Ear Muffs

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Ear muffs are a clothing accessory that can be worn on the head for insulation. Ear muffs are can be found with numerous color variants.

Usage

Ear muffs provide a moderate amount of insulation and wind resistance for the wearer's head. They have a high chance of being knocked off of the wearer's head when they're attacked.

Distribution

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

Hat_EarMuffs 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
armysurplus	metal_shelves	19.27%
armysurplus	shelves	19.27%
bedroom	crate	19.27%
closet	crate	19.27%
clothingstorage	crate	19.27%
clothingstore	crate	19.27%
departmentstorage	crate	19.27%
garagestorage	crate	19.27%
pawnshop	crate	19.27%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	19.27%
pawnshop	shelves	19.27%
storageunit	crate	19.27%
storageunit	metal_shelves	19.27%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Clothing	Trunk	3.51%

Ear muffs can be found inside of bedroom wardrobes and drawers.

Body location

Head

Trivia

Ear muffs won't modify your hearing in any way.

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_EarMuffs
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Accessory,
		Type = Clothing,
		DisplayName = Ear Muffs,
		ClothingItem = Hat_EarMuffs,
		BodyLocation = Hat,
		Icon = EarMuffs,
		CanHaveHoles = false,
		ChanceToFall = 30,
        BloodLocation = Head,
        Insulation = 0.4,
        WindResistance = 0.4,
        Weight = 0.3,
    }