Ripped Sheets

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Can be used as an improvised bandage.

— Ripped Sheets in-game tooltip.

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Can be used as an improvised bandage. Guards against infection.

— Sterilized Rag in-game tooltip.

Ripped sheets, otherwise referred to as a rag (sterilized rag, dirty rag), is a medical item used in tailoring.

Usage

First aid

Main article: First Aid

Basic usage

Ripped sheets can be used to stop bleeding caused by injuries that manage to break the skin. It can be used if the wound is a scratch, bite, gunshot, stitch, glass, bleeding, deep, infected or burn and will stop bleeding entirely. After some time, depending on the wound, the ripped sheet will become a dirty rag, which once removed will grant the player some first aid experience.

When bandaging a wound, ripped sheets function the same as a bandage, with the ripped sheets weighing half the weight and only having half the bandage power compared to the medical bandage.

Wound infection

If a bleeding wound is left untreated, the player will continue to lose health until they eventually die. Leaving a wound untreated can also lead to it becoming infected depending on the player's clothing, the type of wound and whether a dirty rag is left on. A dirty rag can be left on a wound to stop the bleeding, however this will give the wound the highest possible chance of becoming infected. It should be noted that infection does not affect healing rates, but having wound untreated while you change your bandages does, therefore its advised to not remove rags once applied, even if they get dirty.

An infected wound can be treated by applying a sterilized rag to the wound. Sterilized rags have the same rate of becoming dirty as ripped sheets.

Fracture

A ripped sheet can be used to create a splint when combined with a plank, tree branch, or sturdy stick. A splint reduces the time taken to heal a fracture.

Fire starting

Ripped sheets can be used to start a fire or as a fuel.

Tailoring

Main article: Tailoring

Ripped sheets can be used as a fabric for tailoring.

Crafting

Obtaining

Ripped sheets can be made of various items such as sheets, vests, skirts, trousers, blouses, and sweaters.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Ripped Sheets	One of: Clothing (cotton) ×1 Sheet ×1	none	none	none	0.25 Tailoring

First aid

Dirty rags can be cleaned with water, returning them to a ripped sheet.

A ripped sheet can be disinfected by either soaking it in whiskey or disinfectant, or boil a pot of water and adding a ripped sheet to it, which will also clean a dirty rag.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Ripped Sheets	Dirty Rag ×1 Water ×1 unit(s)	none	none	none	none
Sterilized Rag	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant ×3 unit(s) Bourbon ×10 unit(s) Cooking Pot ×1 Saucepan ×1 Each of: Ripped Sheets ×1	none	none	none	none
Splint	One of: Plank ×1 Tree Branch ×1 Sturdy Stick ×1 One of: Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1	none	none	none	none

Weapons

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Molotov Cocktail	One of: Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1 Each of: Bourbon ×1	none	none	none	none
Molotov Cocktail	One of: Empty Bottle (disambiguation) ×1 Empty Bottle (disambiguation) ×1 Empty Bottle (disambiguation) ×1 One of: Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1	Gas Can	none	none	none
Stone Knife	One of: Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1 Twine ×1 Each of: Tree Branch ×1 Chipped Stone ×1	none	none	none	none
Stone Axe	One of: Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1 Twine ×1 Each of: Tree Branch ×1 Chipped Stone ×1	none	none	none	none
Stone Hammer	One of: Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1 Twine ×1 Each of: Tree Branch ×1 Stone ×1	none	none	none	none

Construction

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Log Wall	One of: Ripped Sheets ×4 Twine ×4 Rope ×2 Each of: Log ×4	Hammer (tag)	none	none	1.25 Carpentry
Campfire Materials	One of: Twigs ×1 Sheet ×1 Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1 Book ×1 Magazine ×1 Newspaper ×1 Each of: Log ×2	none	none	none	0.75 Carpentry
Campfire Materials	One of: Twigs ×1 Sheet ×1 Ripped Sheets ×1 Dirty Rag ×1 Book ×1 Magazine ×1 Newspaper ×1 Each of: Plank ×3	none	none	none	0.75 Carpentry

Distribution

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

RippedSheets 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
Bag_InmateEscapedBag	Bag_InmateEscapedBag	12.41%
Bag_JanitorToolbox	Bag_JanitorToolbox	6.41%
MedicalCache1	MedicalBox	23.28%
MedicalCache1	MedicalBox	41.14%
SafehouseLoot	counter	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	counter	41.14%
SafehouseLoot	medicine	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	medicine	41.14%
all	Outfit_Fossoil	6.41%
all	Outfit_Gas2Go	6.41%
all	Outfit_Mechanic	6.41%
all	Outfit_Metalworker	6.41%
all	Outfit_ThunderGas	6.41%
gasstorage	counter	23.28%
gasstorage	counter	41.14%
janitor	counter	23.28%
janitor	counter	41.14%
janitor	metal_shelves	23.28%
janitor	metal_shelves	41.14%
laundry	counter	19.27%
laundry	metal_shelves	19.27%
laundry	shelves	19.27%
mechanic	wardrobe	23.28%
mechanic	wardrobe	41.14%
schoolstorage	counter	23.28%
schoolstorage	counter	41.14%
zippeestorage	counter	23.28%
zippeestorage	counter	41.14%

RippedSheetsDirty 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
Bag_JanitorToolbox	Bag_JanitorToolbox	15.41%
all	Outfit_Fossoil	6.41%
all	Outfit_Gas2Go	6.41%
all	Outfit_Mechanic	6.41%
all	Outfit_Metalworker	6.41%
all	Outfit_ThunderGas	6.41%
gasstorage	counter	23.28%
gasstorage	counter	41.14%
janitor	counter	23.28%
janitor	counter	41.14%
janitor	metal_shelves	23.28%
janitor	metal_shelves	41.14%
laundry	counter	23.28%
laundry	metal_shelves	23.28%
laundry	shelves	23.28%
mechanic	wardrobe	23.28%
mechanic	wardrobe	41.14%
schoolstorage	counter	23.28%
schoolstorage	counter	41.14%
zippeestorage	counter	23.28%
zippeestorage	counter	41.14%

R ipped sheets and dirty rags can often be found in the laundry of many houses.

Code

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

Ripped Sheets
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item RippedSheets
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Household,
		CanBandage	=	TRUE,
		Weight	=	0.05,
		AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
		Type	=	Normal,
		DisplayName	=	Ripped Sheets,
		ReplaceOnUse    =   RippedSheetsDirty,
		Icon	=	Rag,
		BandagePower    =   2,
		Tooltip = Tooltip_RippedSheets,
		FabricType = Cotton,
		WorldStaticModel = RippedSheets,
	}

Dirty Rag
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item RippedSheetsDirty
    {
        DisplayCategory = Household,
        CanBandage	=	TRUE,
        Weight	=	0.05,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Dirty Rag,
        Icon	=	RagDirty,
        BandagePower    =   0.5,
        WorldStaticModel = RippedSheetsDirty,
    }

Sterilized Rag
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item AlcoholRippedSheets
    {
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        CanBandage	=	TRUE,
        Weight	=	0.05,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
        Alcoholic	=	TRUE,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Sterilized Rag,
        ReplaceOnUse    =   RippedSheetsDirty,
        Icon	=	Rag,
        BandagePower    =   2,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_SterilizedRag,
        WorldStaticModel = RippedSheets,
    }

Usage

First aid

Basic usage

Wound infection

Fracture

Fire starting

Tailoring

Crafting

Obtaining

First aid

Weapons

Construction

Distribution

Code

See also