Fire Bomb

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Fire Bomb
General
Category	Weapon
Encumbrance	1.5
Equipped	One-handed
Skill	Fire
Damage
Type	Fire
Attack speed	1.5
Range	0–10 tiles
Damage	0–0
Fire power	97
Fire range	6 tiles
Fire timer	10
Technical details
Ingredients	1 × Empty Bottle 1 × Gas Can 1 × Ripped Sheets
Base ID	See Item IDs

“

Equip trap and perform basic attack to throw.

— In-game tooltip

A fire bomb is a thrown bomb that can only be crafted by players with the Engineer profession.

Usage

Once thrown, a fire bomb will cover an average area of 12x12 squares, starting several fires in the process. The fires themselves will last for about 10 in-game minutes, not taking into account any other objects or zombies caught in the flames.

Crafting

Obtaining

A fire bomb requires several common items found in houses, and can only be crafted by players that have chosen the Engineer occupation.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Fire Bomb	0 XP	none		Empty Bottle (consumed)	Gas Can (4 units) (consumed)	Ripped Sheets (consumed)

Upgrades

A fire bomb can also be upgraded with a motion sensor, timer, or remote control.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Fire Bomb with Timer	0 XP	Electrical 2		Fire Bomb (consumed)	Crafted Timer (consumed)	Scrap Electronics x2 (consumed)
Fire Bomb with Sensor (V1)	0 XP	Electrical 2		Fire Bomb (consumed)	Motion Sensor (consumed)	Scrap Electronics x2 (consumed)
Fire Bomb with Sensor (V2)	0 XP	Electrical 4		Fire Bomb (consumed)	Motion Sensor (consumed)	Scrap Electronics x3 (consumed)
Fire Bomb with Sensor (V3)	0 XP	Electrical 6		Fire Bomb (consumed)	Motion Sensor (consumed)	Scrap Electronics x4 (consumed)
Remote Fire Bomb	0 XP	Electrical 6		Fire Bomb (consumed)	Crafted Trigger (consumed)	Scrap Electronics x2 (consumed)

Distribution

A fire bomb is one of the rarest items in the game to find. Other than obtaining through crafting, they can only be found in the trunk of a survivalist vehicle.

Gallery

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  Havoc caused by a single Flame Trap thrown at a horde.

Item IDs

Item	Class name
Flame Trap	Base.FlameTrap
Flame Trap with Timer	Base.FlameTrapTriggered
Flame Trap with Sensor (V1)	Base.FlameTrapSensorV1
Flame Trap with Sensor (V2)	Base.FlameTrapSensorV2
Flame Trap with Sensor (V3)	Base.FlameTrapSensorV3
Remote Flame Trap	Base.FlameTrapRemote

Code

Fire Bomb
From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.51

	item FlameTrap
		MaxRange		= 10,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Flame Trap,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= Molotov,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		Icon			= BottleWithGas,
		FirePower		= 97,
		FireRange		= 6,
		ExplosionSound		= SmallExplosion,
		Tooltip			= Tooltip_Trap,
        	WorldStaticModel 	= FlameTrap,

Other code

Flame Trap with Timer
From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.51

	item FlameTrapTriggered
		MaxRange		= 3,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Flame Trap with Timer,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= constructedobjects_01_32,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		Icon			= FireBomb,
		ExplosionTimer		= 10,
		PlacedSprite		= constructedobjects_01_32,
		FirePower		= 97,
		FireRange		= 6,
		CanBePlaced		= TRUE,
		ExplosionSound		= SmallExplosion,
        	WorldStaticModel 	= FlameTrapSensor,

Flame Trap with Sensor (V1)
From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.51

	item FlameTrapSensorV1
		MaxRange		= 10,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Flame Trap with Sensor,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= Molotov,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		Icon			= FireBomb,
		SensorRange		= 3,
		PlacedSprite		= constructedobjects_01_32,
		ExplosionTimer		= 5,
		FirePower		= 97,
		FireRange		= 6,
		CanBePlaced		= TRUE,
		ExplosionSound		= SmallExplosion,
        	WorldStaticModel 	= FlameTrapSensor,

Flame Trap with Sensor (V2)
From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.51

	item FlameTrapSensorV2
		MaxRange		= 10,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Flame Trap with Sensor,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= Molotov,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		Icon			= FireBomb,
		SensorRange		= 4,
		PlacedSprite		= constructedobjects_01_32,
		ExplosionTimer		= 5,
		FirePower		= 97,
		FireRange		= 6,
		CanBePlaced		= TRUE,
		ExplosionSound		= SmallExplosion,
        	WorldStaticModel 	= FlameTrapSensor,

Flame Trap with Sensor (V3)
From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.51

	item FlameTrapSensorV3
		MaxRange		= 10,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Flame Trap with Sensor,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= Molotov,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		Icon			= FireBomb,
		SensorRange		= 5,
		PlacedSprite		= constructedobjects_01_32,
		ExplosionTimer		= 5,
		FirePower		= 97,
		FireRange		= 6,
		CanBePlaced		= TRUE,
		ExplosionSound		= SmallExplosion,
        	WorldStaticModel 	= FlameTrapSensor,

Remote Flame Trap
From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.51

	item FlameTrapRemote
		MaxRange		= 10,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Remote Flame Trap,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= Molotov,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		Icon			= FireBomb,
		PlacedSprite		= constructedobjects_01_32,
		FirePower		= 97,
		FireRange		= 6,
		CanBePlaced		= TRUE,
		CanBeRemote		= TRUE,
		ExplosionSound		= SmallExplosion,
        	WorldStaticModel 	= FlameTrapSensor,

See also

• Aerosol Bomb