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Studio: what spawns here

Studio is one of the room types the game uses to decide what loot appears. The game fills 3 kinds of container here from 9 loot tables. This page lists what each container can hold. Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.

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Most likely finds

ItemBest share of a table
Steel Sheet100%
Rope69%
Prop Book59%
Prop Leatherbound Book41%
Sack of Sand30%
Bag of Plaster Powder23%
Bag of Wallpaper Paste Powder23%
Plank21%
Plastering Trowel14%
Box of Nails11%
Paint - Cyan10%
Paint - Orange10%
Paint - Pink10%
Paint - Purple10%
Paint - Turquoise10%

Share is how much of a loot table's weight the item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share means you see it more often. 247 different items can turn up here.

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Shelves

Crate Carpentry · 4 rolls

Plank 21%, Box of Nails 11%, Wood Saw 3.5%, Dust Mask 3.5%, Measuring Tape 3.5%, Screwdriver 3.5%, Twine 3.5%, Whetstone 3.5%, Carpentry Chisel 2.8%, Duct Tape 2.8%, and 38 more.

Crate Farming · 4 rolls

Stake 5.5%, Barbed Wire 2.7%, Fleshing Tool 2.7%, Wood Saw 2.7%, Gardening Trowel 2.7%, Leaf Rake 2.7%, Rake 2.7%, Scythe 2.7%, Seed Packet - Barley 2.2%, Book 2.2%, and 110 more.

Crate Metalwork · 4 rolls

Welding Torch 3.3%, Iron Piece 3.3%, Steel Rod 3.3%, Iron Pipe 3.3%, Oxygen Tank 3.3%, Propane Lantern Bottle 3.3%, Screwdriver 3.3%, Steel Sheet 3.3%, Steel Sheet - Small 3.3%, Steel Piece 3.3%, and 46 more.

Crate Paint · 8 rolls

Paint - Cyan 10%, Paint - Orange 10%, Paint - Pink 10%, Paint - Purple 10%, Paint - Turquoise 10%, Paint - Black 5.0%, Paint - Blue 5.0%, Paint - Brown 5.0%, Paint - Green 5.0%, Paint - Gray 5.0%, and 5 more.

Crate Sheet Metal · 6 rolls

Steel Sheet 100%.

Crate Tools · 4 rolls

Whetstone 5.1%, Funnel 4.1%, Wood Saw 4.1%, Gardening Trowel 4.1%, Leaf Rake 4.1%, Rake 4.1%, Rubber Hose 4.1%, Twine 4.1%, Screwdriver 3.1%, Duct Tape 2.1%, and 61 more.

1 more loot tables can also fill this container.

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Quick answers

What spawns in a studio in Project Zomboid?

The most likely finds are Steel Sheet, Rope, Prop Book, Prop Leatherbound Book, Sack of Sand. 247 different items are possible.

Which containers are in a studio?

Crate, Shelves, Shelves.

Loot tables, weights and room assignments are read from the Build 42 game data, as catalogued by the PZFans craft table. The grouping and wording are ours. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.