Crafting in Project Zomboid is a sequence, not a checklist. The items fall into an order where each step unlocks the next.
Overview
Craft the items that opens new gathering first. A better tool is worth more than a bigger pile of raw material.
How Items shape your runs
Upgrade in tiers. Jumping straight to the top tier wastes the parts you needed for the step that teaches the system.
Notable Items
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Wooden plank (Weapons): A Wooden plank can be obtained by smashing a door with the axe, saw a log with a saw or get from other barricades window from other houses.
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Pen (Weapons): The weight of the Pen is 0.1.
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Pencil (Weapons): The Pencil had no use before,but since an update it can be used (like the pen) as a weapon,only used once,and can be used in crafting along with.
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Molotov cocktail (Weapons): The Molotov Cocktail is a craftable ranged weapon.
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Shotgun (Weapons): The Shotgun is a ranged weapon, which can quickly take down large numbers of zombies.
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Axe (Weapons): The Axe is a weapon that can be found in places on the map.
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Spiked Baseball Bat (Weapons): The Spiked Baseball Bat is a weapon crafted by using a baseball bat, nails, and a hammer.
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Hammer (Weapons): The Hammer is a tool that may be used either for barricading, or as a subpar weapon it is found randomly in cupboards found throughout the town.
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Baseball Bat (Weapons): The Baseball Bat is a melee weapon in Project Zomboid, it has less damage yet farther range than the Fire Axe.
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Spoon (Weapons): The Spoon is a weapon in Project Zomboid.
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Golf Club (Weapons): The Golf Club is a melee weapon with a damage rating of 4 (FORE!).
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Nailed Plank (Weapons): An improvement on the normal plank made by hammering a nail into a regular wooden plank.
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Pistol (Weapons): The Pistol is a ranged weapon with a damage rating of 21.5.
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Screwdriver (Weapons): A Screwdriver is a one-handed, a useful tool and short blade weapon.
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Frying Pan (Weapons): The Frying Pan is a weapon with a low range and moderate damage.
Where to focus
Keep one of every items you outgrow. The moment you need it again, the spare saves a full detour.
Weapons worth knowing
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Flashlight (Items): A Flashlight is used so the player can see further in the dark.
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Dish towel (Items): Dish towels are used for making Molotov cocktails and are normally found in cabinets.
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Belt (Items): The Belt is a clothing item used to attach tools and weapons to the character.
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Battery (Items): A Battery is used to power Flashlights and Radios.
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Axe (Items): The Axe is a weapon that can be found in places on the map.
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Bandage (Items): Bandages are used to stop the “Bleeding” that appears when you’re injured, burnt, or bitten by a zombie.
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Bread (Items): Bread is a food item commonly found in refrigerators around town.
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Apple (Items): Apples are a perishable food item commonly found in refrigerators around the town.
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Chips (Items): Chips, also known as crisps, are a non-perishable food item.
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Lighter (Items): A Lighter is a drainable item with uses.
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Hammer (Items): The Hammer is a tool that may be used either for barricading, or as a subpar weapon it is found randomly in cupboards found throughout the town.
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Cooking pot (Items): The Cooking Pot is a tool which can be found in a large number of location, though residential buildings (houses, mansions, etc.) will have the best odds.