Hand Torch

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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

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Hand Torch	Hand Torch ×1 Battery ×1	none	none	none	none
Battery	One of: Flashlight ×1 Hand Torch ×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	Ambulance Driver (male outfit) Ambulance Driver (female outfit)	5.33%
all	crate	0.77%
all	metal_shelves	3.04%
all	militarycrate	19.68%
all	Nurse (male outfit) Nurse (female outfit)	5.33%
all	other	5.33%
armyhanger	counter	19.68%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	19.68%
armystorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
armysurplus	counter	19.68%
armysurplus	metal_shelves	19.68%
armysurplus	shelves	19.68%
bedroom	crate	19.68%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	19.68%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	metal_shelves	19.68%
controlroom	counter	19.68%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
Electrician	crate	19.68%
Electrician	metal_shelves	19.68%
electronicsstorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
electronicsstorage	shelves	19.68%
electronicsstore	counter	19.68%
electronicsstore	shelves	19.68%
empty	crate	19.68%
garagestorage	counter	19.68%
garagestorage	crate	19.68%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
generalstore	shelves	19.68%
generalstorestorage	shelves	19.68%
gigamart	shelves	19.68%
hall	counter	19.68%
housewarestore	shelves	19.68%
jewelrystore	counter	19.68%
kitchen	counter	19.68%
kitchenwares	shelves	19.68%
livingroom	counter	19.68%
livingroom	crate	19.68%
livingroom	wardrobe	19.68%
lobby	counter	19.68%
mechanic	crate	19.68%
mechanic	metal_shelves	19.68%
mechanic	wardrobe	19.68%
pawnshop	counter	19.68%
pawnshop	crate	19.68%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	19.68%
pawnshop	shelves	19.68%
pawnshopoffice	crate	19.68%
pawnshopoffice	metal_shelves	19.68%
pawnshopstorage	crate	19.68%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	19.68%
plazastore1	counter	19.68%
storageunit	crate	19.68%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	19.68%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
toolstore	counter	19.68%
toolstore	shelves	19.68%

Vehicle
Type	Container	Effective chance
All	Glove Box	2.93%
Ambulance	Glove Box	2.93%
Carpenter	Glove Box	2.93%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	2.93%
Distillery	Glove Box	2.93%
Doctor	Glove Box	2.93%
Electrician	Glove Box	2.93%
Farmer	Glove Box	2.93%
Fire	Glove Box	2.93%
Fisherman	Glove Box	2.93%
Fossoil	Glove Box	2.93%
Golf	Glove Box	2.93%
Heralds	Glove Box	2.93%
Hunter	Glove Box	2.93%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	2.93%
McCoy	Glove Box	2.93%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	2.93%
Painter	Glove Box	2.93%
Police	Glove Box	2.93%
Police	Trunk	2.93%
Postal	Glove Box	2.93%
Radio	Glove Box	2.93%
Ranger	Glove Box	2.93%
Spiffo	Glove Box	2.93%
Survivalist	Glove Box	2.93%
Taxi	Glove Box	2.93%
Transit	Glove Box	2.93%
Transit	Trunk	2.93%

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 Forest: 15 Nav: 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 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\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item HandTorch
    {
        DisplayCategory = LightSource,
        LightDistance	=	15,
        Weight	=	0.5,
        DisappearOnUse	=	FALSE,
        Type	=	Drainable,
        TorchCone	=	TRUE,
        UseDelta	=	0.0004,
        LightStrength	=	0.9,
        DisplayName	=	Hand Torch,
        ActivatedItem	=	TRUE,
        Icon	=	Flashlight2,
        MetalValue = 10,
        cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
        StaticModel = HandTorch,
        primaryAnimMask = HoldingTorchRight,
        secondaryAnimMask = HoldingTorchLeft,
        WorldStaticModel = HandTorchGround,
    }