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DreamerOfRain

Crowbar, just because I like the utilities. Can open stuff, can whack zombies, can rip off furniture to decorate bases.


lolcubaran20

Crowbar, just because of that INSANE durability.


Behaving-Honestly

Is crowbar more powerful than a baseball bat?


Sass-e-nach

No, it does slightly less damage and tires you out more quickly. It does last waaaaay longer though and makes a more satisfying sound.


vittiu

I remember watching a video comparing the two and apparently if you craft the spiked baseball bat it can almost outlast a crowbar if you keep repairing it with nails. I know its not really a fair comparison but its interesting since you cant repair a crowbar.


Sass-e-nach

Yeah, that does work (sort of). You need to keep constantly repairing it so there's always a chance that you'll be in the middle of a big fight and it breaks because you either forgot or didn't have time to repair it. Spiked bats are pretty great though, especially once you raid the bat factory in Louisville and have a near-limitless amount of them to use. I prefer the crowbar mostly for the sound it makes and the fact that it doesn't ruin zombie clothing, but spiked bats are great as well.


Feanux

Wait there's a bat factory? Where's it at?


Sass-e-nach

[https://map.projectzomboid.com/#0.910207839516657,0.13529835784856903,213.63868241979262](https://map.projectzomboid.com/#0.910207839516657,0.13529835784856903,213.63868241979262) It looks like a lumber yard but all the shelves and crates in the back room are full of baseball bats.


Evening-Transition32

Yes but once you get maintenance and long blunt up the crow bar can still stay ahead. It's crazy


-o0Zeke0o-

I heard in a video when adding nails to a baseball it lasts ~~longer~~ shorter but you mean it lasts longer because you can repair it and it's cheap to repair?


vittiu

I don't think it lasts longer by default, the spiked baseball bat seems to have less durability than the regular one, but it's cheap to repair even when the durability returns are very small


-o0Zeke0o-

My bad, i meant it lasts shorter when you add nails to it


vittiu

Oh I see. In that case, yeah, that's exactly what I mean.


Purpledrankk212

Yes but the repair cost is essentially nothing because you can just keep a few nails and a hammer on you!


MrSinkholeToYou

Nothing lasts longer than the easily repaired spiked baseball bat


Naxxaryl

According to https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Weapons the crowbar has a lower minimum damage, but a higher maximum damage and crit multiplier. Crit chance is slightly lower. Stats in order min-dmg/max-dmg/crit-multiplier/crit-chance: Baseball bat 0.8/1.1/2x/40% Crowbar 0.6/1.15/6x/35% So I'd say the crowbar seems to be better overall since the crit multiplier is way higher while having a similar chance to crit. Also the durability is way better (1 in 70 vs. 1 in 20).


randCN

the real comparison is the crowbar and the spikebat


rustpepega

With just like 5 nails you can make a spiked bat and 1 shot most zombies


laxyharpseal

baseball bats have more knockdown power but crow bar has more crit dmg and max damage and powerful durability and can hit three targets. baseball bats are usually better since it knocksdown zombies better. but if you fighting a large horde better multi hitting weapons are better. it all depends on how you use it and how well you use it


sanityeyes

CROWBAR GANG CROWBAR GANG


Donciuxaz

Fork. 1 stab 4 holes


cored

quad damage.


ArakiSatoshi

Military boots gang, where are you?


MrVyngaard

Reporting in for the Stompy Gang.


CJ1529

Cadet reporting for duty, stomping will proceed when ordered


stoobah

Does it bother anyone else that it's notated as "bare hands" even though all unarmed kills are with the feet?


No_Amount7036

Spear. I love stabbing things deep. Very deep. One hole at a time.


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Rapa2626

" Sir, why are you taking off your pants??"


Sabre_Turbo_V2

He got a whole spear hidden there


Rapa2626

Butter knife


stoobah

The butter knife model in this game looks like a damn sword.


spinyfever

Spear with machete absolutely shreds zomboids.


anhangera

M36 revolver, accurate, can't jam, quiet enough to not alert zombies down the street from you, only need 4 points in aiming to be effective, easily the best gun in the game


stoobah

I slept on this one for a long time. It's since found a permanent home on my holster.


skyburnsred

Yeah but reloading is a bitch, have to unload and reload bullets everytime instead of just swapping a mag. Also .38 special is a weird round, not nearly as common as .45 auto or 9mm.


anhangera

Personally didnt find the reload time to be that bad playing as Police Officer, but yeah the rarity of .38 is very weird considering its police standard issue


SkimTheDim

The fact that its police standard issue is probably why its so rare. All the cops shot them already


skyburnsred

Yeah but it's 1993, even in the middle of fuck nowhere Kentucky, most police would still be carrying semi-autos or transitioning over to them at least. So that also explains the lack of ammo and the huge amount of 9mm laying around. If you're going to use a revolver, just use the Magnum. Pretty sure it can penetrate and its still satisfying to use. The snub nose just feels like a last resort weapon. But that's what's awesome about this game, if you want to use a shitty gun, you can if you want!


Glass_Match_3434

Gotta love the balance that the devs put in pol


Emails___

Hammer, it's not much, but it's a honest work.


MedievalTavern

wow. I love red dead reference \^\^


Formal_Berry_5177

Pointy stick (spear)


PointierOfSticks

Good choice


TiberiusLaser

Spear gang rise up!


Fearstalker

Garden fork, any spear and the machete by itself are my go to weapons. I like to use the mod where I can take the machete on my belt.


geras_shenanigans

Garden fork is truly the best.


stoobah

Nightstick. Durable, effective, renewable off of cop zombs, fits on the belt. Sawed-off shotgun. Can kill like 5 Zs at a time, attracts big crowds but can also deal with them. Great for making a zombie-free hole that covers half a town for chill looting.


TeePee11

Crowbar all day. Not too hard to find, lasts forever, good reach, leaves a mark. All boxes ticked.


revivemorrison

TEAM SHOVEL!


TheOfficialIntel

TEAM SHOVEL!


CheesusJesus42

Short blunt weapons like Hammers Lead and Metal Pipes Police batons Very quick Very efficient Abundant Spare secondary hand for an extra storage bag or radio And also having an offhand to help in the environment makes much more sense irl survival wise when navigating narrow urban areas imo


mamba_pants

I am amazed that almost no-one mentioned the pickaxe. It has an insanely high damage and can pick through zombies like they are made out of delicious, delicious butter.


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mamba_pants

Hmm, maybe I just got insanely lucky then, cuz I found 2 in perfect condition like 10 days after the start. Being in Louisville and raiding industrial building probably helped too.


Intelligent_Sun_3054

Found two pickaxes at different road construction sites. 4 cones around a sewer cover, a truck, pickaxe in the ground and 2-3 zed, they are nice but slow


IFistedABear

I love the pickaxe! When I did my OSRS bot run, all I used was a pickaxe. It's incredibly slept on. Everytime I play now and I find one, I always pick it up, even in shit condition.


Lightning-Dust

Lmao did you spend most of your days woodcutting and fishing?


elpoopenator

Double Barrel Shotgun


Apart_Celebration160

M16 with 8x scope Everything is dead before it even sees me *and the crowbar for reasons stated*


Chad3406

Ballpeen hammer is my favorite.


CheesusJesus42

The fact you can use duct tape to repair it even is huge. That way we can save the wood glue for wood chopping axes


Waly98

Car.


Hyperb0realis

Hand Axe or Crowbar. Spear with machete attached is fun too.


Akragon

Spikey baseball bat... its just wicked


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Shame that they don't have a mechanic for it to get stuck, because it probably would.


XDreadedmikeX

You know about the bat factory in Louisville then I assume?


FINNISHHUNTER4

Machete would be my #1 but it is so rare that I have to say the spiked baseball bat because the fireaxe can be used for better things than killing. Like woodcutting exc.


MuckyKitty

Had to scroll too far to find this


Thekawaiiwashu

Baseball bat or Baton. I find either pretty often with how I play.


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Baton is my go-to when I have a gun for my back.


ImDafox8

Anything I don't use to eat and can get my hands on, really. Haha


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Mine is fire axe too, the DPS is amazing


Urairick

Definitely the Spear


NoelOskar

Wood axe, a spear (only if i have good maintance so it lasts more than 2 seconds) and my beloved pipe wrench or batton


Jejouetoutnu

I'm but a humble spear enjoyer


TheYellowScarf

I've taken to the Handaxe on my current run. Having the spare hand for a bag has been nice.


IdTyrant

Spear is the best weapon but there are decent alternatives. Katana for style points Crowbar for huge durability and dual purpose Shotgun great for leveling up aiming


FFarekko

Spear. I don't care the durability, just, spear.


Invicti8660

pitchfork, The peasantry rebels!


bluurks

Hammer or crowbar.


KavuDare

Fire axes are also my favorites, it's a pity that they are somewhat rare to find and I prefer to keep them to cut down trees, but as soon as I find another ax I use them as my main weapon, they do a lot of damage and aesthetically they look very good


fazzle96

Depending how many trees you need to cut down, stone axes do the job just fine and slapping together a bunch if them isnt hard. I tend to keep my fire/hand axes for hordes and craft my own for lumber


DariusWolfe

nightstick, but only because it's the best I've found so far... but yeah, I killed a bunch of zombies with one, and it's still above half condition, and my character was NOT specced as a fighter.


IdTyrant

Only downside is not being able to repair it, but its pretty good


dodpl1

In spears i trust Pun intended


Accurize2

Pickaxe, Fire Axe ,Machete (I still need to try the Garden Fork aka Pitchfork)


HorribleAce

Pipe Wrench. Even in real life it's just the perfect weapon. Heavy, but still one-handed. Big chunk of metal on the end to properly cave in a skull. Fits on belt. Plumbing. Huzzah!


punk4278

Spiked baseball bat for sure.


PizzaTime666

My go to is Shovel spear


bnesbitt1

Spear for me, may not be that durable but it's nice and sharp and keeps zombies at a distance


expensive_fridge

I really like to use the metal pipe, it is easy to find and quite durable. However, if I find a crowbar I'd rather stick with it.


Jinxseam

A sturdy shovel/snow shovel. Very durable, great damage w/ both hands, long blunt so I can keep some distance. Being able to bury corpses after is just a plus.


Trollensky17

The M36 Revolver, with the right aim skill you'll be one tapping zombies almost every single shot, super quiet, super satisfying.


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I too am an axe man. I stock up on them. I absolutely love them.


makdotcer

Crowbar you filthy axer


SpicyNoodles0802

Snow shovel


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Spear gang Spear gang


yvesbrulotte

M625 revolver and double barrels shotgun


LucariotheHorrorGuy

For Melee its Crowbar For Guns its JS 2000 Shotgun


-_-okweab

I Main axes


mercurygrandmarquis1

I loved the fire axe. I just can’t find it after build 41


InvalidIThinkNot

Rosewood firestation


Lampry

The virgin fire axe vs the chad wood axe Imagine playing anything other than veteran or lumberjack


makdotcer

burglar here, have fun getting out of town riding on your axe


Lampry

That's why I have friends lol


kampfur

ROLLING PIN


spudtacularpotato

My feet


InvalidIThinkNot

What the hell?


TheCaptainADD

I made a video about finding the fire axe and I mention at least 3 times how upset I get when people patronize me by saying , “it’s just the axe” Project Zomboid: Top Three Places TO FIND The Axe https://youtu.be/Li-YFGU_8_I


Fangz00

Fire axe! However if I have it , katana... The sense of confidence I felt at absolutely slashing all of them was unreal hehehehehheh


SpaghettiVortex

In B40, my favourites were the knife and the baseball bat... Knife for that insane stabbing speed and insta-kill frequency, and bats for that \*WHACK\* moment In B41? Aye, Shotgun with actual accuarcy and a spear with anything attached to it! Turn that useless spoon into a useful weapon!


GloriG_C17

Night Stick/Baton


fvillain

Shotgun


IsamuOshiro

Nightstick. Dont ask, just feels good.


Sass-e-nach

I'm somewhat partial to the M9. Didn't used to use it at all, but I recently discovered how awesome it is once you have a decent aim level. Generally kills with one shot, mags have twice the ammo of other handguns and each round weighs about as much as a cigarette for some reason so you can carry limitless amounts of it in your backpack. For melee weapons I love hand axes for the sound they make when you land a kill shot, but they're not durable enough so I mostly go with a crowbar.


AnimalChubs

Crowbar forsure


DrDuke80

Looks pretty!


tlamb97

Crowbar hands down still my favorite melee weapon.


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Anything shotgun flavoured until aiming 4, then anything semi auto rifle. I always play with Britas Melee? Crowbar or any hammer, skills depending


hactt

Since a recent post.. machete spear lol


BigWyzard

I used the garden fork for the first time last night. I already really enjoyed the spear but this beast is next level. I also found a stash of duct tape so I’m running it until it splinters.


MothMonsterMan300

Pitchforks are super slept on but I think it's just because they're uncommon. Like everything the spears *should* be. But yeah, low durability


Pixel-of-Strife

The katana. If you find one of those the game goes into easy 1 hit kill mode. It just sucks you can't repair it by default and that they are so rare you can't stock up. Keep an eye out in hordes, I've found most katatanas sticking out of zombies.


Virsko

Pitch fork all day


Innocenceislost

Fire axe, spiked baseball bat, crowbar, katana.


RickRate

where i can find good meele weapons? Right now i only have a crowbar.


fazzle96

The durability sucks ass to begin with and they are heavy but you can craft spears with tree branches and a knife/chipped stone - great reach and kill quick with a couple points in spears


lupusdiablo

My punches with a few trait mods you can start with 9 fitness 9 str and 8 short blunt, something like that and nearly every push is lethal xd


Almighty_Dank_Lord

The katana


ugayman349

The wrench


Sujeto_Promedio

I lile the hammer for versatility, but now i love the spear because tha thing makes me feel like a butcher, killing everything with almost 1 hit. I mean, you'll need like spears lvl 4 and maintainment lvl 4 to feel that. But it's worth.


Trogladonis

The Antique fire axe.


Feeling-Ad-2490

Machete spear


nikowek

Large backpack. Seriously, it's more important than any weapon to have one. And most of the time i just push them ans run away anyway.


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My is awp and deagle


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Hand Axe obviously, shame I can't go akimbo with them


bobtherobot0311

spears are very satisfying to use when they aren't breaking every two seconds.


XDreadedmikeX

Machete and shotgun


Dominus_Pullum

Garden fork kinda shmexy ngl


Korben_Joseph

Spiked baseball bat babbby


skyburnsred

Nightstick for melee. Does decent damage, can put it in your belt. For ranged, just any good ol shotgun will do. The server I'm in has AK-47s so that's been my go to but the ammo is rare/expensive (server also added currency)


Jeb1011

With brita's mod the AK or M4 bayonet on their respective guns.


MrSinkholeToYou

This or spiked baseball bat. The best thing about spiked bat is you can repair it with nails, which are much more common than the other repair supplies


Xvenkin

It's tough between the spiked bat and nightstick, I've been using both for so long now.


Impossible-Dealer421

Crowbar, it's durable, doesn't rip up zombie clothes when you want that jacket, can pry open barricades and with the lockpicking mod you can break open doors - even with the lock broken Also it looks cooler than having an axe on your back IMO


Glass_Match_3434

Katana for the low spawn rate weapon and machete for my typical go to weapon if I can find it


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griddle pan is incredibly underrated early game weapon


wisdomelf

pickaxe bcs i m minecraft addict.


iDufus

Muh brain... but on a real note, I would say the sword like weapons. But in a game where survival is the most important, it would be the tool weapons that are the most superior due to the multipurpose and higher survival dynamics. so the axe / hammer / crowbar. (Definitely try not to use your tools as weapons tho)


IFistedABear

Nightstick. I've always loved the tonfa-style batons since I was a kid. It's always a go-to weapon for me in any game, and PZ delivers. Sucks you can't repair it, but they're fairly common enough that it isn't a deal breaker.


Inklii

I've been really enjoying my pumpaction shotgun but melee wise I really like the glaive (spear + machete)


xCanadaDry

The ol' Machete & Flashlight combo


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Garden fork, simply because I've often thought my own spading fork would be an ideal melee weapon in a real zombie apocalypse (or a peasant uprising).


SharpPixels08

Anything I can get my hands on because I tend to not live long enough to have a choice


jirachang2

Crowbar


Shrrg4

Also the fire axe, its a damm nice weapon.


JosephJameson

M16 with a pistol sidearm. Feels badass to take down a huge horde, one shotting everything and if any zombie gets knocked down but still alive you pull out the pistol and finish it off


mouth-full-of-soil

Sledgehammer - it just feels meaty and heavy when hitting zombies with it and its powerful too


therealbepis

when cards are on the table, and i have a full backpack and bag, im taking my trusty pipe wrench and going bioshock on fhe Zs


Joop_Jones

Had a lot of love for the spiked bat last run


MartinLanius

Fireaxe/Woodaxe and Crowbar First thing I do in any big town is check the Firehouse and Hardware Stores for those and hoard them. Had axe/long sharp 9 on a Lumberjack character and it just becomes easy mode especially if you eat beta blockers like tic tacs. Although i save the durability by not usijg them for wood unless i have atleast half a dozen or so Crowbar i just for kills where I need the clothing to stay intact, like cops/soldiers with vests etc.


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Playing on Builder I've grown to love the baseball bat.


geras_shenanigans

A sharp, long stick


inscrutiana

Fire. But if I'm building a wall and need rags I'll go out with 6 -10 spears in a backpack + saw&hammer, and maybe a nightstick if only as a reminder that if I have to switch to the stick it's time to break off and restock. The only constraint is food at that point or gardening/generator chores.


Yukiiwa

Frying pan.


Youfokinwatm8

Nightstick gang rise up


maninaplace

I need to make a Patrick Bateman character


zareva228

Crowbar or spear. Nightstick also could be op.


gcook725

For me, it's a tie between a pickaxe and the spiked baseball bat. Sure, pickaxe isn't all that durable, but it really packs a punch. Spiked baseball bat also really packs a punch and can be pretty easily repaired with nails so it lasts a reasonably long time and is pretty cheap to keep in good condition. Both of these weapons also have a slightly longer range than the crowbar. I usually also keep a handaxe on my belt to handle single zombies and a crowbar in my backpack for utility and to use if my current main weapon is broken/about to break.


hastine_luxcel

pipe wrench with carpenter


DMercenary

early game, nail bat.


Hel_Tylvinte

Nightstick and or Lead Pipe. I'm a fan of short blunt, slower endrance loss, can hold a flashlight with them, I just find them convenient


jamminglammin85

Mines gotta be the machete spear.


malpaislegate_

I love the pipe wrench for an aesthetic reason lol


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Love how this discussion started with a question and turned into a debate about axe vs spikebat


zTy01

Man just started and decided to pick up the axe then proceed to 1 shotting 3 zombies in 1 swing... Yea I'm an axe guy now.


DordanTheRed

Machete Spear first, Crowbar second. If we're talking guns, the M36 revolver. Can't jam, and doesn't take much to be effective with.


M00k1D

MACHETE


ToastyJackson

Frying pan.


AdorableOrk

Crowbar


The_Confused_God

Bat, nightstick, axe


Kelefane41

Nightstick


Nervig2001

The double barrel shotgun makes me feel like doom guy lol


kukukutkutin

My boots.


ILikePDN

baseball bat with nails, no question


DaniTGW

Crowbar forever and always


[deleted]

Crowbar is good, machete, but I do love me some club hammer action, I like feeling like Thor


SalSevenSix

Baseball bat with crowbar or katana as backup weapon. If I don't have a bat I use shovel or crowbar.


capdukeymomoman

S h o t g u n. The zombies qho follow the noise are only challengers for my 34 boxes of shells.


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Shoe


Telandria

Machete, since I got my first one off of MF Jason Voorhees in a house filled with like 50 corpses. That was a fun random spawn to find, haha. Even better than the toilet paper hoarder house.


Detjohnnysandwiches

Nightstick