Pickaxe

pickaxe

→ 4/8 PV/Max PV 1d3+1 Damage average: 3range: 2-4 $ 0.01 Commerce Value 1 lb. Weight
	axe, blade, melee weapon, general
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	Pickaxe
	Items
Extra Info: Made out of Metal EMP sensitive Power load-sensitive
Infobox data from game version 2.0.207.99

pickaxe

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Its head is a shard of grinded metal, pointed on one end and flat on the other. Dust is stuck in its hairline nicks and shines across the opalescent spectrum of rock possibility.

Perfect

A pickaxe is a simple, if uncommon, digging implement. It will destroy any wall after eight successful penetrations, or four if it is gigantic.

Against walls with a high armor value (AV), several attempts may be necessary to penetrate with a pickaxe. However, because the player is always guaranteed to penetrate on a critical hit, with patience, even the most well-armored wall can be destroyed.

Equipping a pickaxe grants the "Dig" activated ability, which is a form of auto-action. It allows the player to select a tile as a target destination, regardless of distance or visibility. Upon confirming selection of a destination tile, the player will automatically move in a straight line to that destination while automatically attacking and destroying any walls in the way, provided they are not interrupted while doing so.

Obtaining

• A pickaxe is guaranteed to be generated with the ancient bones in the waterlogged tunnel, underground between Joppa and Red Rock.
• Mafeo, at Grit Gate, always restocks a pickaxe to sell.
• graverobbers are guaranteed to spawn with a pickaxe.

Considerations

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

• Although it will destroy walls with eight successful penetrations, it is not particularly effective against mid-level walls compared to a nanopneumatic jackhammer or Burrowing Claws due to its poor inherent →PV.
• Against high-AV walls such as fulcrete, however, both pickaxes and jackhammers will fail to penetrate. In this case, the significantly lower weight of the pickaxe may outweigh the lower PV.