Knife

Knife (Pathologic 2)=

The Knife is a melee weapon. At high durability, the Knife sports fast attacks and deals high damage, especially when backstabbing (done by sneaking up behind the target in stealth mode (C by default in the PC version) and attacking). While broken, the Knife's effectiveness in combat dramatically decreases. It cannot be used for autopsy.

Knives can be bought from Bad Grief, or sometimes looted from corpses. A Knife in poor condition can be found in one of the drawers in Lara Ravel's house, the Shelter, on Day 1.

The damage formula is Base damage + sqrt(Durability) * Additional damage when durability is greater then zero, and Dull damage when durability equals zero. Damage is calculated after durability reduce.

In order to repair an Knife, the player will need:
 * >60%: 1 Grindstone
 * >30%: 1 Grindstone & 1 Chisel
 * >10%: 1 Grindstone, 1 Chisel, & 1 Straight Razor
 * >0%: 1 Grindstone, 1 Chisel, & 1 Straight Razor

Quote
"An ordinary meat-cutting knife. Can be used as a melee weapon. Not as good as a sharp scalpel in a face to face fight, but can instantly kill if stabbing the back. Becomes dull and brittle after about half a hundred blows."

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