Cockroach

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Cockroach
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General
Category
Food
Encumbrance
Moodle Icon HeavyLoad.png
0.1
Function
• Bait in Fishing
Nutrition
HungerMoodle Icon Hungry.png
-5
CaloriesCalories
30
CarbohydratesCarbohydrates
1.27
ProteinsProteins
7.41
FatFat
3.9
Effect
UnhappinessMoodle Icon Unhappy.png
+20
Cooking
Time until cooked
5 minutes
Time until burned
25 minutes
Technical
Item ID
Base.Cockroach

A cockroach is a non-perishable food used in fishing.

Usage

Fishing

Main article: Fishing

A cockroach can be used as bait for fishing to catch bass, catfish, crappie, perch, sunfish, and trout.

Trapping

Main article: Trapping

A cockroach can be used as bait for trapping to catch a small bird in a stick trap.

Consumable properties

Cockroaches can be consumed, reducing hunger at the cost of a lot of unhappiness. They can be cooked to reduce more hunger, however the unhappiness effect will remain.

Uncooked Cooked Burned
Cockroach.png
Hunger: -5
Unhappiness: +20
Cockroach.png
Hunger: -7
Unhappiness: +20
Cockroach.png
Hunger: -2
Boredom: +20
Unhappiness: +40
Dangerous, will cause sickness.

Distribution

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

Containers
Building/Room Container Rolls Chance
bar bin 4 2
bin 4 2
garagestorage crate 4 6
crate 4 6
motelroomoccupied bin 4 2
bin 4 2

Building

Cockroaches can be found in bins and crates of spoiled food.

Foraging

Main article: Foraging

When foraging (investigating area), cockroaches can be found on natural_exterior tiles, such as: grass, sand and gravel. They're most commonly found in forests and vegetation areas, however cannot be found during winter or the snow.

Having the fisherman occupation or angler trait will increase the player's ability to find cockroaches.

Cockroaches are part of the "Animals" loot category.

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_food.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
item Cockroach
	{
		DisplayName = Cockroach,
		DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type = Food,
		Weight = 0.1,
		Icon = Cockroach,
		FishingLure = true,
		IsCookable = TRUE,
		MinutesToCook = 5,
		MinutesToBurn = 25,
		HungerChange = -5,
		UnhappyChange = 20,
		Calories = 30,
		Carbohydrates = 1.27,
		Lipids = 3.9,
		Proteins = 7.41,
		WorldStaticModel = Cockroach_Ground,
	}

See also