Chainsaw

Tool·Quality 1-6

Chop down the biggest trees or zombies faster than Paul Bunyan with this great chainsaw that uses gasoline for fuel. Repair with a Repair Kit. Scrap to Motor Tool Parts.

Combat

Entity damage6

Block damage25

Rounds / min300

Magazine300

Range (m)2.35

Falloff (m)100

Damage varies ±50% with quality tier.

Ammo

Gas Can

Crafting

Craft atWorkbenchmakes 1

Where to find

Open full map0 locations

Places on Navezgane containing the selected container. Percentages are per-container drop chances. Click a place to open it on the map.

Version history (64)

V3.0nerfedLowered Auger and Chainsaw impact SFX volumes for metal, concrete, wood, and organic

V2.0fixedChainsaw and Auger sounds no longer continue when swapping weapons

V1.0fixedUsing auger or chainsaw right before they’re done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation.

V1.0changedAuger, chainsaw grab and place sounds for inventory UI

V1.0changedOptimized chainsaw texture sizes

Alpha 21.1fixedUsing auger or chainsaw right before they're done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation.

Alpha 21fixedChainsaw issues with harvesting rabbit/chickens

Alpha 21fixedChainsaw/auger not restarting idle sounds after refueling

Alpha 21fixedCode was using lowercase Bullet_material property making auger, chainsaw and junk sledge use wrong hit effects

Alpha 20.6fixedUsing auger or chainsaw right before they're done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation

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Alpha 20fixedChainsaw chain speed sped up.

Alpha 20changedReplaced Chainsaw and Auger icons to reflect new models

Alpha 19fixedFixed chainsaw and auger reload sound playback.

Alpha 19changedChainsaw and auger are not unlocked by perkAdvancedEngineering

Alpha 19addedChainsaw/auger flesh impacts for melee & harvest.

Alpha 18.2fixedChainsaw and auger not giving xp on zombie kills

Alpha 18.1fixedSwitching to an auger/chainsaw on the hotbar creates a heat event

Alpha 18fixedNo sound effect when refueling auger and chainsaw

Alpha 18fixedKilling with auger & chainsaw does not reward any XP

Alpha 17nerfedLower volume on auger/chainsaw prefab

Alpha 17changedRemoved chainsaw and auger parts from loot and traders

Alpha 17 Experimental B221fixedAuger and chainsaw soundloop in MP games reloading and switching slots fixes this temporarily

Alpha 16 Experimental (B105)changedAuger and chainsaw parts are less rare

Alpha 15.2fixedAuger, chainsaw and nailgun use the Gun Smithing crafting skill and the blunderbuss Weapon Smithing.

Alpha 15fixedKnown issue: Auger, chainsaw and nailgun use the Gun Smithing crafting skill and the blunderbuss Weapon Smithing.

Alpha 15fixedFixed: Auger and Chainsaw cause NRE when used.

Alpha 15fixedFixed: Auger and chainsaw do not receive perk bonus

Alpha 15changedChanged: The blade of an auger or chainsaw can be recrafted at a workbench.

Alpha 15changedChanged: Updated blunderbuss, AK-47 and chainsaw art

Alpha 15changedChanged: Auger and chainsaw do not break as quickly and are more competitive overall.

Alpha 14.6fixedFixed: Quickly switching from auger or chainsaw to any item causes the animation of holding that item to be corrupted.

Alpha 14.2nerfedChanged: Lowered chainsaw idle sound volume by 25%.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: Removed bullet spread (legacy feature) from auger and chainsaw.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: Lowered volume on minibike, auger, and chainsaw.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: Character’s hands are shaking when using a Chainsaw.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: Chainsaw and auger show “incorrect” stats.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: Chainsaw is listed as blade weapon skill.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: looted whole auger/chainsaw lose durability now.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: chainsaw and auger weapon range so they are in line with melee weapons.

Alpha 14fixedFixed: Weapons that loop audio when swapping – eg. Chainsaw, Auger, AK-47.

Alpha 14changedChanged: Chainsaw range equal to melee weapons.

Alpha 14changedChanged: Auger and chainsaw range are defined on their parts.

Alpha 14addedAdded: Chainsaw revs for rapid button press.

Alpha 13.4changedChanged: Chainsaws now use chainsaw parts instead of auger parts to assemble.

Alpha 13fixedFixed: Chainsaw harvest triggers multiple destroy events on e.g. trees

Alpha 13changedChanged: Chainsaw is now made from parts that have quality range and can be crafted

Alpha 13addedAdded: Chainsaw schematic item and added it to loot

Alpha 13addedAdded: Chainsaw blade item to rare automotive parts group

Alpha 13changedNew Items – we’ve added a bunch of new items including a new baddish makeshift rocket launcher, AK-47 Assault Rifle, Machete, Chainsaw and Auger are craft-able and improved and much more!

Alpha 11addedAdded new audio mixers for impact bullet, impact general and block destroys to help with the overall mix. Note: this doesn’t fix shotguns shooting trees or chainsaw impacts overloading channels but it

Alpha 11addedAdded the new item quality range system for tools, melee weapons and armor. Bow, crossbow, wrench, hammer nail gun, chainsaw, auger and clothing will come in a future update.

Alpha 10.3addedAdded “bullet material name” to override bullet sound for chainsaw/auger

Alpha 10nerfedChanged lowered volume of frig, chainsaw and auger

Alpha 9.1changedChanged chainsaw is now able to attack also frame blocks

Alpha 9buffedChanged increased chainsaw wood damage

Alpha 7.10changedChanged turned down the chainsaw and auger volume

Alpha 7changed+ Augers and Chainsaw make idle sounds when they are out of gas

Alpha 6.2changedAdd an ounces and burn time for gas cans for the auger and chainsaw.

Alpha 6.1changedChanged balanced gas can consumption for Auger and Chainsaw. Note this is not a permanent but a temporary solution.

Alpha 3nerfedlowered volume of overdriven chainsaw fire sound

Alpha 3changedAdded new auger_reload and chainsaw_reload sounds and animations

Alpha 3changedAdded new auger_empty and Chainsaw empty sound when your out of gas

Alpha 1changedWhen refueling the Chainsaw or Auger, there is no sound effect to it? (Bug or not added to the game?)