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Wire

General

Encumbrance

1

Function

Crafting traps

Properties

Contents

Wire

Capacity

5 units

Technical

Item ID

Base.Wire

Wire is an item used in crafting.

Crafting

Fishing

Main article: Fishing

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Wire	Broken Fishing Net Trap ×1	none	Angler USA Magazine Vol.2	none	none
Fishing Net Trap	Twine ×10 unit(s) Wire ×5 unit(s)	none	Angler USA Magazine Vol.2	none	none

Metalworking

Main article: Metalworking

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Wired Fence	Metal Pipe ×2 Scrap Metal ×1 Wire ×1 unit(s)	Propane Torch 1 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	3.75 Metalworking
Big Wired Fence	Metal Pipe ×3 Scrap Metal ×4 Wire ×3 unit(s)	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking
Big Double Wired Gate	Metal Pipe ×8 Scrap Metal ×2 Wire ×4 unit(s)	Propane Torch 2 unit(s)    (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking

Trapping

Main article: Trapping

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Cage Trap	Wire ×5 unit(s)	none	Trapping 3 (and) The Hunter Magazine Vol.3	none	none

Distribution

Found in crates and metal shelves in toolsheds, hardware stores, garages, kitchens, and warehouses. There is also a wire factory called Aitor Wire Company located in the Louisville industrial estate.

The loot distributions can be found in the table below.

Wire 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	crate	0.89%
all	metal_shelves	3.51%
armyhanger	counter	23.28%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	23.28%
bedroom	crate	0.77%
closet	crate	0.77%
empty	crate	15.1%
factory	crate	23.28%
factory	crate	41.14%
factory	metal_shelves	23.28%
factory	metal_shelves	41.14%
garagestorage	counter	23.28%
garagestorage	counter	41.14%
garagestorage	crate	0.77%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
hall	counter	15.1%
jewelrystore	counter	15.1%
kitchen	counter	15.1%
livingroom	counter	15.1%
lobby	counter	15.1%
plazastore1	counter	15.1%
shed	counter	23.28%
shed	counter	41.14%
shed	crate	23.28%
shed	crate	41.14%
shed	metal_shelves	23.28%
shed	metal_shelves	41.14%
storageunit	crate	0.77%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	41.14%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.77%
storageunit	metal_shelves	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	41.14%
toolstore	counter	23.28%
toolstore	metal_shelves	19.27%
toolstore	shelves	19.27%
toolstore	shelves	23.28%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
warehouse	crate	23.28%
warehouse	crate	41.14%
warehouse	metal_shelves	23.28%
warehouse	metal_shelves	41.14%
wirefactory	crate	23.28%
wirefactory	crate	41.14%
wirefactory	crate	76.55%
wirefactory	metal_shelves	23.28%
wirefactory	metal_shelves	41.14%
wirefactory	metal_shelves	76.55%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Construction Worker	Trunk	23.28%
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	23.28%
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	41.14%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	23.28%
Metal Welder	Trunk	23.28%

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Wire
    {
        DisplayCategory = Material,
        Weight	            =	        0.2,
        Type	            =	        Drainable,
        DisplayName	        =	        Wire,
        Icon	            =	        Wire,
        UseWhileEquipped	=           FALSE,
        UseDelta	        =	        0.2,
        MetalValue = 20,
        SurvivalGear = TRUE,
        ConsolidateOption = ContextMenu_Merge,
        WorldStaticModel = Wire,
    }

See also

• Fishing
• Trapping