Bucket

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Can be used to collect rainwater when placed on the ground outside

— In-game tooltip

A bucket is a water container required in carpentry.

Usage

Water

The bucket can be used to carry up to 25 units of water. To fill a bucket with water, simply right-click the water source and select "Fill Bucket", consuming the bucket and producing a bucket of water. If the source is considered unclean, the water in the bucket will be tainted and displayed with a green skull icon (). Leaving the bucket on the ground outside while it is raining, will gradually fill it with tainted water.

Plaster

The bucket can be used with water and plaster powder to produce a bucket of plaster, which can be applied to a built wall, allowing it to be painted. A bucket of plaster can be filled with water, which will remove the plaster.

Recipes

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Bucket of Plaster	One of: Bucket ×1 Bucket ×1 Each of: Water ×5 unit(s) Bag of Plaster Powder ×1	none	none	none	none

Distribution

Buckets are relatively rare as they can only be found in garden and storage areas at low frequency.

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

BucketEmpty 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%
all	crate	0.65%
all	metal_shelves	2.57%
armysurplus	counter	6.41%
artstore	counter	6.41%
bakery	counter	6.41%
bakerykitchen	counter	6.41%
bar	counter	6.41%
barbecuestore	counter	6.41%
barkitchen	counter	6.41%
barstorage	counter	6.41%
baseballstore	counter	6.41%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
beergarden	counter	6.41%
bookstore	counter	6.41%
bowlingalley	counter	6.41%
burgerkitchen	counter	6.41%
butcher	counter	6.41%
cafe	counter	6.41%
cafekitchen	counter	6.41%
cafeteria	counter	6.41%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	6.41%
camerastore	counter	6.41%
camping	counter	6.41%
candystore	counter	6.41%
carsupply	counter	6.41%
chinesekitchen	counter	6.41%
chineserestaurant	counter	6.41%
classroom	counter	3.98%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	6.29%
closet	crate	10.78%
clothingstore	counter	6.41%
construction	crate	6.29%
conveniencestore	counter	6.41%
cornerstore	counter	6.41%
daycare	counter	3.98%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	6.41%
departmentstore	counter	6.41%
dinerbackroom	counter	6.41%
dinerkitchen	counter	6.41%
dining	counter	6.41%
donut_dining	counter	6.41%
donut_kitchen	counter	6.41%
electronicsstore	counter	6.41%
factory	crate	6.29%
factory	crate	10.78%
factory	metal_shelves	6.29%
factory	metal_shelves	10.78%
farmstorage	crate	6.29%
farmstorage	crate	10.78%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
fishchipskitchen	counter	6.41%
fishingstorage	counter	6.41%
fossoil	counter	6.41%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	crate	6.29%
garagestorage	crate	10.78%
gardenstore	counter	6.41%
gardenstore	metal_shelves	6.29%
gardenstore	shelves	6.29%
gasstorage	counter	23.28%
gasstore	counter	6.41%
generalstore	counter	6.41%
generalstore	metal_shelves	6.29%
generalstore	shelves	6.29%
generalstorestorage	counter	6.41%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
generalstorestorage	shelves	6.29%
giftstore	counter	6.41%
gigamart	counter	6.41%
gigamart	shelves	6.29%
gigamartkitchen	counter	6.41%
grocery	counter	6.41%
gunstore	counter	6.41%
hall	counter	6.41%
hunting	counter	6.41%
icecream	counter	6.41%
icecreamkitchen	counter	6.41%
italiankitchen	counter	6.41%
italianrestaurant	counter	6.41%
janitor	counter	23.28%
janitor	metal_shelves	23.28%
jayschicken_dining	counter	6.41%
jayschicken_kitchen	counter	6.41%
jewelrystore	counter	6.41%
kitchen_crepe	counter	6.41%
laundry	counter	23.28%
laundry	metal_shelves	23.28%
laundry	shelves	23.28%
leatherclothesstore	counter	6.41%
lingeriestore	counter	6.41%
liquorstore	counter	6.41%
lobby	counter	6.41%
mechanic	wardrobe	23.28%
mexicankitchen	counter	6.41%
movierental	counter	6.41%
optometrist	counter	6.41%
paintershop	crate	6.29%
paintershop	metal_shelves	6.29%
pawnshop	counter	6.41%
pharmacy	counter	6.41%
pileocrepe	counter	6.41%
pizzakitchen	counter	6.41%
pizzawhirled	counter	6.41%
plazastore1	counter	6.41%
producestorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
restaurant	counter	6.41%
restaurantkitchen	counter	6.41%
schoolstorage	counter	23.28%
schoolstorage	metal_shelves	3.98%
seafoodkitchen	counter	6.41%
sewingstore	counter	6.41%
shed	crate	6.29%
shed	crate	10.78%
shoestore	counter	6.41%
spiffo_dining	counter	6.41%
spiffoskitchen	counter	6.41%
sportstorage	counter	6.41%
sportstore	counter	6.41%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	crate	6.29%
storageunit	crate	10.78%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	6.29%
storageunit	metal_shelves	10.78%
sushidining	counter	6.41%
sushikitchen	counter	6.41%
theatre	counter	6.41%
theatrekitchen	counter	6.41%
toolstore	counter	6.41%
toolstore	metal_shelves	6.29%
toolstore	shelves	6.29%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
toystore	counter	6.41%
walletshop	counter	6.41%
warehouse	crate	6.29%
warehouse	crate	10.78%
warehouse	metal_shelves	6.29%
warehouse	metal_shelves	10.78%
westernkitchen	counter	6.41%
zippeestorage	counter	23.28%
zippeestore	counter	6.41%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Construction Worker	Trunk	23.28%
Farmer	Trunk	10.78%
Fire	Trunk	10.78%
Painter	Trunk	30.41%
Painter	Trunk	23.28%

Vehicles

Profession	Container	Rolls	Chance
Construction Worker	Trunk	5	1

Code

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

Base.BucketEmpty
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item BucketEmpty
	{
	    DisplayCategory = WaterContainer,
		Weight	=	1,
		CanStoreWater	=	TRUE,
		Type	=	Normal,
		DisplayName	=	Bucket,
		Icon	=	MetalBucket,
        ReplaceOnUseOn = WaterSource-BucketWaterFull,
        MetalValue = 20,
        RainFactor = 1,
		Tooltip = Tooltip_item_RainFromGround,
        EatType = Bucket,
        SurvivalGear = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = Bucket_Ground,
	}

Base.BucketWaterFull
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item BucketWaterFull
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Water,
		IsWaterSource	=	TRUE,
		Weight	=	4,
		CanStoreWater	=	TRUE,
		FillFromDispenserSound = GetWaterFromDispenserMetalBig,
		FillFromTapSound = GetWaterFromTapMetalBig,
		Type	=	Drainable,
		DisplayName	=	Bucket of Water,
		UseWhileEquipped	=	FALSE,
		UseDelta	=	0.04,
		ReplaceOnDeplete	=	BucketEmpty,
		ReplaceOnUseOn	=	WaterSource-BucketWaterFull,
		Icon	=	MetalBucket_Water,
		RainFactor = 1,
		Tooltip = Tooltip_item_RainFromGround,
		StaticModel = Bucket,
		EatType = Bucket,
		WorldStaticModel = BucketFullWater_Ground,
		IsCookable = TRUE,
		Tags = HasMetal,
	}

Gallery

Model used for animations

Trivia

In build 41.78 the bucket had its icon changed, to reflect that it's made of metal, previously it used to have a blue icon: .