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Megaphone

Megaphone is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 2. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Megaphone at a glance

Megaphone icon

Tool Tools

It weighs 2.

Weight2
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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.BullhornTool
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Megaphone is on 14 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Police State ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)8.2%3
Police ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)7.7%3
Ranger ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)6.7%3
Fire Storage ToolsFire garage (shelves); Fire storage (box, shelves)5.9%4
Fireman ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)5.7%3
Prison Guard LockersPrison locker (locker)5.2%4
Electronic Store MiscElectronics Store (cupboard, shelves, box); Electronics store (second list) (cupboard, shelves, box); Pawnshop (shelves)5.1%4
Army Storage ElectronicsArmy storage (shelves, military crate); Office (military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places3.1%4

It is on 6 more tables with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

Counts as: any hasmetal, any miscelectronic, any hideremaining, any megaphone.

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Quick answers

How much does the Megaphone weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 2 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Megaphone?

Base.Bullhorn.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.