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Oct 27 · 42.22 pre-release: ladders and crowbar break-insOct 23 · First-person mods are not officially supportedOct 21 · The Indie Stone on Java mods: download responsiblySep 28 · Build 42.21 Stable: zombie duplication fixesAug 26 · Security fixes on every branchAug 17 · Servers now handle up to 254 playersJul 29 · Build 42 goes Stable

Project Zomboid Knowledge Base

Every fact you need to survive Knox Country, checked against Build 42.21 and written in plain English. Reference tables up top, step-by-step guides below, a searchable database of 460 items, and the archive of everything that came before. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Everything you need, in one place
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Every item, with its picture

All 460 items in the item database, shown by their in-game pictures. Click one for its stats, where to find it and how to use it. Type to search, or pick a category.

Kitchen KnifeHunting KnifeMacheteBaseball BatCrowbarAxeHand AxeSledgehammerHammerFrying PanShovelSpearPickaxeGolf ClubPool CueKatanaGarden HoeWood AxeFirefighter AxeMeat CleaverFighting KnifeSwitchbladeStone KnifeWooden SpearGarden ForkBolt CuttersIron BarLead PipeNightstickRolling PinWrench (weapon)BarbellElectric GuitarHatchetIce AxeLarge Stone AxeCrude Stone AxeScrap Metal Cleaver-AxeSawblade AxeJawbone War AxeEntrenching ToolCudgel with Brake DiscBaseball Bat with NailsBaseball Bat with SpikesSheet Metal Reinforced BatMetal Baseball BatField Hockey StickIce Hockey StickSpadeRakeAcoustic GuitarElectric BassPlankPlank with NailsStone MaulLong MaceJawbone MorningstarScrap Metal MorningstarCudgel with SpikesClaw HammerBall-peen HammerClub HammerSaucepanIron PipePipe WrenchTire IronMaceStone MaceBone Club with SpikesSwordShortswordScrap Metal SwordScrap Metal ShortswordButter KnifePocket KnifeFire Hardened SpearSpear with Hunting KnifeSpear with Kitchen KnifeSpear with Long Metal HeadSpear with Stone HeadJS-14 RifleJS-3T Tactical ShotgunL92 CarbineL94 RifleMSR7T Tactical RifleTrapper CarbineDouble Barrel ShotgunM16M9 PistolM1911 PistolB-F PistolMagnumSN38 RevolverPatrol RevolverMSR700 RifleMSR788 RifleM1A RifleJS-2000 ShotgunSawed-off JS-2000Sawed-off Double BarrelAmmunitionMagazines & clipsTritium Pistol SightsSawScrewdriverCan OpenerWrenchJack and Lug WrenchTrowelFishing RodLighter and MatchesFlashlightNeedle and ThreadTweezersButcher HookGeneratorScissorsWalkie-TalkieAlarm ClockRopeDuct TapeCandleHurricane LanternFishing NetBatteryCar BatteryWhetstonePropane TorchWelding MaskPumpHand Saw (garden)RadioTelevisionVHS PlayerLug WrenchNeedle HolderStone AnvilTongsSimple Wooden TongsSmithing HammerFileLarge BellowsLarge Ceramic CrucibleSmall Ceramic CrucibleCeramic Ingot MoldStone HammerKnapping ToolStone ChiselStone DrillFlint SawClay Sculpting ToolGlass Blowing PipeWooden TrowelMason’s ChiselBone NeedleSinew ThreadKnitting NeedlesAnimal Feed BagGrass BagShearsFeeding BottleFleshing ToolSnare TrapCage TrapStick TrapMouse TrapMakeshift Fishing RodFishing LineBone Fishing HookJig LureChumGardening TrowelCompost BagFertilizerAphids SprayMildew SprayPest Flies SprayHand ScythePremium Technologies Ham RadioUS ARMY COMM. Ham RadioUS ARMY COMM. Manpack RadioTire - RegularSpare Engine PartsPropane TankBleachMagnesium FirestarterHacksawPliersMortar and PestleWatering CanMatchbookHeavy Duty FlashlightPropane LanternCompassScytheWood SawBandageRipped Sheets and RagsDisinfectantAlcohol WipesPainkillersAntibioticsVitaminsSplintImprovised Gas MaskSleeping TabletsBeta BlockersAntidepressantsSuture Needle & ThreadAdhesive BandagesFirst Aid KitCigarettesThread (medical)Canned FoodDry FoodFresh FoodWater BottleJerry CanCanteenCowboy CanteenHydration BackpackCooking PotBucketRicePastaFlourSugarEggsChocolate BarSodaCoffeeBreadCheeseMilkApplePotatoCarrotBaconSteakBeerWineSmoked MeatDried MeatJarred VegetablesHoneyFishVenisonChickenBerriesMushroomsTeaWhiskeyCeramic JarSack (Wheat Seed)Seed Packet - BarleySeed Packet - CornSeed Packet - FlaxSeed Packet - GarlicSeed Packet - HempSeed Packet - HopsJarJar LidVinegarSaltCornflourWater Purification TabletsCanned BeansCanned Vegetable SoupCanned ChiliCanned Corned BeefCanned TunaCanned SardinesCanned PeachesCanned PineappleCanned Fruit CocktailCanned CornCanned CarrotsCanned TomatoCanned PeasCanned PotatoCanned Mushroom SoupCanned Spaghetti BologneseCanned Evaporated MilkCanned Fruit BeverageCanned Dog FoodCerealCrackersChipsPeanut ButterCan of OatsWhite SugarFruit JamDry Ramen NoodlesMac and CheeseBeef JerkyDehydrated Meat StickGranola BarPeanutsOrangeBananaLettuceTomatoCabbageOnionStrawberriesWatermelonPumpkinCornGrapesBeefChicken FilletPork ChopGround BeefHamSausageSalamiRabbit MeatFish FilletSalmonButterLardYogurtBread SlicesBaguetteDonutCroissantMuffinGummy BearsPopsicleIce CreamJuice BoxTea BagVodkaWater Ration CanJar of CarrotsJar of PotatoesJar of TomatoesTV DinnerPizza SliceLentils (Dried)School BagDuffel BagHiking BagLarge BackpackFanny PackCar TrunkGarbage BagPlastic BagHandbagMilitary BackpackTote BagBriefcaseCrateWooden ChestPack FrameFull Crash HelmetRiot HelmetHard HatArmy HelmetFirefighter HelmetSWAT HelmetFootball HelmetBicycle HelmetFirefighter JacketArmy Camo JacketBullet VestLeather JacketArmy CoatPolice JacketDenim ShirtFirefighter PantsDenim JeansCamo PantsArmy BootsWork BootsLeather GlovesIce Hockey GlovesShoulder PadsKnee & Elbow PadsShin PadsThigh & Forearm PlatesArm GuardsGaitersHazmat SuitBone Body ArmorBone MaskTire Body ArmorWooden Body ArmorScrap Metal Body ArmorScrap Metal HelmetMetal Body ArmorMetal Neck GuardMagazine Body ArmorSkill BooksRecipe MagazinesSkill VHS TapesMapsPencil and PenThe Moments of DariusDeck of CardsLife and Living TVCarzone tapesLaines Auto ManualsSmithing magazinesElectronics magazineJournalPlanksNailsSheet RopeRain CollectorCampfireLogsSandbagsBarbed WireMetal SheetsPaintSandGravelClayStoneTwigsWooden PoleCharcoalScrap MetalBricksTarpAnvilForgeKilnPottery WheelDrying RackSmokerComposterChicken HutchFenceLog WallIron IngotSteel IngotIron BloomIron OreIron ChunkCokeFlint NoduleSharp Flint FlakeStone BladeAnimal BoneSharp Bone FragmentLarge StoneSack of ClayGlass PaneQuicklimeStone BlockBucket of Clay CementBag of Concrete PowderSack of SandYarnLeather StripsRaw WoolBowl of Brain TanScrap Electronics
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Reference

Traits & occupationsAll 25 jobs and 85 traits with costs, skills and exclusions.Skills & skill books35 skills, XP per level, all 120 skill books, magazines and VHS.Weapons & ammoEvery gun, calibre and attachment, melee by skill, crafted weapons.Zombies & infectionBehaviour, every lore setting, game modes, bite odds, the helicopter.Health & injuriesEvery wound, treatment, healing time, medicine and sickness.Clothing & armourBite and scratch values, neck guards, crafted armour, patching.Bags & backpacksEvery bag by capacity and weight reduction.Foraging & herbsSearch Mode categories, poison, medicinal herbs, poultices.Every cropAll 55 crops with sowing months, days and yields.ControlsEvery default key, the controller layout and the 42.22 ladder and crowbar actions.FishingBuild 42 fishing: casting, tension, bait, fish size by level, nets.TrappingAll six traps, best bait, catch hours and live catches.Water & purificationThe shutoff, rain collectors, plumbing, boiling and tablets.Generators & electricityPower cut timing, models, connecting, range, fuel and repairs.Welding & metalworkThe old Metalworking: torch, mask, barricades and metal walls.Mechanics & car repairParts and tools, hotwiring, siphoning and fast levelling.Skill books & readingVolumes, multipliers, reading speed, magazines and literature.CarpentryWhat each level unlocks, fast XP and the Carpentry books.TV & VHS skill showsThe Life and Living schedule and every skill tape.Weather & temperatureHeat, cold, wetness, drying and the forecast.Every tool102 tools by job, with what each is for and where to find it.Exercise & fitnessEvery workout, stiffness and the weight sweet spot.Electrical skillFast XP, books, magazines, remotes and radios.Carving & knappingFlint, stone axes and tools from scratch.Firearms & aimingAiming XP, hit chance and noise by gun type.Maintenance & repairRepair materials, failure maths and sharpening.Helicopter eventThe warning, how it tracks you and how to hide.Basements & bunkersFinding, looting and living underground.MasonryBrick and stone walls and how strong they are.BlacksmithingFurnace, forge, anvil, charcoal, iron and recipes by level.Pottery & kilnsClay, the pottery wheel, kilns and what to make.GlassmakingMolten glass, the blowing pipe, bottles, jars and panes.Butchering & leatherKnives, the butcher hook, small animals and tanning hides.TailoringThread, patching, padding, leather and making clothes.Sleep & fatigueSleep length, bed quality, pillows, traits and what blocks sleep.Stealth & noiseSneaking, Lightfooted, fog and rain effects, gun and hammer noise.Radio & walkie-talkiesEvery radio and walkie with range, the emergency broadcast and crafting.Fire & heatingCampfires, fuel burn times, winter heat and burning corpses.Loot tables by roomWhat spawns in every room type, container by container.Interactive mapEvery loot spot, base and landmark as a pin you can filter.Build plannerPick an occupation and traits and watch the points and skills.Foraging tableEvery find with its zones, months and Foraging level.Fish listEvery fish, its water, size and best bait.Trapping tableEvery trap, bait, zone and hour.Crop dataSowing months, growth time, water and yield.Recipe databaseAll 1,234 crafting recipes: ingredients, tools, skills, workstations and magazines.Hunting & trackingThe Tracking skill, finding deer in Search Mode, the shot and the butcher hook.Nutrition & weightWeight bands, the calorie pool, protein and how to gain or lose weight.Alcohol & brewingWhether you can brew, every drink, the Drunk moodle and alcohol as disinfectant.Debug mode & cheatsTurning on -debug, the cheat menu, admin commands, item IDs and the risks.Performance & save filesSystem requirements, more memory, FPS settings, save folders and backups.NPCs & the roadmapWhat is confirmed about NPCs and Build 43, and the NPC mods that work now.Every vehicle21 models and 5 trailers with seats, trunk and parts tier.Food list92 foods: hunger, calories, spoil time.Melee weapon stats78 weapons: damage, durability, reach.MoodlesEvery status icon, its four levels and how to clear it.AnimalsTen species, breeds, breeding, hunting, tracking and butchering.Cooking & nutritionEvolved recipes, spoilage, canning, weight and calories.Loot locationsGuns, books, tools and bases in every town, with coordinates.FAQ151 quick answers from every page, grouped by topic.100 survival tipsShort rules for every part of the game.Glossary82 terms in plain English.ModsInstalling, Lua vs Java, safety, mods on servers.Sandbox settingsFive presets compared; loot, utilities, world and character options.Item database460 items: what they do, where to find them, how to use them.Knox Country mapEvery town, what it has and where you can start.
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Town guides

MuldraughMedium · Classic startWest PointHarder · Classic startRiversideEasier · Classic startRosewoodEasier · Classic startLouisvilleVery hard · Not a start townValley StationMedium · Sandbox start (since 42.17)March RidgeMedium · Sandbox start (since 42.17)DixieEasier · Not a start townFallas LakeEasier · Sandbox start (since 42.17)BrandenburgHarder · Sandbox start (since 42.17)EkronEasier · Sandbox start (since 42.17)IrvingtonMedium · Sandbox start (since 42.17)Echo CreekEasier · Sandbox start (since 42.17)
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Guides

Beginner’s guideGame modes, towns, controls, first day, first aid, glossary.First week survivalDay by day, water and power shut-offs, base checklist.Base building & utilitiesWalls, barricades, rain collectors, generators, sheet ropes.Crafting in B42Stations, tiers, smithing, tailoring, electrical.Farming & foodCrops by month, animals, fishing, trapping, foraging.Vehicles & mechanicsKeys, hotwiring, fuel, repairs, parts and books.MultiplayerJoining, safehouses, factions, PvP, chat and voice.Hosting a serverDedicated servers, settings, mods, RCON, Linux.
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How we check facts

Numbers in this Knowledge Base come from The Indie Stone’s own patch notes and blog first, then from the game data as published by the major community wikis, cross-checked against at least two sources where we can. Where something is our opinion (tier lists, builds, plans) the page says so. Where a fact is unconfirmed, we label it. Found a mistake? Every page lists its sources at the bottom.

ProjectZom is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with The Indie Stone.

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Quick answers

Is there a Project Zomboid Knowledge Base for Build 42?

Yes. ProjectZom’s Knowledge Base covers Build 42.21: guides, traits, skills, weapons, zombies, moodles, a searchable item database, the map, lore and version history.

What version is this Knowledge Base for?

Build 42.21 Stable, with notes where Build 41 differs.

ProjectZom is an unofficial fan site. Project Zomboid is a trademark of The Indie Stone.