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Magazine: TV Monthly at a glance
Literature Books & media
It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Magazine: TV Monthly
Magazine: TV Monthly is a literature item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.
More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.TVMagazine | Literature |
Base.TVMagazine_New | Literature |
2 versions share the name Magazine: TV Monthly, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Magazine: TV Monthly is on 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine Rack Mixed | Any building (magazine stand); Convenience store (magazine stand); Corner Store (magazine stand); and 8 more places | 10.0% | 4 |
| Bookstore Misc | Bookstore (shelves) | 9.8% | 4 |
| Post Office Magazines | Post Office (box); Post storage (box) | 8.9% | 4 |
| Spiffos Desk | Office (desk); Spiffo's kitchen (desk) | 8.2% | 4 |
| Living Room Shelf | Survivor safehouse (early) (shelves); Survivor safehouse (late game) (shelves); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (shelves); and 2 more places | 7.4% | 4 |
| Living Room Shelf Redneck | Living room (shelves) | 7.4% | 4 |
| Living Room Shelf Classy | Living room (shelves) | 7.1% | 4 |
| University Desk Cinema | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.8% | 4 |
It is on 27 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Tourist.
Inside bags and cases: Handbag, Purse, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Make Magazine Body Armor, Make Magazine Limb Armor.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Post Office Magazines (weight 20)
- Junk Hoard (weight 20)
- Bookstore Misc (weight 20)
- University Desk Cinema (weight 20)
- Post Office Magazines (weight 10)
- Junk Hoard (weight 10)
- Strip Club Dressers (weight 10)
- Bookstore Misc (weight 10)
- University Desk Cinema (weight 10)
- Vacation Stuff (weight 10)
- Random Filler (weight 10)
- Rec Room Shelf (weight 8)
- Break Room Shelves (weight 8)
- Spiffos Desk (weight 8)
- Car Dealer Desk (weight 8)
Counts as: any magazine.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Magazine: TV Monthly weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Magazine: TV Monthly?
Base.TVMagazine, Base.TVMagazine_New (variants share the name).
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.