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Melee Weapon Plan

Melee Weapon Plan is a recipe resource item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Melee Weapon Plan at a glance

Melee Weapon Plan icon

Recipe Resource Building & survival

It weighs 0.1.

Weight0.1
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What it is and how to use it

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.

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Item ID and variants

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

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

Melee Weapon Plan is on 5 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
Melee Weapons LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …)27%4
Melee Weapons MidSurvivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …)25%4
Melee WeaponsSurvivor safehouse (early) (box, cupboard, crate, …); Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); and 1 more place19%4
Safehouse Book ShelfSurvivor safehouse (early) (shelves); Survivor safehouse (late game) (shelves); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (shelves)3.2%4
Police EvidenceEvidence room (box, shelves); Police archive (shelves); Police gun storage (box, shelves); and 2 more places0.66%1

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia, Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late and 12 more.

Inside bags and cases: Military Backpack.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Melee Weapon Plan weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Melee Weapon Plan?

Base.MeleeWeaponSchematic.

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