Metalwork Vol. 1

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Metalwork Vol. 1

General

Category

Literature

Encumbrance

0.8

Properties

Consumed

False

Recipes learned

MetalWelding

Skill XP

Metalworking

Total pages

220 pages

Technical

Item ID

Base.BookMetalWelding1

The Metalwork Vol. 1, titled and previously known as Metalwork for Beginners is a skill book that increases the experience gains for the player's metalworking skill for levels 0-2.

Usage

By reading the book, the player will receive a 3x multiplier to the metalworking XP gains, as long as they are level 0-2. 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).

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):

BookMetalWelding1 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
all	shelves	6.29%
bedroom	crate	15.1%
bookstore	crate	23.28%
bookstore	shelves	23.28%
classroom	counter	6.29%
classroom	metal_shelves	6.29%
classroom	shelves	6.29%
closet	crate	15.1%
garagestorage	crate	15.1%
kitchen	crate	15.1%
library	shelves	19.27%
livingroom	crate	15.1%
livingroom	shelves	6.29%
office	shelves	6.29%
pawnshop	crate	23.28%
pawnshop	shelves	23.28%
pawnshopoffice	shelves	23.28%
poststorage	crate	15.1%
poststorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
schoolstorage	metal_shelves	6.29%
storageunit	crate	15.1%
toolstore	counter	23.28%
toolstore	shelves	23.28%

Vehicle

Type	Container	Effective chance
Metal Welder	Trunk	23.28%
Postal	Trunk	15.1%

Variants

Metalwork Vol. 1

Metalwork Vol. 2

Metalwork Vol. 3

Metalwork Vol. 4

Metalwork Vol. 5

History

Base.BookMetalWelding1

Version	Description
38.30	Released on or before this version.

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Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_literature.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item BookMetalWelding1
	{
	    DisplayCategory = SkillBook,
		NumberOfPages	=	220,
		Weight	=	0.8,
		Type	=	Literature,
		DisplayName = Metalwork Vol. 1,
		Icon	=	Book7,
        SkillTrained = MetalWelding,
        LvlSkillTrained = 1,
        NumLevelsTrained = 2,
        StaticModel = Book,
        WorldStaticModel = BookGrey_Ground,
	}

See also

• Metalworking
• Skill books