Flashlight

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A hand torch is a drainable item that provides a source of light.

Usage

The hand torch is an item that can be used to provide light for the player when it is dark. To use it, the player must first equip it in either their primary or secondary hand. If the player has an item such as a weapon already equipped, equipping the hand torch will make the player hold the item one-handed if possible, otherwise it will be unequipped.

The light can be toggled by pressing F. The light will shine in a cone reaching up to 15 tiles in front of the player. The hand torch is significantly weaker than the flashlight, which is the strongest equippable light source in the game.

Hand torches require a battery to function. There is a chance that the hand torch will spawn with one already installed. While the light is turned on, the battery will gradually drain. When the battery is low, the light will begin to flicker and once completely drained the battery will be consumed. If the player has another battery, they can install it to continue using the hand torch. A full battery can also be taken out of a hand torch if needed for another device.

Crafting

Recipes are still based on build 41, and are planned to be revamped to build 42 at a later date, depending on the game's crafting system improvement.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Flashlight	Flashlight ×1 Battery ×1	none	none	none	none
Battery	One of: Flashlight ×1 Flashlight ×1 Rubber Duck ×1	none	none	none	none

Location

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

HandTorch distributionShow / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default 'apocalypse' loot settings, with no luck modifier, and average 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. Duplicate entries do exist, but have been removed for clarity.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	cardboardbox	1.01%
all	militarycrate	4.44%
all	other	5.33%
all	smallbox	1.01%
armyhanger	counter	19.68%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	19.68%
armyhanger	militarycrate	23.67%
armystorage	metal_shelves	23.67%
armystorage	militarycrate	23.67%
armytent	cardboardbox	23.67%
armytent	cardboardbox	4.44%
armytent	crate	23.67%
armytent	crate	4.44%
armytent	locker	6.74%
armytent	militarycrate	23.67%
armytent	smallbox	23.67%
armytent	smallbox	4.44%
bathroom	locker	11.21%
bedroom	cardboardbox	19.68%
bedroom	cardboardbox	1.01%
bedroom	crate	19.68%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
bedroom	smallbox	19.68%
camping	cardboardbox	23.67%
camping	crate	23.67%
camping	shelves	23.67%
campingstorage	cardboardbox	23.67%
campingstorage	crate	23.67%
carsupply	cardboardbox	19.68%
carsupply	crate	19.68%
catwalk	cardboardbox	19.68%
catwalk	crate	19.68%
catwalk	metal_shelves	19.68%
catwalk	smallbox	19.68%
changeroom	locker	11.21%
classroom	metal_shelves	11.21%
closet	cardboardbox	19.68%
closet	cardboardbox	11.21%
closet	cardboardbox	1.01%
closet	crate	19.68%
closet	metal_shelves	10.38%
closet	smallbox	19.68%
closet	smallbox	11.21%
controlroom	counter	19.68%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
detectiveoffice	desk	5.77%
electronicstore	locker	19.68%
elementaryclassroom	metal_shelves	11.21%
elementaryclassroom	wardrobe	11.21%
garagestorage	cardboardbox	19.68%
garagestorage	cardboardbox	11.21%
garagestorage	cardboardbox	1.01%
garagestorage	counter	19.68%
garagestorage	crate	19.68%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
garagestorage	smallbox	19.68%
garagestorage	smallbox	11.21%
generalstore	shelves	19.68%
gigamart	shelves	19.68%
hall	counter	19.68%
hall	metal_shelves	23.67%
housewarestore	shelves	19.68%
joanstudio	metal_shelves	19.68%
kitchen	counter	5.77%
kitchenwares	shelves	19.68%
laboratory	cardboardbox	11.21%
laboratory	crate	11.21%
laboratory	desk	11.21%
laboratory	metal_shelves	11.21%
laboratory	smallbox	11.21%
livingroom	cardboardbox	19.68%
livingroom	cardboardbox	11.21%
livingroom	counter	5.77%
livingroom	crate	19.68%
livingroom	crate	11.21%
livingroom	smallbox	19.68%
livingroom	smallbox	11.21%
lobby	counter	19.68%
mechanic	cardboardbox	19.68%
mechanic	crate	19.68%
mechanic	metal_shelves	19.68%
mechanic	smallbox	19.68%
mechanic	wardrobe	19.68%
Nurse	cardboardbox	11.21%
Nurse	counter	11.21%
Nurse	crate	11.21%
Nurse	dresser	11.21%
Nurse	metal_shelves	11.21%
Nurse	smallbox	11.21%
office	desk	5.77%
office	militarycrate	23.67%
pawnshop	cardboardbox	19.68%
pawnshop	counter	23.67%
pawnshop	crate	19.68%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	23.67%
pawnshop	shelves	23.67%
pawnshop	smallbox	19.68%
pawnshopoffice	cardboardbox	23.67%
pawnshopoffice	cardboardbox	19.68%
pawnshopoffice	crate	23.67%
pawnshopoffice	crate	19.68%
pawnshopoffice	metal_shelves	23.67%
pawnshopoffice	smallbox	23.67%
pawnshopoffice	smallbox	19.68%
pawnshopstorage	cardboardbox	23.67%
pawnshopstorage	cardboardbox	19.68%
pawnshopstorage	crate	23.67%
pawnshopstorage	crate	19.68%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	23.67%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
pawnshopstorage	smallbox	23.67%
pawnshopstorage	smallbox	19.68%
plazastore1	counter	19.68%
policelocker	locker	11.21%
policeoffice	desk	5.77%
railroadrepair	cardboardbox	19.68%
railroadrepair	counter	19.68%
railroadrepair	crate	19.68%
railroadrepair	metal_shelves	19.68%
railroadrepair	smallbox	19.68%
railroadstorage	cardboardbox	19.68%
railroadstorage	crate	19.68%
railroadstorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
railroadstorage	smallbox	19.68%
SafehouseLoot	cardboardbox	41.46%
SafehouseLoot	crate	41.46%
SafehouseLoot	smallbox	41.46%
SafehouseLoot_Late	cardboardbox	19.68%
SafehouseLoot_Late	crate	19.68%
SafehouseLoot_Late	smallbox	41.46%
SafehouseLoot_Mid	cardboardbox	41.46%
SafehouseLoot_Mid	crate	41.46%
SafehouseLoot_Mid	smallbox	41.46%
secondaryclassroom	metal_shelves	11.21%
security	counter	5.77%
security	desk	5.77%
shed	cardboardbox	19.68%
shed	cardboardbox	1.01%
shed	crate	19.68%
shed	smallbox	19.68%
shed	smallbox	11.21%
storageunit	cardboardbox	19.68%
storageunit	cardboardbox	11.21%
storageunit	cardboardbox	1.01%
storageunit	crate	19.68%
storageunit	crate	11.21%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	19.68%
storageunit	metal_shelves	11.21%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	smallbox	19.68%
storageunit	smallbox	11.21%
storageunit	smallbox	1.01%
SurvivorCacheBigBuilding	counter	5.77%
teacherroom	filingcabinet	11.21%
technical	counter	19.68%
toolstore	cardboardbox	19.68%
toolstore	counter	19.68%
toolstore	metal_shelves	19.68%
toolstore	shelves	19.68%
toolstore	smallbox	19.68%
toolstorestorage	cardboardbox	19.68%
toolstorestorage	crate	19.68%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
toolstorestorage	smallbox	19.68%
universitystorage	cardboardbox	11.21%

Vehicle
Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	2.93%
Army	Glove Box	2.93%
Camper	Glove Box	6.53%
Camper	Seat Front	6.53%
Camper	Seat Rear	6.53%
Hunter	Glove Box	5.33%
Hunter	Seat Front	5.33%
Hunter	Trunk	19.68%
Mechanic	Glove Box	5.33%
Mechanic	Seat Front	5.33%
Mechanic	Trunk	19.68%
Pick Up Truck Lights Airport	Glove Box	5.33%
Pick Up Truck Lights Airport	Seat Front	5.33%
Pick Up Truck Lights Airport	Trunk	19.68%
Police	S W A T Seat Front	2.93%
Police	S W A T Seat Rear	2.93%
Police	S W A T Truck Bed	11.21%
Police	Trunk	11.21%
Prison	Guard Glove Box	6.53%
Prison	Guard Truck Bed	19.68%
Transit	Trunk	11.21%

Foraging
Amount	Skill level	Biome: chance	Weather modifiers %				Month modifiers
Amount	Skill level	Biome: chance	Snow	Rain	Day	Night	Months available	Bonus months	Malus months
1	-	DeepForest: 15 Farm: 15 FarmLand: 15 ForagingNav: 15 Forest: 15 TownZone: 15 TrailerPark: 15 Vegitation: 15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Trivia

While the torch and flashlight are two separate items in the game, they often refer to the same real-world item. Flashlight is the more common term in North America, while torch is most common in other English-speaking countries.
The hand torch model has "Zero" written on it, it might be an Easter egg referencing to something.

Gallery

A player holding a hand torch at night

History

Base.HandTorch

Version	Description
Build 42.0.0	`DisplayName` changed from `Hand Torch` to `Flashlight`. `KeepOnDeplete` added with value `TRUE`. `LightStrength` changed from `0.9` to `1.8`. `SoundMap` added with value `Deactivate FlashlightOff`. `Item tag` added with value `Flashlight`. `TorchDot` added with value `0.66`.
Build 41.65	`DisplayCategory` added with value `LightSource`.
Build 41.54	`WorldStaticModel` added with value `HandTorchGround`.
Build 41.33	Released on this version.

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_lighting.txt

Retrieved: Build 42.0.2

item HandTorch
	{
		DisplayName = Flashlight,
		DisplayCategory = LightSource,
		Type = Drainable,
		Weight = 0.5,
		Icon = Flashlight2,
		ActivatedItem = TRUE,
		DisappearOnUse = FALSE,
		KeepOnDeplete = TRUE,
		LightDistance = 15,
		LightStrength = 1.8,
		MetalValue = 10,
		TorchCone = TRUE,
		TorchDot = 0.66,
		UseDelta = 0.0004,
		cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
		primaryAnimMask = HoldingTorchRight,
		secondaryAnimMask = HoldingTorchLeft,
		StaticModel = HandTorch,
		WorldStaticModel = HandTorchGround,
		Tags = Flashlight,
		SoundMap = Activate FlashlightOn,
		SoundMap = Deactivate FlashlightOff,
	}