Balaclava

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A balaclava is a mask that's designed for usage in cold climates. It is the closed variant of the open balaclava.

Usage

Balaclavas provide the maximum amount of insulation, wind resistance and a significant amount of water resistance.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Hat_BalaclavaFull distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	militarycrate	19.27%
all	militarylocker	19.27%
armystorage	locker	19.27%
armysurplus	counter	10.78%
armysurplus	metal_shelves	19.27%
armysurplus	shelves	19.27%
bedroom	crate	19.27%
closet	crate	6.29%
closet	crate	19.27%
clothingstorage	crate	19.27%
clothingstore	crate	19.27%
departmentstorage	crate	19.27%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
garagestorage	crate	19.27%
pawnshop	counter	19.27%
pawnshop	crate	19.27%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	19.27%
pawnshop	shelves	19.27%
pawnshopoffice	crate	19.27%
pawnshopoffice	locker	19.27%
pawnshopoffice	metal_shelves	19.27%
pawnshopstorage	crate	19.27%
pawnshopstorage	locker	19.27%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
storageunit	crate	6.29%
storageunit	crate	19.27%
storageunit	metal_shelves	19.27%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Clothing	Trunk	3.51%

Balaclavas can be found on bandit zombies.

Body location

Head

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\clothing\clothing_hats.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Hat_BalaclavaFull
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Accessory,
		Type = Clothing,
		DisplayName = Balaclava,
		ClothingItem = Hat_BalaclavaFull,
		BodyLocation = Mask,
		BloodLocation = Head,
		Icon = Balaclava,
		CanHaveHoles = false,
        Insulation = 1.0,
        WindResistance = 1.0,
        WaterResistance = 0.5,
        WorldStaticModel = BalaclavaFull_Ground,
	}

Trivia

Balaclavas are often used by skiers and criminals trying to conceal their identity.