Plate
| Plate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Cooking |
| Weight | 1 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Plate/additem Base.ClayPlate
|
The Plate is a plain dinner plate found in almost every kitchen. It weighs 1.0 and sits in the Cooking group of items. In play it is mostly a decorative piece that adds realism to houses and restaurants.
Plates are one of the most common kitchen items in the game. Dish cabinets, diner counters and restaurant shelves are full of them. A survivor who wants a set for a base will never be short.
A Plate can also be made by hand. The Fire Clay Plate recipe bakes a Clay Plate (Unfired) in a Primitive Kiln or an Advanced Kiln. It needs a fire starter and a log or charcoal as fuel. The Chef is the best occupation for cooking. It starts with the most Cooking skill. The Burger Flipper also starts with some Cooking skill.
How to Craft Plate
Each recipe that makes the Plate is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Fire Clay Plate
The Fire Clay Plate recipe makes the Plate. It needs no skill level. It is made at a Primitive Kiln or an Advanced Kiln.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Plate (Unfired) | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ClayPlateUnfired
|
| Lighter | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Lighter
|
| Log | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Log
|
Variants
The game holds the Plate under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Hunger | Calories | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
- | - | 1 | /additem Base.Plate
|
|
- | - | 0.2 | /additem Base.ClayPlate
|
Locations
Plates are a very common find. The counter in an ice cream parlour always holds them. Diner counters and the metal shelves in restaurant kitchens carry them most of the time.
Homes are almost as good. A dishes cabinet or a dining room dresser holds a plate about half the time. Kitchen cupboards and living room counters turn them up often as well. Houseware stores, kitchenware shops and general stores stock them on their shelves.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Icecream | Counter | 100% |
| Diner counter | Counter | 80% |
| Restaurant kitchen | Metal shelves | 80% |
| Fancy restaurant kitchen | Metal shelves | 80% |
| Houseware store | Shelves | 33.9% |
| General store | Shelves | 20.3% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Chinese kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Diner kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Donut kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Other | 54.2% |
| Any building | Dishes cabinet | 51.3% |
| Dining | Dresser | 51.3% |
| Kitchenware shop | Shelves | 27.1% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 21.2% |
| Living room | Counter | 21.2% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 21.2% |
| Catfish kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Deepfry kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Fishchips kitchen | Counter | 20% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 20.3% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 10.9% |
| Drug lab | Desk | 10.9% |
| Drug lab | Other | 10.9% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 10.9% |
| Storage unit | Other | 3.4% |
Notes
- Plates are among the easiest kitchen items to find in any town.
- A kiln and a Clay Plate (Unfired) make new plates once towns are picked clean.
- Restaurant kitchens and diners are the surest places to collect a full set.
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