Cordless Phone

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Cordless Phone

General

Category

Electronics

Encumbrance

0.3

Function

Dismantle for scrap electronics

Technical

Item ID

Base.CordlesssPhone

A cordless phone is an electrical item.

Usage

The cordless phone's current only use is to be dismantled for 1 electronics scrap, requiring a screwdriver.

It cannot be used for communication like the walkie talkie or ham radio.

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Scrap Electronics	One of: Cordless Phone ×1 Digital Watch ×1 Earbuds ×1 Flashlight ×1 Hand Torch ×1 Headphones ×1 Video Game ×1	Screwdriver	none	none	0.5 Electrical

Distribution

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

CordlessPhone 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
Briefcase	Briefcase	1.01%
Electrician	crate	6.29%
Electrician	metal_shelves	6.29%
Suitcase	Suitcase	1.01%
all	junk	1.01%
bedroom	crate	0.53%
bedroom	crate	6.29%
bedroom	sidetable	3.98%
closet	crate	0.53%
closet	crate	6.29%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
electronicsstorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
electronicsstorage	shelves	19.27%
electronicsstore	counter	19.27%
electronicsstore	shelves	19.27%
garagestorage	crate	0.53%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
generalstore	shelves	23.28%
generalstore	shelves	41.14%
generalstorestorage	shelves	23.28%
generalstorestorage	shelves	41.14%
gigamart	shelves	23.28%
gigamart	shelves	41.14%
housewarestore	shelves	23.28%
housewarestore	shelves	41.14%
kitchenwares	shelves	23.28%
kitchenwares	shelves	41.14%
livingroom	crate	6.29%
livingroom	sidetable	3.98%
pawnshop	crate	6.29%
pawnshopoffice	crate	6.29%
pawnshopstorage	crate	6.29%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
prisoncells	wardrobe	1.65%
storageunit	crate	0.53%
storageunit	crate	6.29%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.53%
storageunit	metal_shelves	6.29%

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item CordlessPhone
    {
        DisplayCategory = Electronics,
        Weight	=	0.3,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Cordless Phone,
        Icon	=	CordlessPhone,
        WorldStaticModel = CordlessPhone,
    }

Trivia

• Several radio stations mention that the phone lines haven't been working since before the Knox Event began.

See also

• Electrical
• Walkie Talkie
• Ham Radio