Newspaper
Newspaper
General
Category
Literature
Encumbrance
0.1
Properties
Consumed
True
Effect
Boredom
-15
Stress
-15
Technical
Item ID
Base.Newspaper
A newspaper is a literature item.
Usage
A newspaper helps reduce the player's boredom and stress. Once used it is effectively 'consumed' and removed from the inventory.
Fuel
It can be used as a fuel for fires, and lasts for 1 hour if done so.
Crafting
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Newspaper Hat |
 Newspaper ×1
|
none | none | none | none |
 Smoke Bomb |
 Cold Pack ×1 Newspaper ×2 Ripped Sheets ×1
|
none |  Engineer occupation (or)  Engineer Magazine Vol.2 |
none | none |
Distribution
The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.
Newspaper distribution
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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.
| Building/Room | Container | Effective chance |
|---|---|---|
| all | desk | 10.78% |
| all | inventoryfemale | 1.01% |
| all | inventorymale | 1.01% |
| all | officedrawers | 23.28% |
| all | other | 6.41% |
| all | postbox | 6.41% |
| all | shelves | 23.28% |
| all | shelvesmag | 23.28% |
| all | shelvesmag | 41.14% |
| all | shelvesmag | 76.55% |
| all | sidetable | 10.78% |
| bathroom | shelves | 23.28% |
| bedroom | crate | 1.01% |
| bedroom | crate | 23.28% |
| bedroom | crate | 41.14% |
| bedroom | crate | 76.55% |
| bedroom | desk | 23.28% |
| bedroom | sidetable | 23.28% |
| breakroom | overhead | 15.1% |
| breakroom | shelves | 15.1% |
| cafe | shelves | 23.28% |
| cafe | shelves | 41.14% |
| carsupply | shelves | 23.28% |
| carsupply | shelves | 41.14% |
| closet | crate | 1.01% |
| closet | crate | 23.28% |
| closet | crate | 41.14% |
| closet | crate | 76.55% |
| empty | crate | 23.28% |
| garagestorage | crate | 1.01% |
| garagestorage | crate | 23.28% |
| garagestorage | crate | 41.14% |
| garagestorage | crate | 76.55% |
| gasstorage | counter | 23.28% |
| hall | counter | 23.28% |
| janitor | counter | 23.28% |
| jewelrystore | counter | 23.28% |
| kennels | counter | 23.28% |
| kennels | counter | 41.14% |
| kitchen | crate | 23.28% |
| kitchen | crate | 41.14% |
| kitchen | crate | 76.55% |
| kitchen | shelves | 23.28% |
| livingroom | crate | 23.28% |
| livingroom | crate | 41.14% |
| livingroom | crate | 76.55% |
| livingroom | overhead | 23.28% |
| livingroom | shelves | 23.28% |
| livingroom | sidetable | 23.28% |
| livingroom | wardrobe | 23.28% |
| lobby | counter | 23.28% |
| mechanic | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| mechanic | metal_shelves | 41.14% |
| mechanic | wardrobe | 23.28% |
| mechanic | wardrobe | 41.14% |
| motelroomoccupied | sidetable | 1.61% |
| newspaperprint | crate | 23.28% |
| newspaperprint | crate | 41.14% |
| newspaperprint | crate | 76.55% |
| newspaperprint | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| newspaperprint | metal_shelves | 41.14% |
| newspaperprint | metal_shelves | 76.55% |
| newspapershipping | crate | 23.28% |
| newspapershipping | crate | 41.14% |
| newspapershipping | crate | 76.55% |
| newspapershipping | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| newspapershipping | metal_shelves | 41.14% |
| newspapershipping | metal_shelves | 76.55% |
| newspaperstorage | crate | 23.28% |
| newspaperstorage | crate | 41.14% |
| newspaperstorage | crate | 76.55% |
| office | desk | 10.78% |
| office | desk | 23.28% |
| office | shelves | 23.28% |
| plazastore1 | counter | 23.28% |
| policestorage | counter | 10.78% |
| poststorage | crate | 23.28% |
| poststorage | crate | 41.14% |
| poststorage | crate | 76.55% |
| poststorage | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| poststorage | metal_shelves | 41.14% |
| poststorage | metal_shelves | 76.55% |
| prisoncells | wardrobe | 23.28% |
| schoolstorage | counter | 23.28% |
| storageunit | crate | 1.01% |
| storageunit | crate | 23.28% |
| storageunit | crate | 41.14% |
| storageunit | metal_shelves | 1.01% |
| storageunit | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| storageunit | metal_shelves | 41.14% |
| zippeestorage | counter | 23.28% |
Vehicles
- Postal van in the trunk.
Code
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt
item Newspaper
{
DisplayCategory = Literature,
Weight = 0.1,
Type = Literature,
DisplayName = Newspaper,
StressChange = -15,
Icon = Newspaper,
BoredomChange = -15,
StaticModel = Newspaper,
WorldStaticModel = Newspaper_Ground,
}
Gallery
A teaser for readable newspapers coming to build 42Future
