Shoes is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 10 bite and 20 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 10 bite and 20 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.95.
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.Shoes_Black | Clothing |
Base.Shoes_Brown | Clothing |
Base.Shoes_Random | Clothing |
3 versions share the name Shoes, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Shoes is on 33 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 Shoes Leather | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 50% | 4 |
| Army Surplus Footwear | Army Surplus Store (crate, shelves); Pawnshop (box, shelves) | 23% | 4 |
| Clothing Stores Shoes | Clothes store (shelves); Clothing Store (shelves); Department Store (shelves); and 1 more place | 22% | 4 |
| Crate Footwear Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 3 more places | 16% | 4 |
| Police Storage Outfit | Police garage (locker); Police outfit storage (clothing dryer, clothing washer, shelves) | 14% | 4 |
| Chef Outfit | Chef (drawer, cabinet) | 12% | 3 |
| Doctor Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 8.9% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage Footwear | Clothes storage (box, shelves); Clothes store storage (box, shelves); Clothing storage (box, shelves); and 4 more places | 8.2% | 4 |
It is on 25 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Shoebox, Garbage Bag, Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Base.Shoes_Black, Base.Shoes_Brown, Base.Shoes_Random (variants share the name).
Bite defence 10 and scratch defence 20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.