Old Newspaper
| Old Newspaper | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Literature |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Read As | Newspaper |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Newspaper
|
An Old Newspaper is a stale paper left over from before the outbreak. It is filed with Literature, and its pages are long out of date.
Its real value is as paper stock. Two crafting recipes accept it, the Make Newspaper Hat recipe and the Make Smoke Bomb recipe. It also burns well enough to start or feed a small fire.
Old Newspapers are among the most common finds in any house. Closets, storage units and bedroom boxes almost always hold one.
Reading
The tooltip says the paper contains nothing of interest. Its worth lies in the paper itself. The readable newspapers found in the world are separate items.
Each Old Newspaper carries a masthead title picked when it spawns. The titles cover local and national papers, from the Muldraugh Messenger and the Knox Knews to the Louisville Sun and the Wall Street Insider. The title changes nothing in play.
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Old Newspaper by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Newspaper Hat | Newspaper Hat | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_NewspaperHat
|
| Make Smoke Bomb | Smoke Bomb | 
|
- | /additem Base.SmokeBomb
|
Locations
Old Newspapers turn up in almost every home. Closets and storage units hold one nearly every time. Bedroom cardboard boxes and small boxes come close behind. Attic boxes and crates, halls and living rooms hold them more often than not. Bathrooms and garage storage give one now and then. Office counters, police office counters and drug shacks hold them at a lower rate.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Other | 100% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 80% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 60% |
| Attic | Crate | 60% |
| Attic | Other | 60% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 60% |
| Hall | Other | 60% |
| Living room | Other | 60% |
| Any building | Cardboard box | 40% |
| Bathroom | Other | 40% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Storage unit | Other | 100% |
| Drug shack | Counter | 22.5% |
| Drug shack | Other | 22.5% |
| Captain office | Counter | 20.5% |
| Nolans office | Counter | 20.5% |
| Office | Counter | 20.5% |
| Office | Dresser | 20.5% |
| Office | Side table | 20.5% |
| Officechurch | Dresser | 20.5% |
| Office storage | Counter | 20.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom | Small box | 80% |
| Any building | Small box | 40% |
| Plazastore1 | Other | 16% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 9% |
| Gas storage | Counter | 6.5% |
| Zippee storage | Counter | 6.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Fireplace | 14.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Fireplace | 14.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 14.3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
Notes
- An Old Newspaper is light tinder, and it burns for a few minutes in a fire.
- Make Newspaper Hat turns one into a simple paper hat.
- Make Smoke Bomb accepts it as the paper part of the bomb.
- Old Newspapers are so common that hoarding them is rarely needed.
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
|