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Flashlight

General

Category

Light Source

Encumbrance

1

Function

Light source

Properties

Capacity

1111.1 units

Light distance

25 tiles

Light strength

2

Torch cone

True

Energy source

Battery

Technical

Item ID

Base.Torch

Flashlight is a drainable item that provides a source of light.

Usage

The flashlight is an item that can be used to provide light for the player when it is dark. To use it, the player must first equip it in either their primary or secondary hand. If the player has an item such as a weapon already equipped, equipping the flashlight will make the player hold the item one-handed if possible, otherwise it will be unequipped.

The light can be toggled by pressing F. The light will shine in a cone reaching up to 25 tiles in front of the player. The flashlight is significantly brighter than the hand torch and is the strongest equippable light source in the game.

Flashlights require a battery to function. There is a chance that the flashlight will spawn with one already installed. While the light is turned on, the battery will gradually drain. When the battery is low, the light will begin to flicker and once completely drained the battery will be consumed. If the player has another battery, they can install it to continue using the flashlight. A full battery can also be taken out of a flashlight if needed for another device.

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Flashlight	Flashlight ×1 Battery ×1	none	none	none	none
Battery	One of: Flashlight ×1 Hand Torch ×1 Rubber Duck ×1	none	none	none	none

Carpentry

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Lamp on Pillar	Plank ×2 Nails ×4 Rope ×1 Flashlight ×1	Hammer (tag)	Carpentry 4	none	1.25 Carpentry

Trivia

• While the torch and flashlight are two separate items in game, they often refer to the same real world item. Flashlight is the more common term in North America, while torch is most common in other English-speaking countries.

Gallery

• 

  A player holding a flashlight at night

Distribution

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

Torch distribution Show / Hide

Containers

Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
Not referenced	GeneratorRoom	4	4.0
Not referenced	StoreShelfElectronics	4	4.0
all	crate	1	0.2
all	junk	1	2.0
all	militarycrate	4	4.0
all	other	1	4.0
armyhanger	counter	4	4.0
armysurplus	counter	4	4.0
bedroom	crate	4	4.0
bedroom	crate	1	0.4
carsupply	metal_shelves	4	4.0
carsupply	shelves	4	4.0
closet	crate	4	4.0
controlroom	counter	4	4.0
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	4	4.0
electronicsstorage	shelves	4	4.0
empty	crate	4	4.0
kitchen	counter	4	4.0
mechanic	metal_shelves	4	4.0
toolstore	counter	4	4.0

Vehicles

Vehicle Type/Location	Rolls	Chance
TransitTruckBed	4	2

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Torch
	{
	    DisplayCategory = LightSource,
		LightDistance	=	25,
		Weight	=	1,
		DisappearOnUse	=	FALSE,
		Type	=	Drainable,
		TorchCone	=	TRUE,
		UseDelta	=	0.0009,
		LightStrength	=	2,
		TorchDot = 0.66,
		DisplayName	=	Flashlight,
		ActivatedItem	=	TRUE,
		Icon	=	Flashlight,
		MetalValue = 10,
		cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
		StaticModel = FlashLight,
		primaryAnimMask = HoldingTorchRight,
        secondaryAnimMask = HoldingTorchLeft,
        WorldStaticModel = FlashLightGround,
	}

See also

• Battery
• Hand Torch