Diary
| Diary | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Literature |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Read As | Book |
| Writable Pages | 40 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Diary1/additem Base.Diary2
|
A Diary is a personal journal with blank pages for writing. It is a piece of literature that a survivor can fill with notes, plans and records.
The diary holds 40 pages of writing, far more than a greeting card. Many diaries carry the name of a previous owner, picked at random when the item appears. Others are found blank. There are two versions, a child's diary and a regular one.
Diaries are common in bedrooms, and survivalist zombies often carry one.
Reading
A diary is read like a book. Its main use is writing rather than reading. A character with something to write with can add a note from the inventory menu, one page at a time.
Forty pages leave plenty of room for a long game. A survivor can keep a list of safe houses, loot runs or wells and rain barrels. The owner's name on a found diary is a small reminder of the person who kept it. Once full or unwanted, the paper can feed a fire.
Variations
The Diary comes in 2 versions with the same stats. Only the look changes.
| Name | Image | Look | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diary | 
|
1 | /additem Base.Diary1
|
| Diary | 
|
2 | /additem Base.Diary2
|
Locations
Bedroom and kid's bedroom lockers, wardrobes and dressers are the best places, holding one about one time in seven. Daycare wardrobes are just as likely. Gift store shelves hold one about one time in eleven. Zombies dressed as survivalists carry a diary in about one time in fourteen. Bedroom side tables and kid's bedroom counters turn one up now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom | Locker | 14.7% |
| Bedroom | Wardrobe | 14.7% |
| Kid's bedroom | Locker | 14.7% |
| Kid's bedroom | Wardrobe | 14.7% |
| Bedroom | Dresser | 14.2% |
| Kid's bedroom | Dresser | 14.2% |
| Bedroom | Side table | 6.3% |
| Kid's bedroom | Counter | 6.2% |
| Kid's bedroom | Shelves | 6.2% |
| Kid's bedroom | Side table | 6.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Daycare | Wardrobe | 14.7% |
| Stripclub | Counter | 6.2% |
| Stripclub | Dresser | 6.2% |
| Strip club VIP room | Counter | 6.2% |
| Strip club VIP room | Dresser | 6.2% |
| Armytent | Locker | 4.6% |
| Farm worker dorm | Locker | 2.7% |
| Elementary school | Locker | 0.9% |
| Evidence room | Other | 0.7% |
| Police archive | Metal shelves | 0.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gift store | Shelves | 8.9% |
| Gift storage | Other | 3% |
| Gift store | Other | 3% |
| Toy store | Counter | 3% |
| Toy store | Other | 3% |
| Toy store | Shelves | 3% |
| Toystore storage | Other | 3% |
| Book store | Counter | 2.6% |
| Pharmacy storage | Desk | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist02 outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist02 late outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist02 mid outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist03 outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist03 late outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist03 mid outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist04 outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist04 late outfit | 7.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a survivalist04 mid outfit | 7.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Shelves | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Shelves | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Shelves | 0.4% |
Notes
- A diary holds 40 pages of notes, enough for a whole run of records.
- Writing needs something to write with in the inventory.
- Survivalist zombies are worth checking for a diary.
- A spare diary burns for about four and a half minutes.
All Literature Categories
All Literature
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book | 
|
1 | /additem Base.HollowBook
|
| Leatherbound Book | 
|
1 | /additem Base.HollowFancyBook
|
| Paperback | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Paperback
|
| Phonebook | 
|
2 | /additem Base.Phonebook
|
| Picture Book | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.ChildsPictureBook
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comic Book | 
|
0.4 | /additem Base.ComicBook
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Magazine
|
| Magazine: Crossword | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.MagazineCrossword
|
| Magazine: HottieZ | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.HottieZ
|
| Magazine: TV Monthly |
|
0.3 | /additem Base.TVMagazine
|
| Magazine: Wordsearch | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.MagazineWordsearch
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Newspaper_Recent
|
| Old Newspaper |
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Newspaper
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diary |
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Diary1
|
| Journal | 
|
1 | /additem Base.Journal
|
| Notebook |
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Notebook
|
| Notepad | 
|
0.2 | /additem Base.Notepad
|
| Photo Book | 
|
1 | /additem Base.PhotoBook
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Catalog
|
| Graph Paper | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.GraphPaper
|
| HottieZ |
|
0.5 | /additem Base.HottieZ_New
|
| Menu | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.MenuCard
|
| RPG Manual | 
|
0.8 | /additem Base.RPGmanual
|
| Sheet of Paper | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.SheetPaper2
|