Shell Suit Jacket is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.45 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.45 insulation. It weighs 1.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Black | Clothing |
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Blue | Clothing |
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Green | Clothing |
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Pink | Clothing |
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Teal | Clothing |
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_TINT | Clothing |
6 versions share the name Shell Suit Jacket, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Shell Suit Jacket is on 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing Stores Jackets | Any building (clothing rack); Clothes store (clothing rack); Clothing Store (clothing rack); and 2 more places | 36% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage All Jackets | Clothes storage (box, clothing rack); Clothes store storage (box, clothing rack); Clothing storage (box, clothing rack); and 4 more places | 34% | 4 |
| Bowling Alley Lockers | Bowling alley (cupboard); Change room (locker); Locker (locker); and 2 more places | 3.0% | 4 |
| Crate Clothes Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | 0.60% | 4 |
| Clothing Rack | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.58% | 4 |
| University Wardrobe | Living room (cabinet) | 0.17% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Generic | Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet) | 0.14% | 4 |
| Closet Shelf Generic | Closet (shelves) | 0.12% | 2 |
It is on 5 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Laundry Bag, Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Dye Clothes.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Black, Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Blue, Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Green, Base.Jacket_Shellsuit_Pink (variants share the name).
Bite defence 0 and scratch defence 5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.