Lighter

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Lighter
General
Category	Item
Encumbrance	0.1
Function	Fire starting Light source
Capacity	32 units
Contents	Lighter fluid
Light distance	2 tiles
Light strength	0.4
Technical details
item ID	Base.Lighter

A lighter is a drainable item with various uses.

Usage

A lighter can be used to light candles, molotov cocktails, cigarettes, campfires, or antique ovens, burn corpses, or as a light source. In order to use a molotov, a lighter must be equipped in the secondary slot of the inventory. Corpses can be burnt if a lighter is in the primary slot and a gas can is in the secondary slot.

Light source

The light provided by a lighter is inferior to that of a flashlight, but will provide a ring of light around the player. If a flashlight isn't in the player's inventory, pressing the 'F' key (default) will equip a lighter and turn it on. Once equipped, pressing 'F' will turn it on or off.

Crafting

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Lit Candle	0 XP	none		Candle (consumed)	One of: Lighter Matches

Distribution

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

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
all	other	1	4
armysurplus	counter	4	1
bar	counter	4	1
bedroom	desk	4	4
	desk	4	4
conveniencestore	shelves	4	1
	shelves	4	2
drugshack	counter	4	4
empty	crate	4	4
gasstorage	counter	4	4
	crate	4	1
kitchen	counter	4	4
office	desk	4	4
prisoncells	wardrobe	4	4

Vehicles

Profession	Container	Rolls	Chance
All	Glove Box	1	5
	Car Seat	1	1

Trivia

• The icon has similarities to that of a Zippo lighter which is a popular lighter in the U.S.A and founded in Pennsylvania. It became increasingly popular during World War II and the Vietnam War.

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.65

item Lighter
{
  DisplayCategory      = LightSource,
  LightDistance        = 2,
  Weight               = 0.1,
  Type                 = Drainable,
  UseWhileEquipped     = TRUE,
  TorchCone            = FALSE,
  LightStrength        = 0.4,
  DisplayName          = Lighter,
  ActivatedItem        = TRUE,
  Icon                 = Lighter,
  MetalValue           = 1,
  cantBeConsolided     = TRUE,
  StaticModel          = Zippo,
  WorldStaticModel     = ZippoGround,
  ticksPerEquipUse     = 110,
  Tags                 = StartFire,
}

History

Alpha
RC 2.9	Added to the game
2.9.9.17 Build 23	All light sources are a bit stronger
Build 28	Burn zombie corpses ! It'll need some petrol and a lighter/matches.
Build 35	Bug Fix: lighter can't be consolidated

See also

• Matches
• Flashlight
• Heat source
• Fire