Molotov Cocktail

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Molotov cocktail
Molotov cocktail
General
Category	Weapon
Encumbrance	1.5
Equipped	One-handed
Secondary
Skill	Fire
Damage
Type	Fire
Attack speed	1.5
Range	0–8 tiles
Damage	0–0
Fire power	90
Fire range	4 tiles
Technical details
Base ID	Base.Molotov

Molotov Cocktails are a hand-made incendiary weapon which can be thrown by the player.

Usage

Molotov cocktails do not cause any damage upon impact. They will, however, spark a fire in its area of effect, allowing them to be useful for dispatching a medium to large group of zombies. Care must be taken though, as the fire created will spread and maybe even engulf the thrower in flames.

A lighter must be in the secondary slot in order to use it. After throwing, another molotov will be chosen as the current weapon if the player has one.

It is recommended to read more about the dangers of fire.

Crafting

Molotov cocktails can be crafted from a full whiskey bottle and a ripped sheet, or from a gas can, an empty bottle, and a ripped sheet.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Molotov Cocktail	0 XP	none		Bourbon (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag (consumed)
Molotov Cocktail	0 XP	none		One of: Empty Bottle Empty Bottle Empty Bottle (consumed)	Gas Can (1 unit) (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag (consumed)

Code

From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.50

    item Molotov
		OtherHandUse		= TRUE,
		MaxRange		= 8,
		WeaponSprite		= Molotov,
		Type			= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	= 1.5,
		SwingAnim		= Throw,
		UseSelf			= TRUE,
		DisplayName		= Molotov Cocktail,
		SwingTime		= 1.5,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	= 0.1,
		PhysicsObject		= MolotovCocktail,
		MinDamage		= 0,
		Weight			= 1.5,
		MaxDamage		= 0,
		OtherHandRequire	= Lighter,
		MaxHitCount		= 0,
		FirePower 		= 90,
		FireRange 		= 4,
		Icon			= Molotov,

History

Pre Alpha
Initial	Added into the game
Alpha
0.2.0i	Fire temporarily taken out. Fires are invisible from this point on.
RC 2.9	Fire re-added but doesn't work in certain builds of this version
2.9.9.17	Changes to molotov flying visuals. After throwing, another molotov will be chosen as the current weapon if the player has one rather than switching to some other weapon.

See also

• Fire
• More Throwable Weapons
• Bourbon