Lighter

Navigation:

The Game World > Items > Illumination > Lighter

Lighter
General
Category	Item
Encumbrance	0.1
Function	Fire starting Light source
Capacity	Unknown 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

Lighters can be found in many counters and on vehicle glove boxes and seats.

Buildings

Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
All	Wardrobe	4	2
	Crate	1	4
	Side Table	1	2
	Bin	1	2
	Office Drawers	1	3
	Other	1	3
	Garbage Bag	1	1
Bar	Shelves	4	3
	Counter	2	3
	Bin	1	2
Convenience Store	Shelves	4	2 (x3)
Corner Store	Counter	2	2 (x2)
	Counter	2	2 (x2)
Fossoil	Counter	4	2 (x2)
	Shelves	4	2 (x2)
	Crate	4	2 (x2)
Grocery Storage	Bin	1	2
Grocery	Counter	4	2 (x2)
	Crate	4	2 (x2)
Garage Storage	All	2	3 (+2)
Gas Store	Shelves	5	2
	Counter	2	2
Gas storage	Counter	5	2
General Store	Other	5	1
General Store Storage	Other	5	1
Kitchen	Counter	2	2
Mechanic	Metal Locker	3	3
Motel Room (Occupied)	Bin	1	2
Post Office	Counter	2	1
Storage Unit	All	3	2
Zippee Store	Counter	1	2 (x3)
	Shelves	4	2 (x2)
	Crate	4	2 (x2)

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

From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) 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