Paperclip

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A paperclip is used when repairing or crafting a fishing rod.

Usage

A paper clip is a small bit of metal that can be used in place of a nail when repairing or crafting a fishing rod. 40 paperclips can be consolidated into a box of paperclips, which is purely for organisational purposes, and provides no strategic advantage.

Crafting

Paperclips can be used in the following recipes:

Fishing

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Fishing Rod	One of: Hunting Knife ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Each of: Sturdy Stick ×1	none	Angler USA Magazine Vol.1	none	none
Fishing Rod	One of: Hunting Knife ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 One of: Fishing Line ×1 Twine ×2 unit(s) One of: Nails ×1 Paperclip ×1 Each of: Sturdy Stick ×1	none	Angler USA Magazine Vol.1	none	none

Other

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Paperclip ×40	Box of Paperclips ×1	none	none	none	none
Box of Paperclips	Paperclip ×40	none	none	none	none

Distribution

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

Paperclip distribution Show / 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	counter	41.14%
all	crate	0.89%
all	desk	10.78%
all	filingcabinet	23.28%
all	locker	23.28%
all	officedrawers	23.28%
all	other	6.41%
all	sidetable	10.78%
artstore	counter	23.28%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
bedroom	desk	23.28%
classroom	counter	23.28%
classroom	metal_shelves	23.28%
classroom	shelves	23.28%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	23.28%
empty	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
hall	counter	23.28%
hall	locker	23.28%
jewelrystore	counter	23.28%
kitchen	counter	23.28%
kitchen	shelves	23.28%
library	counter	23.28%
livingroom	counter	23.28%
livingroom	overhead	23.28%
livingroom	wardrobe	23.28%
lobby	counter	23.28%
office	counter	23.28%
office	crate	23.28%
office	desk	10.78%
office	desk	23.28%
office	metal_shelves	23.28%
officestorage	crate	23.28%
officestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
plazastore1	counter	23.28%
policestorage	counter	10.78%
schoolstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	23.28%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	10.78%
Carpenter	Glove Box	10.78%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	10.78%
Distillery	Glove Box	10.78%
Doctor	Glove Box	10.78%
Electrician	Glove Box	10.78%
Farmer	Glove Box	10.78%
Fire	Glove Box	10.78%
Fisherman	Glove Box	10.78%
Fossoil	Glove Box	10.78%
All	Glove Box	10.78%
Golf	Glove Box	10.78%
Heralds	Glove Box	10.78%
Hunter	Glove Box	10.78%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	10.78%
McCoy	Glove Box	10.78%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	10.78%
Painter	Glove Box	10.78%
Police	Glove Box	10.78%
Postal	Glove Box	10.78%
Radio	Glove Box	10.78%
Ranger	Glove Box	10.78%
Spiffo	Glove Box	10.78%
Survivalist	Glove Box	10.78%
Taxi	Glove Box	10.78%
Transit	Glove Box	10.78%

Paperclips can be found almost anywhere in the Knox Country, especially in desks.

Code

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Paperclip
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Paperclip
    {
        DisplayCategory = Material,
        Type				=			Normal,
        DisplayName			=		    Paperclip,
        Icon				=			Paperclip,
        Weight				=			0.01,
        MetalValue = 1,
        WorldStaticModel = Paperclip,
    }

Box of Paperclips
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt