First Aid / Weapon · Build 42.21

Scalpel

in Spanish: Bisturí

Item ID
Base.Scalpel
Command
/additem "username" Base.Scalpel
Weight
0.3

The numbers

Skill
Short Blade
Damage
0.1–0.4
Range
0.61–0.8
Critical
10% ×10
Sharpness
100%
Zombies per swing
up to 1
Durability
5 · wears 1 in 1
Push back
0.01
Door damage
1

Where to find it 40

Chance that one piece of furniture has at least one, with loot set to Normal (for zombies, vehicles and bags: per zombie, per vehicle part or per bag). Your game's loot settings raise or lower it and the best places stay the same, except for the loose clutter some furniture comes with, which those settings don't touch.

In rooms

and 5 more

+30 places less likely

In stashes

  • Survivor safehouseMedicine cabinet59%very common
  • Medical stashFloorboard stash49%very common
  • Survivor safehouse (mid-game)Medicine cabinet34%very common
  • Survivor safehouse (late game)Trash can15%common
see the stashes on the map

In vehicles

  • Ambulance · Trunk73%very common
  • Doctor's vehicle · Trunk34%very common
  • Nurse's vehicle · Glove box10%common

Inside bags and boxes

Used in 3

Tool in 5

Researching it teaches 2

Thanks to The Indie Stone for creating Project Zomboid (https://projectzomboid.com/), which made this possible. This is an unofficial fan production for non-commercial purposes made under the Indie Stone Terms.

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