The Hunter Magazine

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The Hunter Magazine is a literature item with 3 volumes.

Usage

The Hunter Magazines can be read, teaching the player crafting recipes about trapping.

Learned recipes

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 1

Make Snare Trap

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 2

Make Wooden Cage Trap
Make Stick Trap

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 3

Make Trap Box
Make Cage Trap

Crafting

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 1

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Snare Trap	Plank ×1 Twine ×2 unit(s)	Saw (tag)	Trapping 1 (and) The Hunter Magazine Vol.1	none	0.25 Carpentry

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 2

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Trap Crate	Plank ×3 Nails ×5	Saw (tag)	none	none	0.75 Carpentry
Stick Trap	Sturdy Stick ×4 Twine ×2 unit(s)	none	The Hunter Magazine Vol.2	none	none

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 3

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Trap Box	Plank ×4 Nails ×7	Saw (tag)	Carpentry 1 (and) Trapping 2	none	1 Carpentry
Cage Trap	Wire ×5 unit(s)	none	Trapping 3 (and) The Hunter Magazine Vol.3	none	none

Distribution

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

HuntingMag1 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	postbox	0.71%
all	shelves	1.87%
all	shelvesmag	3.98%
bedroom	crate	3.98%
bookstore	shelves	6.29%
camping	counter	6.29%
camping	shelves	6.29%
closet	crate	3.98%
closet	crate	6.29%
fishingstorage	counter	6.29%
garagestorage	crate	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
garagestorage	locker	3.98%
gunstore	shelvesmag	6.29%
hall	shelvesmag	3.98%
hunting	counter	6.29%
hunting	shelvesmag	6.29%
kitchen	crate	3.98%
library	shelves	3.98%
livingroom	crate	3.98%
livingroom	shelves	1.87%
livingroom	sidetable	1.87%
office	shelves	1.87%
poststorage	crate	3.98%
poststorage	metal_shelves	3.98%
storageunit	crate	3.98%
storageunit	crate	6.29%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Postal	Trunk	2.81%

HuntingMag2 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	postbox	0.71%
all	shelves	1.87%
all	shelvesmag	3.98%
bedroom	crate	3.98%
bookstore	shelves	6.29%
camping	counter	6.29%
camping	shelves	6.29%
closet	crate	3.98%
closet	crate	6.29%
fishingstorage	counter	6.29%
garagestorage	crate	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
garagestorage	locker	3.98%
gunstore	shelvesmag	6.29%
hall	shelvesmag	3.98%
hunting	counter	6.29%
hunting	shelvesmag	6.29%
kitchen	crate	3.98%
library	shelves	3.98%
livingroom	crate	3.98%
livingroom	shelves	1.87%
livingroom	sidetable	1.87%
office	shelves	1.87%
poststorage	crate	3.98%
poststorage	metal_shelves	3.98%
storageunit	crate	3.98%
storageunit	crate	6.29%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Postal	Trunk	2.81%

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 HuntingMag1
    {
        DisplayCategory = SkillBook,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        Type	=	Literature,
        DisplayName	=	The Hunter Magazine Vol. 1,
        Icon	=	MagazineHunting,
        TeachedRecipes  =   Make Snare Trap,
        ReplaceOnUse    =   HuntingMag1,
        StaticModel = Magazine,
        WorldStaticModel = MagazineHunter1Ground,
    }

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item HuntingMag2
    {
        DisplayCategory = SkillBook,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        Type	=	Literature,
        DisplayName	=	The Hunter Magazine Vol. 2,
        Icon	=	MagazineHunting2,
        TeachedRecipes  =   Make Wooden Box Trap;Make Stick Trap,
        ReplaceOnUse    =   HuntingMag2,
        StaticModel = Magazine,
        WorldStaticModel = MagazineHunter2Ground,
    }

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item HuntingMag3
    {
        DisplayCategory = SkillBook,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        Type	=	Literature,
        DisplayName	=	The Hunter Magazine Vol. 3,
        Icon	=	MagazineHunting3,
        TeachedRecipes  =   Make Trap Box;Make Cage Trap,
        ReplaceOnUse    =   HuntingMag3,
        StaticModel = Magazine,
        WorldStaticModel = MagazineHunter3Ground,
    }

Usage

Learned recipes

Crafting

Distribution

Code

See also