Items that count as new

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 27 items carry the base:new tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any new" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
HottieZ	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine	Literature	0.5
Magazine: TV Monthly	Literature	0.4

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Quick answers

Which items count as new in Project Zomboid?

27 items: HottieZ, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine, Magazine and more.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.