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Cage Trap

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General

Category

Trapping

Encumbrance

1.0

Size

1 tile

Function

Catch animals

Properties

Health

50

Strength

20

Animals

Crafting

Skill (level)

The Hunter Magazine Vol. 3
Trapping (3)

Ingredients

Wire (5 units)

Destroy

Products

Wire

Technical

Item ID(s)

Base.TrapCage

Tile ID(s)

constructedobjects_01_8

A cage trap is a medium-sized trap used by journeyman trappers.

Usage

A cage trap is one of several traps used in trapping to catch a variety of wildlife.

Trapping

Main article: Trapping

Cage traps can be used to catch rabbits and squirrels.

Catch chance:

	40%
	40%

Crafting

To craft a cage trap, the player must have picked either the "Park Ranger" occupation or "Hunter" trait during character creation. Otherwise, it will be learned after reading The Hunter Magazine Vol.3 and craftable after reaching trapping level 3.

Trapping

Main article: Trapping

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Cage Trap	Wire ×5 unit(s)	none	Trapping 3 (and) The Hunter Magazine Vol. 3	none	none

Location

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

TrapCage distributionShow / 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
closet	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	23.28%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Hunter	Trunk	10.78%
Ranger	Trunk	10.78%

Foraging

Amount	Skill Level	Biomes	Weather modifiers				Month modifiers
			Snow	Rain	Day	Night	Months available	Bonus months	Malus months
--	-	DeepForest 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

History

Base.TrapCage

Version	Description
38.30	Released on or before this version.

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Code

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

Item

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item TrapCage
    {
        DisplayCategory = Trapping,
        Weight	=	1,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Cage Trap,
        Icon	=	TrapCage,
        Trap    =   true,
        MetalValue = 10,
    }

Tile

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\lua\server\Traps\TrapDefinition.lua

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

local cageTrap = {};
cageTrap.type = "Base.TrapCage";
cageTrap.sprite = "constructedobjects_01_8";
cageTrap.northSprite = "constructedobjects_01_11";
cageTrap.closedSprite = "constructedobjects_01_9";
cageTrap.northClosedSprite = "constructedobjects_01_10";
cageTrap.trapStrength = 20;
cageTrap.destroyItem = "Base.Wire";
table.insert(Traps, cageTrap);

See also

• Snare Trap
• Stick Trap
• Trap Box
• Trap Crate