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Candle

General

Category

Light Source

Encumbrance

0.2

Function

Light source

Properties

Capacity

333 units

Light strength

0.6

Technical

Tags

StartFire

Item ID

Base.Candle
Base.CandleLit

A lit candle is a drainable illumination item.

Usage

The candle itself does not do anything. However, if the candle is lit, it will become a light source for the player. It can also then be used to light a campfire.

When equipped, a lit candle projects a ring of light around the player stronger than that of a lighter, but weaker than a flashlight. It has a limited usable time, which once drained, will be destroyed.

The lit candle can be put out, extinguishing the light source and reverting it to a candle, where it must be relit.

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.

Candle 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	other	1.61%
armysurplus	counter	23.28%
armysurplus	counter	41.14%
armysurplus	metal_shelves	23.28%
armysurplus	metal_shelves	41.14%
armysurplus	shelves	23.28%
armysurplus	shelves	41.14%
closet	crate	23.28%
empty	crate	6.29%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
hall	counter	6.29%
jewelrystore	counter	6.29%
lobby	counter	6.29%
plazastore1	counter	6.29%
storageunit	crate	23.28%

Candles can be found in wardrobes, counters and gift stores.

Code

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

Candle
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Candle
    {
        DisplayCategory = LightSource,
        Weight    =    0.2,
        Type    =    Drainable,
        UseDelta    =   0,
        DisplayName    =    Candle,
        Icon    =    Candle,
        cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
        StaticModel = Candle,
        WorldStaticModel = CandleGround,
    }

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item CandleLit
	{
	    DisplayCategory = LightSource,
		LightDistance	=	3,
		Weight	=	0.2,
		Type	=	Drainable,
	    UseWhileUnequipped  =   TRUE,
		TorchCone	=	FALSE,
		UseDelta	=	0.003,
		LightStrength	=	0.6,
		DisplayName	=	Lit Candle,
		ActivatedItem	=	TRUE,
		Icon	=	CandleLit,
		cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
		StaticModel = Candle,
		WorldStaticModel = CandleGround,
		Tags = StartFire,
	}

See also

• Lighter
• Matches