“Knife Guy” is a strategy magazine series specializing in the handling of bladed weapons. As the name suggests, it’s a volume aimed at helping you become a “real knife user,” and reading it improves your crafting skill for blade-type weapons.
Purpose
As you work your way through this magazine, it pushes you toward being able to craft bladed weapons like the Bone Knife and Hunting Knife at higher quality and performance. Among melee options, knives stand out for their light stamina consumption and their quiet, easy handling of zombies. Since it’s a weapon category that stays relevant from the early game all the way to the late game, it’s a magazine that knife-focused players will want to prioritize collecting.
How to Obtain
As with most strategy magazines, the basic route is to find it by searching bookshelves, mailboxes, magazine racks, and loot containers in abandoned houses. Raising certain related skills tends to make you more likely to come across these blade-related magazines. It can also show up in a trader’s inventory, so if you spot one, it’s worth grabbing.
When to Use It
This is a great volume for builds that make the knife your main weapon, or for survival styles focused on butchering (harvesting) efficiency. Since it’s the type that builds up its effect little by little with each volume, we recommend reading them on the spot as you find them to steadily accumulate the benefits. If you’re aiming for a blade-centered playstyle, work through them as soon as you find them.
Since the numbers and unlock stages can change depending on the game version and settings, please check the in-game description for the actual effects.