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Earbuds

General

Category

Electronics

Encumbrance

0.1

Function

Listen to radio silently
Dismantle for scrap electronics

Technical

Item ID

Base.Earbuds

This article is about the white variant. For the red variant, see Headphones.

Earbuds are an electrical item that are used to stop zombies hearing sound from radios and ValuTech PortaDiscs.

Usage

Sound reduction

Earbuds can be plugged into a radio, walkie talkie, or ValuTech PortaDisc, allowing the player to listen to the radio, or other players without producing any noise, therefore not attracting any zombies.

To do this, the radio info panel must be opened, then the earbuds can be dragged into the "earbuds slot" (Ham radios cannot use earbuds, see headphones).

Dismantling

Earbuds can be dismantled with a screwdriver, which will result in one scrap electronics.

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.

Earbuds 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_DuffelBag	Bag_DuffelBag	1.01%
Bag_DuffelBagTINT	Bag_DuffelBagTINT	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%
Electrician	crate	10.78%
Electrician	metal_shelves	10.78%
Handbag	Handbag	1.01%
Purse	Purse	1.01%
all	Outfit_Student	1.61%
all	Outfit_Varsity	1.61%
all	dresser	3.98%
all	inventoryfemale	1.01%
all	inventorymale	1.01%
all	junk	1.01%
all	locker	3.98%
all	wardrobe	3.98%
bathroom	locker	3.98%
bedroom	crate	0.65%
bedroom	crate	10.78%
bedroom	dresser	3.98%
bedroom	sidetable	3.98%
bedroom	wardrobe	3.98%
changeroom	locker	3.98%
closet	crate	0.65%
closet	crate	3.98%
closet	crate	10.78%
daycare	wardrobe	3.98%
factorystorage	locker	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	0.65%
garagestorage	crate	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	10.78%
garagestorage	locker	3.98%
hall	locker	6.29%
laundry	locker	3.98%
livingroom	crate	10.78%
livingroom	sidetable	3.98%
motelroomoccupied	sidetable	1.61%
pawnshop	crate	10.78%
pawnshopoffice	crate	10.78%
pawnshopstorage	crate	10.78%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
security	locker	3.98%
storageunit	crate	0.65%
storageunit	crate	3.98%
storageunit	crate	10.78%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.65%
storageunit	metal_shelves	10.78%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	6.29%
Carpenter	Glove Box	6.29%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	6.29%
Distillery	Glove Box	6.29%
Doctor	Glove Box	6.29%
Electrician	Glove Box	6.29%
Farmer	Glove Box	6.29%
Fire	Glove Box	6.29%
Fisherman	Glove Box	6.29%
Fossoil	Glove Box	6.29%
All	Glove Box	6.29%
Golf	Glove Box	6.29%
Heralds	Glove Box	6.29%
Hunter	Glove Box	6.29%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	6.29%
McCoy	Glove Box	6.29%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	6.29%
Painter	Glove Box	6.29%
Postal	Glove Box	6.29%
Radio	Glove Box	6.29%
Ranger	Glove Box	6.29%
Spiffo	Glove Box	6.29%
Survivalist	Glove Box	6.29%
Transit	Glove Box	6.29%

Buildings

Building	Container	Rolls	Chance
All	Female Corpse	3	2
	Small Table	3	2
Department Store	Counter	3	3
	Display Case	7	10
Electronics Store	Counter	3	3
	Shelves	3	3
Jewelry Store	Counter	3	3
Motel Room	Other	2	2
		2	1

Vehicles

Earbuds do not spawn in vehicles naturally.

Trivia

• Earbuds in the real world, are designed to fit into a user's ear canal, differing from headphones in which fit around the head over the user's ears.
• Earbuds were not really popular until the early 2000s, being popularized by iPods in the early 2000s, but they are still commonplace in the game, likely due to continuity error.

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Earbuds
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Electronics,
		Weight	=	0.1,
		Type	=	Normal,
		DisplayName	=	Earbuds,
		Icon	=	Earbuds,
		WorldStaticModel = EarBuds,
	}

See also

• Electrical