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Lighter

General

Encumbrance

0.1

Function

Fire starting
Light source

Properties

Contents

Lighter fluid

Capacity

32 units

Light distance

2 tiles

Light strength

0.4

Technical

Item ID

Base.Lighter

A lighter is a drainable item with various uses.

Usage

A lighter can be used to light candles, Molotov cocktails, cigarettes, campfires, or antique ovens, burn corpses, or as a light source. In order to use a Molotov, a lighter must be equipped in the secondary slot of the inventory. Corpses can be burnt if a lighter is in the primary slot and a gas can is in the secondary slot.

Light source

The light provided by a lighter is inferior to that of a flashlight, but will provide a ring of light around the player. If a flashlight isn't in the player's inventory, pressing the 'F' key (default) will equip a lighter and turn it on. Once equipped, pressing F will turn it on or off.

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Candle	One of: Lighter ×1 Matches ×1 Each of: Candle ×1	none	none	none	none

Distribution

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

Lighter 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_ALICEpack	Bag_ALICEpack	1.01%
Bag_ALICEpack_Army	Bag_ALICEpack_Army	1.01%
Bag_BigHikingBag	Bag_BigHikingBag	1.01%
Bag_Military	Bag_Military	1.01%
Bag_NormalHikingBag	Bag_NormalHikingBag	1.01%
Bag_Satchel	Bag_Satchel	1.01%
Bag_Schoolbag	Bag_Schoolbag	1.01%
Handbag	Handbag	1.01%
Purse	Purse	1.01%
all	crate	2.81%
all	desk	10.78%
all	inventoryfemale	0.71%
all	inventorymale	0.71%
all	other	2.81%
armysurplus	counter	23.28%
armysurplus	metal_shelves	23.28%
armysurplus	shelves	23.28%
bar	counter	23.28%
barkitchen	counter	23.28%
barstorage	counter	23.28%
bedroom	desk	10.78%
beergarden	counter	23.28%
conveniencestore	shelves	23.28%
conveniencestore	shelves	41.14%
cornerstore	shelves	23.28%
cornerstore	shelves	41.14%
drugshack	counter	10.78%
empty	crate	10.78%
fossoil	counter	23.28%
fossoil	counter	41.14%
fossoil	shelves	23.28%
fossoil	shelves	41.14%
gasstorage	counter	10.78%
gasstorage	crate	23.28%
gasstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
gasstore	counter	23.28%
gasstore	counter	41.14%
gasstore	shelves	23.28%
gasstore	shelves	41.14%
generalstore	shelves	23.28%
generalstore	shelves	41.14%
generalstorestorage	counter	23.28%
generalstorestorage	counter	41.14%
generalstorestorage	shelves	23.28%
generalstorestorage	shelves	41.14%
hall	counter	10.78%
janitor	counter	10.78%
jewelrystore	counter	10.78%
kitchen	counter	10.78%
liquorstore	counter	23.28%
liquorstore	counter	41.14%
livingroom	counter	10.78%
lobby	counter	10.78%
office	desk	10.78%
plazastore1	counter	10.78%
policestorage	counter	10.78%
prisoncells	wardrobe	10.78%
schoolstorage	counter	10.78%
zippeestorage	counter	10.78%
zippeestorage	crate	23.28%
zippeestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
zippeestore	shelves	23.28%
zippeestore	shelves	41.14%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	10.78%
Carpenter	Glove Box	10.78%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	10.78%
Distillery	Glove Box	10.78%
Doctor	Glove Box	10.78%
Electrician	Glove Box	10.78%
Farmer	Glove Box	10.78%
Fire	Glove Box	10.78%
Fisherman	Glove Box	10.78%
Fossoil	Glove Box	10.78%
All	Glove Box	10.78%
Golf	Glove Box	10.78%
Heralds	Glove Box	10.78%
Hunter	Glove Box	10.78%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	10.78%
McCoy	Glove Box	10.78%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	10.78%
Painter	Glove Box	10.78%
Police	Glove Box	10.78%
Postal	Glove Box	10.78%
Radio	Glove Box	10.78%
Ranger	Glove Box	10.78%
Spiffo	Glove Box	10.78%
Survivalist	Glove Box	10.78%
Taxi	Glove Box	10.78%
Transit	Glove Box	10.78%

Vehicles

Profession	Container	Rolls	Chance
All	Glove Box	1	5
	Car Seat	1	1

Trivia

• The icon has similarities to that of a Zippo lighter which is a popular lighter in the U.S.A and founded in Pennsylvania. It became increasingly popular during World War II and the Vietnam War.

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Lighter
	{
	    DisplayCategory = LightSource,
		LightDistance	=	2,
		Weight	=	0.1,
		Type	=	Drainable,
		UseWhileEquipped	=	TRUE,
		TorchCone	=	FALSE,
		LightStrength	=	0.4,
		DisplayName	=	Lighter,
		ActivatedItem	=	TRUE,
		Icon	=	Lighter,
		MetalValue = 1,
		cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
		StaticModel = Zippo,
		WorldStaticModel = ZippoGround,
		ticksPerEquipUse = 110,
		Tags = StartFire;Lighter,
	}

History

Alpha
RC 2.9	Added to the game
2.9.9.17 Build 23	All light sources are a bit stronger
Build 28	Burn zombie corpses ! It'll need some petrol and a lighter/matches.
Build 35	Bug Fix: lighter can't be consolidated

See also

• Matches
• Flashlight
• Heat source
• Fire