Crowbar

A Crowbar is a solid, heavy piece of steel used as an environmental item found throughout the game. It is described in multiple localizations as a durable chunk of steel that is too heavy or unwieldy to be swung effectively with one hand. Crowbars appear as loot inside breakable crates and containers and can be obtained across many zones and levels rather than being limited to a single area.

Crowbars commonly spawn inside Manufacturing Wood Crates and Mine Crates and are distributed across the world in both indoor and outdoor service areas. Notable places where Crowbars are frequently found include Manufacturing West (inside and outside the Supply Room; in the radioactive-waste area reached by the elevator from the Control Tower; in the mines near the green pipe where an Optic Lens is needed; in the area around The Synchrotron; and inside Shipping), the Office Sector (Level 2, in a section near the Data Farms that requires a Keypad ACH_HACKERMAN (Tier 2) to access), The Train (in a car full of wooden crates), the Reactors area (near the Cloud Reactor tram stop in a lower-level maintenance hut beside a Cacophonous Crate), and throughout Shadowgate past the first forcefields. Crowbars also appear in many miscellaneous wooden crate clusters and shipping containers encountered while exploring. They can additionally be acquired through trading Anomaly with The Blacksmith.

Practical notes and interactions:

• Crowbars are heavy items by description; they are not described as easily wielded one-handed in any localization.
• Searching Manufacturing Wood Crates, Mine Crates, and wooden crates on trains or in shipping areas yields a reliable supply of Crowbars.
• Areas behind Keypad ACH_HACKERMAN-locked doors (Tier 2) and regions with environmental hazards or maintenance huts are prime targets when farming Crowbars.
• Trading Anomaly with The Blacksmith provides an alternative source when crate farming is inconvenient.
• Expect Crowbars to be more common in industrial, mining, and shipping-themed zones such as Manufacturing West, The Train, and Reactor service levels.