Loot changes in Project Zomboid

Fixed the loot transfer window closing when exiting the pause menu

On the Rising preset, "Other" loot spawns more often.

"Other" loot no longer spawns in unsuitable containers such as trash containers, fridges, freezers and coffins.

On the Apocalypse preset, "Other" loot spawns more often.

Apocalypse, Outbreak and Rising get small loot spawn changes and slower erosion, so the world overgrows more slowly.

The Literature loot setting is now split into three options, skill books, recipe resources and other literature, so you can set each one separately.

Trifurcated Literature loot setting into “skill books,” “recipe resources” and “Other Literature” options.

Fixed undesired loot spawning when loot settings are set to "None".

Fixed loot not respawning in MP

The loot window's Take Same Type button now deals with items marked as unwanted correctly.

Fixed loot window "Take Same Type" button ignores unwanted items.

Moved the loot-window container title leftward since it overlapped the weight.

Fixed loot-window buttons not working for bags in vehicle containers.

The loot window now shows its title-bar buttons along the bottom of the window.

Added loot-window title-bar buttons to the bottom of the loot window.

The loot window now shows buttons for removing campfires and for throwing corpses onto unlit campfires when those actions are possible.

Added contextual loot window buttons for removing campfires and throwing corpses on unlit campfires.

With a controller, the loot window's bottom-button actions also appear in the container's context menu, and the buttons still show on screen.

The loot-window bottom-button actions are added to the container's context menu when using a controller.

• The loot-window bottom-button actions are added to the container's context menu when using a controller. The buttons still appear when using a controller.

Foraging now uses improved loot tables and a better way of picking which item you find.

Added improved loot table and item picking methods.

Foraging categories now have a default chance of zero, per zone too, which fixes another way foraging could pick empty loot categories.

Adjusted default chance for categories to 0 and 0 per zone to fix another issue with picking empty loot table categories.

Fixed the four leaf clover key ring never spawning as loot.

Firewood and Firewood Bundles can now turn up in some loot and as story clutter.

Firewood and Firewood Bundles were added to some loot and story clutter tables.

Late-game Bandit zombies have less loot in their backpacks, and the loot is not as good.

Nerf to the amount and kind of loot in late-game Bandit outfit zombies backpacks.

Late-game Survivalist zombies have a bit less loot in their backpacks.

Mild nerf to the amount of loot in late-game Survivalist outfit zombies backpacks.

Loot distribution has changed, so items may spawn in different places and amounts than before.

Updated loot distribution.

Prison storage rooms now stock riot control armour and are meant to hold shotguns too, but the shotguns cannot spawn properly yet.

Spiced up prison storage loot.

• Spiced up prison storage loot. The storage room now acts as a repository for riot control's armor and shotguns. [Shotguns cannot properly spawn yet, mappers will put in steel/military lockers later.]

Blacksmithing vans carry metal welder loot for now, until they are given their own blacksmithing items.

They will spawn metal welder loot until the loot distributions are updated to have them spawn blacksmithing items.

Trailers now always spawn with special loot, so they are a reliable place to find crafting materials.

Trailers will always spawn with special loot in them, as a crafting source.

Camouflage trucks are now twice as likely to carry special loot.

The camouflage trucks have a 16% chance of having special loot instead of a 8% chance, as above, now, using the specialLootChance field.

Mural vans now usually carry special loot, so they should be more rewarding to search than an average vehicle.

The mural vans now have a specialLootChance of 80% so they should generally have more memorable loot than average.

Step vans now usually carry special loot.

Stepvans now have an 80% chance of having special loot.

Bookstores have slightly adjusted loot.

Some tweaks to bookstore loot.

Loot now respawns in basements and skyscrapers too.

Fixed Loot respawn not occurring in basements and also in skyscrapers.

The Brass Nameplate can now spawn as Antique loot as well as desktop clutter.

The Brass Nameplate item can spawn as Antique loot in addition to desktop clutter.

Even with loot rarity set to None, items from table stories and randomized stories still spawn, so those scenes are not left empty.

Items from table stories/randomized stories/etc will still spawn when loot rarity is set to none.

The loot rarity settings gain "Incredibly Rare" and "None" options, and there is a new "Super Low" option for how much fuel pumps hold.

Added loot rarity settings "Incredibly Rare" and "None", as well as a "Super Low" option for Fuel Pump content.

New loot maps made by Pat Bren can now be found in the world.

Added new loot maps from Pat Bren.

Louisville maps can now be found as loot.

Added Louisville maps to the loot tables.

The loot window no longer pops open when you click on objects while using the furniture moving tools.

Prevent the loot window from popping open when clicking on objects when using the furniture-manipulation tools.

Loot in houses and stores has been rebalanced so that items sit in the containers you would expect in real life, not in a random jumble.

New loot balance and loot balance system: houses and stores now have loot in the containers you would expect from real life - and not in a jumble.

• New loot balance and loot balance system: houses and stores now have loot in the containers you would expect from real life – and not in a jumble.