Newspaper

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Newspaper

General

Usage

A newspaper helps reduce the player's boredom and stress. Once used it is effectively 'consumed' and removed from the inventory.

Fuel

It can be used as a fuel for fires, and lasts for 1 hour if done so.

Crafting

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Newspaper Hat	0 XP	none		Newspaper (consumed)
Smoke Bomb	0 XP	none	OR	Cold Pack (consumed)	Newspaper x2 (consumed)	Ripped Sheets (consumed)

Distribution

It is found in many containers, including shelves, counters, crates, and corpses.

Buildings

Motel rooms, in side tables
News agents
Gas stations or other convenience stores, magazine and newspaper shelves
Post offices and mail boxes
Mechanics, in shelves
Offices, in desks and drawers
Police stations, in desks
Prison cells
Break rooms
Cafes, in book shelves
Pet stores
Other generic junk locations

Residential

Found in bedrooms, kitchens, home offices and living rooms.

Vehicles

Postal van in the trunk.

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.68

item Newspaper
{
  DisplayCategory  = Literature,
  Weight           = 0.1,
  Type             = Literature,
  DisplayName      = Newspaper,
  StressChange     = -15,
  Icon             = Newspaper,
  BoredomChange    = -15,
  StaticModel      = Newspaper,
  WorldStaticModel = Newspaper_Ground,
}