Military Desert Boots

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Military boots are tan colored boots commonly worn by soldiers.

Usage

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Highest stomp power. Extremely bite and scratch resistant.	Will slow the player down a little. Can be difficult to find. Worse insulation and weather protection than the regular military boots.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.^[verify]

Shoes_ArmyBootsDesert 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	23.28%
armysurplus	metal_shelves	41.14%
armysurplus	shelves	23.28%
armysurplus	shelves	41.14%
bedroom	crate	0.47%
bedroom	crate	0.53%
bedroom	crate	6.29%
camping	clothingrack	15.1%
camping	counter	15.1%
camping	shelves	15.1%
campingstorage	crate	15.1%
closet	crate	0.47%
closet	crate	0.53%
closet	crate	3.98%
closet	crate	6.29%
closet	metal_shelves	2.1%
clothingstorage	crate	15.1%
clothingstorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
clothingstore	crate	15.1%
clothingstore	metal_shelves	15.1%
clothingstore	shelves	15.1%
departmentstorage	crate	15.1%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
departmentstore	shelves	15.1%
fishingstorage	clothingrack	15.1%
fishingstorage	counter	15.1%
garagestorage	crate	0.47%
garagestorage	crate	0.53%
garagestorage	crate	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
gardenstore	clothingrack	15.1%
hunting	counter	15.1%
leatherclothesstore	shelves	15.1%
livingroom	wardrobe	2.1%
pawnshop	crate	23.28%
pawnshop	crate	41.14%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	23.28%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	41.14%
pawnshop	shelves	23.28%
pawnshop	shelves	41.14%
shoestore	crate	15.1%
shoestore	metal_shelves	15.1%
shoestore	shelves	15.1%
storageunit	crate	0.47%
storageunit	crate	0.53%
storageunit	crate	3.98%
storageunit	crate	6.29%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.47%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.53%
storageunit	metal_shelves	3.98%
storageunit	metal_shelves	6.29%
toolstore	counter	15.1%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Clothing	Trunk	3.04%

Buildings

Military boots will spawn in clothes stores around the map.

NPCs

Survivalist and soldier zombies can both be found wearing military boots, with the soldiers spawning at the secret military base near Rosewood. It can also sometimes spawn on civilians. Tan colored version is also often worn by construction worker zombies, which spawn near factories and construction sites.

Body location

Feet

Code

Military Desert Boots

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

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

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Shoes_ArmyBootsDesert
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Clothing,
		Type = Clothing,
		DisplayName = Military Desert Boots,
		ClothingItem = Shoes_ArmyBootsDesert,
		BodyLocation = Shoes,
		BloodLocation = Shoes,
		Icon = BootsHiking,
		StompPower = 2.5,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 20,
        ConditionMax = 30,
        RunSpeedModifier = 0.9,
        RemoveOnBroken = false,
        ScratchDefense = 100,
        BiteDefense = 100,
        Insulation = 0.5,
        WindResistance = 0.60,
        WaterResistance = 0.5,
        WorldStaticModel = Boots_Ground,
	}