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Mechanics Vol. 3

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Mechanics Vol. 3
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General
Category
Literature
Encumbrance
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0.8
Properties
Consumed
False
Skill XP
Mechanics
Total pages
300 pages
Technical
Item ID
Base.BookMechanic3

The Mechanics Vol. 3, titled and previously known as Advanced Mechanics is a skill book that increases the experience gains for the player's mechanics skill for levels 5-6.

Usage

By reading the book, the player will receive a 8x multiplier to the mechanics XP gains, as long as they are level 5-6. It is not possible to read the book after that level and gain anything out of it.

To read the book:

  1. Right-click the skill book and click "Read".
  2. Wait for the progress bar to finish. Without traits, each page will take 5 seconds of real-time to read, or 2 minutes of in-game time.
  3. Check the character's skills page to verify a boost to the appropriate skill is obtained. (There will be sequential arrows running from the skill name to the skill boxes, and hovering over the skill box that is currently being worked on will show the multiplier that is being given.)

Note: If at any point the player is interrupted during reading, they do not lose the pages they have read; they will continue where they left off. Therefore, other matters can be attended to, such as killing a zombie or tending to a garden, before returning to the book. The total number of pages read so far will show up in the book's tooltip when hovered over. Depending on the situation, it may be best to spend a few hours a day (usually at night) over several days working through a skill book rather than attempting to read one straight through in one sitting (boredom, hunger, thirst, and unhappiness will all accrue while reading).

Note: If the character says, "I don't get it" or other similar lines above their head, they are reading a book too complicated for their level. No progress will be made or multiplier applied, when reading a book too complicated. Make sure they are reading the book that corresponds to the level they are currently working on (Vol. 1 = Level 1 and 2, Vol. 2 = Level 3 and 4, Vol. 3 = Level 5 and 6, Vol. 4 = Level 7 and 8, Vol. 5 = Level 9 and 10). Books cannot be read early.

The book can also used as a fuel, providing 15 minutes of burn time per book.

Location

The distribution for this item can be found in the following table(s):

BookMechanic3 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 shelves 3.28%
bedroom crate 6.74%
bookstore crate 15.52%
bookstore shelves 15.52%
carsupply shelves 19.68%
classroom counter 3.28%
classroom metal_shelves 3.28%
classroom shelves 3.28%
closet crate 6.74%
garagestorage crate 6.74%
kitchen crate 6.74%
library shelves 11.21%
livingroom crate 6.74%
livingroom shelves 3.28%
mechanic crate 6.74%
mechanic metal_shelves 19.68%
mechanic metal_shelves 6.74%
mechanic wardrobe 19.68%
mechanic wardrobe 6.74%
office shelves 3.28%
pawnshop crate 15.52%
pawnshop shelves 15.52%
pawnshopoffice shelves 15.52%
poststorage crate 6.74%
poststorage metal_shelves 6.74%
schoolstorage metal_shelves 3.28%
storageunit crate 6.74%
toolstore counter 15.52%
toolstore shelves 15.52%
Vehicle
Type Container Effective chance
Postal Trunk 1.73%

Variants

History

Base.BookMechanic3

Version Description
Build 41.69 DisplayName changed from Advanced Mechanics to Mechanics Vol. 3.
Build 41.66 DisplayCategory added with value SkillBook.
Build 41.65 WorldStaticModel changed from BookGround to BookYellow_Ground.
Build 41.54 WorldStaticModel added with value BookGround.
Build 41.38 StaticModel added with value Book.
Build 39.45 Released on this version.

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
item BookMechanic3
    {
        DisplayCategory = SkillBook,
        NumberOfPages	=	300,
        Weight	=	0.8,
        Type	=	Literature,
        DisplayName = Mechanics Vol. 3,
        Icon	=	Book11,
        SkillTrained = Mechanics,
        LvlSkillTrained = 5,
        NumLevelsTrained = 2,
        StaticModel = Book,
        WorldStaticModel = BookYellow_Ground,
    }

See also