Whistle
| Whistle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Household |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Shout Range | x2 |
| Research | Carve Whistle |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Whistle
|
The Whistle is a small metal whistle. Held in either hand, it replaces the survivor's shout with a sharp whistle. The whistle carries about twice as far as a normal shout.
That makes it a tool for drawing zombies on purpose. A survivor can pull a crowd away from a house, a car or a friend. It is light and fits on a key ring, so it is easy to keep at hand. Its cost is that the louder call also brings more trouble when used carelessly.
The whistle is found in sports stores, camping stores, gym lockers and pawn shops.
Using
The whistle works while it is equipped in the primary or secondary hand. The shout key then blows the whistle instead of shouting. The sound reaches about twice as far as a shout.
A loud call is useful for luring zombies out of a building before searching it. It can also lead a group away from a base or a stuck car. A whistle on a key ring takes no space in the main inventory.
The Research Craft option on the whistle teaches Carve Whistle. That recipe makes a Bone Whistle, so a survivor without a store whistle can still make one.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Whistle and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carve Whistle | Bone Whistle | 
|
/additem Base.Whistle_Bone
|
Locations
Sports store counters are the best place to look. They hold one about one time in three. Baseball stores, baseball gift shop storage and prison storage lockers come next. Kids' cigar boxes often hold one. Camping stores, hunting lodges and pawn shops turn one up now and then. Lockers in bathrooms, break rooms, changing rooms and gyms are worth a look. Zombies in club goer or raider outfits sometimes carry one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Sports store | Counter | 34.8% |
| Baseball gift shop storage | Metal shelves | 23.1% |
| Baseball store | Other | 23.1% |
| Pawn shop | Other | 15.7% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 7.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 5.5% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 5.5% |
| Sports store | Other | 4% |
| Pawn shop | Metal shelves | 3.1% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 3.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Prison storage | Locker | 23.1% |
| Camping store | Counter | 15.7% |
| Camping store | Other | 15.7% |
| Camping store | Shelves | 15.7% |
| Camping storage | Other | 15.7% |
| Hunting lodge | Counter | 15.7% |
| Hunting lodge | Shelves | 15.7% |
| Break room | Locker | 14% |
| Changing room | Locker | 14% |
| Gym storage | Locker | 14% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Cigar box kids | 20.8% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a club goer outfit | 10.6% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a raider outfit | 8% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a camper outfit | 4.7% |
| Inside a bag or case | Hiking bag | 4.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | Halloween candy bucket | 2.8% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a private militia outfit | 2.6% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a prison guard outfit | 2.5% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a hunter outfit | 2.2% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a police outfit | 2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bathroom | Locker | 14% |
| Closet | Other | 3.8% |
| Garage storage | Other | 3.8% |
| Living room | Wardrobe | 3.3% |
| Bedroom | Side table | 3.1% |
| Kid's bedroom | Counter | 3.1% |
| Kid's bedroom | Shelves | 3.1% |
| Kid's bedroom | Side table | 3.1% |
| Bedroom | Locker | 2.9% |
| Bedroom | Wardrobe | 2.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 3.6% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 1.8% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Survivor crate | 1.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.7% |
Notes
- The whistle must be held in a hand to replace the shout.
- It calls zombies from about twice the shout distance.
- It fits on a key ring.
- Research Craft on it teaches Carve Whistle.
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