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We can use it to chop furniture... or people.

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Overview[]

The Hatchet is one of the tools in This War of Mine. It can be crafted through the Improved Metal Workshop. It can be used to chop down furniture, such as cabinets and beds, and turn them into Wood and Fuel. It can also be used as the most powerful melee weapon in the game, outclassing the knife. The destruction of furniture is almost as loud as using a crowbar, and while this usually doesn't matter much, it can sometimes be used effectively to lure distant hostile NPCs to a hiding spot. NPCs in the City Hospital may turn hostile if the survivor chops down furniture, in a similar way that they may turn hostile after being caught stealing. Each hatchet can be used 10 times before breaking, with no durability penalty from using it as a weapon.

Crafting Cost[]

Hatchet Crafting Cost
Crafter Wood Weapon Parts
Marin 4 4
Other 5 5


Hatchet Uses[]

Hatchet Uses

Hatchet price versus uses

The hatchet can be used 10 times before it disappears. Strictly speaking, the value decreases an average of 1.89 each time you use it (standard Franko component equivalents), then the very last tenth is worth 7.0. You may want to sell the nub on the spot (if you can), leave it, or bring it back, especially if some other slot would otherwise hold less than a value of 7.

Or you can simply consider the price of each swing as 2.4 (24/10).

Hatchet Usage Bar Collage

Collage of hatchet usage bar

Usage Bar[]

A few places on the usage bar can serve as placemarkers. When you've used it 4 times and there are 6 chops left, the health bar is just above the upper right of where it touches the hatchet. When there are three left, it's just above the upper left of the hatchet. From there, 2 and 1 uses are easy to tell apart, now that you've seen the visual aid.

Other tools probably use the same graphic.

Notes[]

  • The Hatchet does more damage than the Knife, however, it is a less effective weapon in raid defense because it is classified as a tool. In hand-to-hand combat, it also appears to have a higher chance of failure than the knife (needs confirmation).
  • Roman, Boris, and Arica can use the Hatchet to instant-kill Backstab from behind.
  • Everyone (except possibly Cveta) can use the Hatchet in Combat. Cveta is the only character who will not guarantee an ambush kill with the Hatchet
  • The amount of time taken and durability loss when chopping furniture is the same for all types of furniture. For this reason, players should prioritize large objects (such as wardrobes and desks) since they give more Fuel.
    • Because small furniture (especially chairs) might not produce fuel and you may have more wood than you can haul from a location anyway, you may not want to hatchet chairs. It also saves time and uses the hatchet more efficiently while prolonging its life.
  • If the Hatchet is used on an object that has other items in it, destroying said object will produce whatever left inside it along with Wood and Fuel.

Bugs[]

  • When entering a location, furniture may not show a 'chopping' option. This may be remedied by opening the inventory, dropping the hatchet, then picking up the hatchet again. Alternatively: access any loot container, then exit the looting window.
  • Containers that can also be chopped may no longer be able to be chopped after they have been already looted. There is no fix for this, although it can be mitigated to an extent by leaving a single item there (e.g. 1x Component) while looting the others items stored there; the furniture can then be chopped at a later time.
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