	30
All	10	3

Nightsticks are often found on police officers and in police stations and found impaled in the stomach of zombies about 15 or 18 days after the Knox Event.

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 Nightstick
    {
        DisplayCategory = Weapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.2,
        WeaponSprite	=	Nightstick,
        MinAngle	=	0.72,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	2,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	SmallBlunt,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	20,
        Weight	=	1.5,
        SplatNumber	=	1,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	15,
        MaxHitCount	=	2,
        DoorDamage	=	1,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        DisplayName	=	Nightstick,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	2,
        KnockdownMod	=	0,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	NightStick,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        BreakSound  =   NightstickBreak,
        DoorHitSound = NightstickHit,
		HitSound = NightstickHit,
		HitFloorSound = NightstickHit,
		SwingSound = NightstickSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	25,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        MinDamage	=	0.6,
        MaxDamage	=	1.1,
        BaseSpeed = 1,
        WeaponLength = 0.45,
        AttachmentType = Nightstick,
    }