Newspaper

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Newspaper
General
Category	Literature
Weight	0.1
Consumed	True
Effect
Boredom	-15
Stress	-15
Technical details
Base ID	Base.Newspaper

A newspaper is a literature item.

Usage

A newspaper helps reduce the player's boredom and stress. Once used it is effectively 'consumed' and removed from the inventory.

Fuel

It can be used as a fuel for fires, and lasts for 1 hour if done so.

Crafting

Product	XP Gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Newspaper Hat	0 XP	none		Newspaper (consumed)
Smoke Bomb		none	OR	Cold Pack (consumed)	Newspaper x2 (consumed)	Ripped Sheets (consumed)

Distribution

It is found in many containers, including shelves, counters, crates and corpses.

Buildings

• Motel rooms, in side tables
• News agents
• Filling stations or other convenience stores, magazine and newspaper shelves
• Post offices and mail boxes
• Mechanics, in shelves
• Offices, in desks and drawers
• Police stations, in desks
• Prison cells
• Break rooms
• Cafes, in book shelves
• Pet stores
• Other generic junk locations

Residential

• Found in bedrooms, kitchens, home offices and living rooms.

Vehicles

• Postal van in the trunk.

Code

From items_literature.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Retrieved
Version 41.68

    item Newspaper
    {
        DisplayCategory = Literature,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        Type	=	Literature,
        DisplayName	=	Newspaper,
        StressChange	=	-15,
        Icon	=	Newspaper,
        BoredomChange	=	-15,
        StaticModel = Newspaper,
        WorldStaticModel = Newspaper_Ground,
    }

See also

• Book
• Comic Book
• Magazine