Book

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This article is about the consumable item affecting the player's mood. For books that increase experience gain, see Skill books.

A book is an item designed to relieve unhappiness, stress, and boredom when the player character is seriously struggling with the Knox Event. Unlike skill books, these books are consumed once they're read, and therefore are removed from the player's inventory. A book can also be used as a fuel for particular heat sources, and lasts for 15 minutes if done so.

Distribution

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

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Containers
Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
all	Bag_Schoolbag	1	10.0
all	Bag_Schoolbag	1	20.0
all	counter	4	10.0
all	locker	4	10.0
all	other	1	10.0
all	shelves	4	10.0
all	sidetable	1	200.0
artstore	counter	4	10.0
bathroom	shelves	4	10.0
bedroom	crate	4	50.0
bedroom	crate	4	20.0
bedroom	crate	1	1.0
bedroom	crate	4	10.0
bookstore	shelves	4	10.0
bookstore	shelves	4	20.0
camping	counter	4	10.0
carsupply	shelves	4	20.0
carsupply	shelves	4	10.0
classroom	counter	4	20.0
classroom	counter	4	10.0
classroom	desk	4	10.0
classroom	metal_shelves	4	10.0
closet	crate	4	10.0
daycare	desk	4	10.0
daycare	metal_shelves	4	20.0
daycare	metal_shelves	4	10.0
empty	crate	4	10.0
hall	locker	4	20.0
hall	locker	4	10.0
kitchen	shelves	4	10.0
library	shelves	4	20.0
library	shelves	4	10.0
livingroom	shelves	4	20.0
livingroom	shelves	4	10.0
medical	shelves	4	20.0
medical	shelves	4	10.0
office	counter	4	10.0
poststorage	metal_shelves	4	10.0
poststorage	metal_shelves	4	20.0
toolstore	counter	4	10.0
toolstore	counter	4	20.0

Vehicles


Profession	Container	Rolls	Chance
Post Van	Trunk	4	10

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Book
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Literature,
		Weight	=	0.5,
		Type	=	Literature,
		UnhappyChange	=	-40,
		DisplayName	=	Book,
		StressChange	=	-40,
		Icon	=	Book,
		BoredomChange	=	-50,
		StaticModel = Book,
		WorldStaticModel = BookClosedGround,
	}

Distribution

Vehicles

Code

See also