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Shirt - Formal at a glance
Clothing Clothing & armour
It adds 0.25 insulation.
Insulation0.25
Wind resistance0.15
Shirt - Formal
Shirt - Formal is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It adds 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
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.
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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.Shirt_FormalTINT | Clothing |
Base.Shirt_FormalWhite | Clothing |
2 versions share the name Shirt - Formal, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Shirt - Formal is on 27 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 Shirts Formal | Any building (clothing rack); Clothes store (clothing rack); Clothing Store (clothing rack); and 3 more places | 42% | 4 |
| Laundry Load 5 | Laundromat (second list) (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer, …); Laundromat (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer, …); Laundry (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer, …) | 13% | 4 |
| Doctor Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 11% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage All Shirts | Clothes storage (box, clothing rack); Clothes store storage (box, clothing rack); Clothing storage (box, clothing rack); and 4 more places | 8.8% | 4 |
| Ambulance Driver Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 7.3% | 3 |
| Crate Tailoring | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box, crate); and 5 more places | 5.7% | 4 |
| Backstage Clothing Rack | Back stage (clothing rack) | 5.2% | 4 |
| Wild West Clothing | Wild West town tool store (clothing rack) | 3.3% | 4 |
It is on 19 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Laundry Bag, Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag, 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: Rip Clothing, Shorten Sleeves.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Dye Clothes.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 3 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Laundry Load 5 (weight 10)
- Clothing Storage All Shirts (weight 8)
- Clothing Stores Shirts Formal (weight 6)
- Clothing Stores Shirts Formal (weight 6)
- Crate Tailoring (weight 4)
- Crate Tailoring (weight 4)
- Wardrobe Classy (weight 4)
- Bedroom Dresser Classy (weight 4)
- Crate Clothes Random (weight 2)
- Locker Classy (weight 2)
- Locker Classy (weight 2)
- Backstage Dresser (weight 1)
- Dresser Generic (weight 1)
- Wardrobe Generic (weight 1)
- Hospital Room Wardrobe (weight 1)
Counts as: any canbedyed, any ripclothingcotton.
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Quick answers
What is the item ID for Shirt - Formal?
Base.Shirt_FormalTINT, Base.Shirt_FormalWhite (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.