Magazine: How to Use Generators is a recipe resource item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Recipe Resource Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.ElectronicsMag4 | Recipe Resource |
Magazine: How to Use Generators is on 34 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Generator | Electronics Store (box); Electronics store (second list) (box) | 31% | 4 |
| Electronic Store Magazines | Electronics Store (cupboard, shelves); Electronics store (second list) (cupboard, shelves) | 5.7% | 4 |
| Library Magazines | Library (shelves) | 2.0% | 4 |
| University Library Magazines | University library (shelves) | 1.8% | 4 |
| Electrician Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 1.2% | 3 |
| Bookstore Blue Collar | Bookstore (shelves) | 0.90% | 4 |
| Electrician Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.85% | 3 |
| Crate Magazines | Attic (box, crate); Bathroom (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); and 6 more places | 0.80% | 4 |
It is on 26 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late, Survivalist 03 Mid, Survivalist 04 and 7 more.
Inside bags and cases: Mail Satchel, Mail Bag, Military Backpack, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Make Magazine Body Armor, Make Magazine Limb Armor.
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any magazine.
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
Base.ElectronicsMag4.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.