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

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.

For walls with a high armor value (AV), it may take quite a few attempted hits to penetrate with the pickaxe. However, the player is always guaranteed to penetrate on a critical hit; as a result, with patience, even the most well-armored wall can be destroyed.

Equipping the pickaxe grants the "Dig" activated ability; this ability is a form of autoact which allows the player to select a tile as a target destination, regardless of distance or visibility. Confirming one's selection will cause the player to move in a straight line to the destination, while automatically attacking and destroying any walls in the way.

Obtaining

• A pickaxe is guaranteed to be found on the ancient bones in the waterlogged tunnel between Joppa and Red Rock.
• Mafeo always will sell a pickaxe at Grit Gate.

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 the 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.