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Padlock

General

Category

Security

Encumbrance

0.2

Function

Lock containers

Properties

Material

Metal

Metal quantity

15

Technical

Item ID

Base.Padlock

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Used to lock containers. Items and equipment can be stored securely.

— Padlock in-game tooltip

The Padlock is an item that can be used to control access to player-crafted crates.

Usage

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Locking

Padlocks can be attached to crafted crates. If it is in the player's inventory, the "Put Padlock" context option will appear when selecting a crate. Upon attaching, the player will receive two keys that can be used to open the locked crate.

While the padlock is in place, the crate's tab in the inventory window will have a lock icon on it. If you hold the correct key, the icon is an open lock, and the container works normally. Otherwise, it is a closed lock, and the container's tab cannot even be viewed.

Padlocks are effectively useless in single-player games, but since a padlocked crate cannot be used or even viewed by a player who does not hold a matching key, it can deter looters on a multi-player server. A locked crate can be destroyed, spilling its contents, just as easily as an unlocked crate can.

Pre-existing crates, like those in warehouses, cannot be locked.

Removing padlock

Holding the key also adds the "Remove Padlock" option to the crate's context menu so that you can return it to its original unrestricted state and reuse the padlock. Removing a padlock will remove one of its keys from your inventory, while re-adding an already used padlock will return one key (not two) to you.

Padlock key

The two keys from each padlock are identical.

Distribution

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

Padlock distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Farmer	crate	10.78%
Farmer	metal_shelves	10.78%
bedroom	crate	0.65%
closet	crate	0.65%
closet	crate	10.78%
factory	crate	10.78%
factory	metal_shelves	10.78%
farmstorage	crate	10.78%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
garagestorage	crate	0.65%
garagestorage	crate	10.78%
gasstorage	counter	23.28%
generalstore	metal_shelves	8.55%
generalstore	shelves	8.55%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	8.55%
generalstorestorage	shelves	8.55%
gigamart	shelves	8.55%
janitor	counter	23.28%
janitor	metal_shelves	23.28%
schoolstorage	counter	23.28%
shed	crate	10.78%
storageunit	crate	0.65%
storageunit	crate	10.78%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.65%
storageunit	metal_shelves	10.78%
toolstore	counter	8.55%
toolstore	metal_shelves	8.55%
toolstore	shelves	8.55%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	8.55%
warehouse	crate	10.78%
warehouse	metal_shelves	10.78%
zippeestorage	counter	23.28%

It can be found in "tool store" zones, such as the one in downtown West Point. It also sometimes spawns inside warehouse crates that have farming equipment such as seeds, trowels, and watering cans.

Code

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

Item

Base.Padlock
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Padlock
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Security,
		Weight	=	0.2,
		Type	=	Key,
		DisplayName	=	Padlock,
		Icon	=	Padlock,
        Padlock =   TRUE,
        MetalValue = 15,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_Padlock,
        WorldStaticModel = Padlock,
	}

See also

• Key Ring
• Combination Padlock