Ketran 3 Posted March 14, 2017 It's all in the title really, I don't know why an axe isn't treated as a sharp object, or a pickaxe for that matter, or a crowbar, or an ice axe, the list goes on. You used to be able to tear rags with your hands, like you can in actual life, so why can't you anymore? I just bled to death because I inexplicably could not tear up a t-shirt with an axe to bandage myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emuthreat 2837 Posted March 15, 2017 You CAN tear rags with an ax. Well, at least I can. I suspect you might have been making a procedural error in your attempts to make rags, or that there was some other mitigating factor like poor server performance/bugged hands. I usually make rags with the ax on my back, by dragging clothing onto the ax. What type of clothing were you trying to cut into rags, if I may ask? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
green_mtn_grandbob 594 Posted March 15, 2017 Make a stone knife, it's the first thing i make when i spawn in the server, it cuts rags , opens cans , cuts sticks,cuts off a branch, cuts infected and players, in other words it's the best tool you can start off with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl 986 Posted March 15, 2017 Not sure about this but maybe the axe was ruined? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caik 122 Posted March 15, 2017 Makes sense to me. Most axes/splitters will be blunt in the apocalypse and modern(ish) clothing will be reasonably strong. A t-shirt however should be tearable by hand. I know because I'm sitting at work trying to rip everything I'm wearing.. Depending on condition, blunted tools should require sharpening, which could even increase the chance of cutting ourselves when performing actions. Make sure you're wearing work gloves? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketran 3 Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, emuthreat said: You CAN tear rags with an ax. Well, at least I can. I suspect you might have been making a procedural error in your attempts to make rags, or that there was some other mitigating factor like poor server performance/bugged hands. I usually make rags with the ax on my back, by dragging clothing onto the ax. What type of clothing were you trying to cut into rags, if I may ask? Really? No such option presented itself to me, I was trying with a pristine splitting axe. I've always right-clicked the clothing and chosen the tear into rags option, I tried it with the axe on my back and the axe in my hands but there was nothing to click. However if I do the same with a machete they option is right there. I was trying to tear a regular old pristine t-shirt, the one you start with. Edited March 15, 2017 by Ketran Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Quark 437 Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Only thing would be network, cancel action glitch, axe or shirt ruined. If you drag the axe over to the t-shirt it will not make rags if you are wearing it. Edited March 15, 2017 by atomquark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moscow Matt 9 Posted March 15, 2017 I think he still had the shirt on his back, You have to actually take your shirt off then drag it on the axe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketran 3 Posted March 16, 2017 I didn't have it on my back, like I said I had it in my inventory and tried right clicking on it with axe in hand and without, but no option displayed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O_HellFire 33 Posted March 16, 2017 Did you try dragging clothing to the axe in your inventory?.. I'll try it out when I'm in-game next anyhow and get back to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketran 3 Posted March 16, 2017 That has solved the problem, I just found it strange that where I always used to right click to tear, that in this very desperate situation that it didn't happen. It seems to work some of the time, possibly a bug? God knows this game has enough of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O_HellFire 33 Posted March 16, 2017 Dragging clothing onto the axe or the axe onto the clothing works for me.. hopefully you've sorted the issue out by the sounds of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Smiley 534 Posted March 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Ketran said: That has solved the problem, I just found it strange that where I always used to right click to tear, that in this very desperate situation that it didn't happen. It seems to work some of the time, possibly a bug? God knows this game has enough of them. I believe for you to be able to just right click it you need to have the cutting tool in hand at the time, which make sense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketran 3 Posted March 16, 2017 14 minutes ago, Guy Smiley said: I believe for you to be able to just right click it you need to have the cutting tool in hand at the time, which make sense I did, I tried with and without Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
