Sledge Hammer
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| “ | A tool used to salvage components from remains of old vehicles and equipment. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Sledge Hammer is a mid-game utility item used to mine resource nodes on Resource Fields.
Uses
Usage
- Equip the Sledge Hammer
- Draw it with
1 - Make sure you are standing up.
- Press
LMBon a node to collect resources. - The amount of resource yielded from the strike appears in the bottom left corner of the screen.
- You are able to hold
LMBinstead of repeatedly clicking.
Resource Node Mining
Like the Hammer, it can mine nodes of Salvage, Coal, and Rare Resource Nodes but at a faster pace (33% more efficient). It can also mine nodes of Sulfur and Components albeit at a much slower pace than a Harvester.
Its basic yield is 10/strike on Salvage/Coal (hammer is 5/strike), 2/strike on Component/Sulfur, modified by the increased amount of resource when a node splits.
Each swing of the Sledge Hammer takes 1.6 seconds.
As the tool is very heavy, it is best used by players who are specifically running resource collection or similar logistical tasks.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory (Utility) | 200 x Basic Materials  |
Crate of 10 x Sledge Hammer  |
00:01:40 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Storage
It does not stack in structure or vehicle inventories (1 per slot). It can only be stored in the stockpile of Bases (32k max).
It can't be packed into crates.
Crates of Sledge Hammer can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content. The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots. However it is much more efficient to transport it in bulk amounts as crates, either delivering them to a Base's stockpile with a Truck or to a crate stockpile with shipping vehicles carrying Shipping Containers.
Trivia
- Using the Sledgehammer gives additional XP (over the default Hammer)
- Despite its appearance, it can not be used as a melee weapon
Gallery
A Colonial soldier holding a Sledge Hammer
A Warden soldier hitting a Salvage node with a Sledge Hammer.
A Warden soldier hitting a Components node with a Sledge Hammer.
A Warden soldier hitting a Sulfur node with a Sledge Hammer.
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