Wrench

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A wrench is a tool used in vehicle mechanics.

Usage

Mechanics

Main article: Mechanics

A wrench is one of the most important tools when working on vehicles. It is required to install/uninstall the gas tank, muffler, brakes, suspension, trunk lid, hood, and repair/dismantle the engine.

The player will not be able to use the wrench on a vehicle if they have not read the appropriate recipe magazine corresponding to the vehicle type.

Weapon

The wrench can be used as a weapon, hitting up to 2 enemies at a time (with multi-hit enabled), dealing a maximum of 1 damage to enemies (unless a critical hit) from up to 1.1 tiles away at an attack speed of 1.

Condition

The wrench has a maximum condition of 9. 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 (15 + 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 the maintenance and short blunt skills.

*For how this is calculated, see: Condition*
Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/15 (7%)
0	4	1/17 (6%)
0	8	1/19 (5%)
4	0	1/19 (5%)
8	0	1/23 (4%)
4	4	1/21 (5%)
4	8	1/23 (4%)
8	8	1/27 (4%)
10	10	1/29 (3%)

Distribution

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

Wrench 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_JanitorToolbox	Bag_JanitorToolbox	30.41%
Bag_ToolBag	Bag_ToolBag	4.01%
SafehouseLoot	crate	19.27%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	19.27%
Toolbox	Toolbox	4.01%
ToolsCache1	Bag_DuffelBagTINT	15.1%
ToolsCache1	ToolsBox	15.1%
ToolsCache1	counter	15.1%
all	crate	0.77%
all	metal_shelves	3.04%
all	toolcabinet	19.27%
armyhanger	counter	19.27%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	19.27%
bedroom	crate	0.77%
carsupply	counter	19.27%
carsupply	metal_shelves	19.27%
carsupply	shelves	19.27%
closet	crate	0.77%
closet	crate	19.27%
closet	crate	23.28%
construction	crate	19.27%
conveniencestore	shelves	19.27%
cornerstore	shelves	19.27%
drugshack	counter	19.27%
drugshack	crate	19.27%
factory	crate	19.27%
factory	metal_shelves	19.27%
farmstorage	crate	19.27%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
firestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
fossoil	shelves	19.27%
garagestorage	counter	19.27%
garagestorage	crate	0.77%
garagestorage	crate	19.27%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	locker	19.27%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
gasstorage	counter	19.27%
gasstorage	crate	19.27%
gasstorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
gasstore	shelves	19.27%
generalstore	metal_shelves	19.27%
generalstore	shelves	19.27%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
generalstorestorage	shelves	19.27%
gigamart	shelves	19.27%
janitor	counter	19.27%
janitor	metal_shelves	19.27%
kitchen	crate	19.27%
loggingfactory	crate	19.27%
loggingfactory	metal_shelves	19.27%
mechanic	crate	23.28%
mechanic	metal_shelves	19.27%
mechanic	metal_shelves	23.28%
mechanic	wardrobe	23.28%
pawnshop	counter	19.27%
pawnshop	crate	19.27%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	19.27%
pawnshop	shelves	19.27%
pawnshopstorage	crate	19.27%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
schoolstorage	counter	19.27%
shed	crate	19.27%
shed	locker	19.27%
shed	metal_shelves	19.27%
storageunit	crate	0.77%
storageunit	crate	19.27%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.77%
storageunit	metal_shelves	19.27%
toolstore	counter	19.27%
toolstore	crate	19.27%
toolstore	metal_shelves	19.27%
toolstore	shelves	19.27%
toolstorestorage	crate	19.27%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
warehouse	crate	19.27%
warehouse	metal_shelves	19.27%
zippeestorage	counter	19.27%
zippeestore	shelves	19.27%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Trunk	5.21%
Carpenter	Trunk	5.21%
Clothing	Trunk	5.21%
Construction Worker	Trunk	5.21%
Distillery	Trunk	5.21%
Doctor	Trunk	5.21%
Electrician	Trunk	5.21%
Farmer	Trunk	5.21%
Fire	Trunk	5.21%
Fisherman	Trunk	5.21%
Fossoil	Trunk	5.21%
Golf	Trunk	5.21%
Groceries	Trunk	5.21%
Heralds	Trunk	5.21%
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	5.21%
McCoy	Trunk	5.21%
Metal Welder	Trunk	5.21%
Painter	Trunk	5.21%
Police	Trunk	5.21%
Postal	Trunk	5.21%
Radio	Trunk	5.21%
Ranger	Trunk	5.21%
Spiffo	Trunk	5.21%
Survivalist	Trunk	5.21%
Taxi	Trunk	5.21%
Transit	Trunk	5.21%
Transit	Trunk	23.28%
Heavy	Trunk	5.21%
Sports	Trunk	5.21%
Standard	Trunk	5.21%

Vehicles

Can be found in the trunk of vehicles.

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 Wrench
    {
        DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.1,
        WeaponSprite	=	Wrench,
        MinAngle	=	0.67,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	SmallBlunt,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	15,
        Weight	=	1,
        SplatNumber	=	1,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	9,
        MaxHitCount	=	2,
        DoorDamage	=	10,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        DisplayName	=	Wrench,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	4,
        KnockdownMod	=	2,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	Wrench,
        BreakSound  =   WrenchBreak,
        DoorHitSound = WrenchHit,
		HitSound = WrenchHit,
		HitFloorSound = WrenchHit,
		SwingSound = WrenchSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	20,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
        MinDamage	=	0.5,
        MaxDamage	=	1,
        BaseSpeed = 1,
    	WeaponLength = 0.23,
    	AttachmentType = Wrench,
    }