ProceduralDistributions

`MechanicShelfBooks`

Project Zomboid B42 loot table with 31 items and 4 rolls.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on 2026-10-01

ID	Name	Weight
`Book`	Book	20
`Phonebook`	Phonebook	20
`Book`	Book	10
`BookMechanic1`	Mechanics I: "Carzone's Repair Guide"	10
`GraphPaper`	Graph Paper	10
`Magazine_Car`	Magazine	10
`Pencil`	Pencil	10
`BluePen`	Pen - Blue	8
`BookMechanic2`	Mechanics II: "How Vehicle Engines Work"	8
`Calculator`	Calculator	8
`Catalog`	Catalog	8
`Clipboard`	Clipboard	8
`Notepad`	Notepad	8
`Pen`	Pen - Black	8
`RedPen`	Pen - Red	8
`BookMechanic3`	Mechanics III: "Laine's Repair Manual '93"	6
`BookMechanic4`	Mechanics IV: "Long Term Vehicle Maintenance"	4
`GreenPen`	Pen - Green	4
`Magazine`	Magazine	4
`Magazine_Popular`	Magazine	4
`MarkerBlack`	Marker - Black	4
`Newspaper`	Old Newspaper	4
`Newspaper_Recent`	Newspaper	4
`Paperback_Poor`	Paperback	4
`TVMagazine`	Magazine: TV Monthly	4
`BookMechanic5`	Mechanics V: "Mastering Automotive Fault Diagnosis Techniques"	2
`MagazineCrossword`	Magazine: Crossword	2
`MagazineWordsearch`	Magazine: Wordsearch	2
`MechanicMag1`	Magazine: Laines Standard Auto Manual	2
`MechanicMag2`	Magazine: Laines Commercial Auto Manual	2
`MechanicMag3`	Magazine: Laines Performance Auto Manual	2

Add your item to this list

lua

local dist = ProceduralDistributions.list["MechanicShelfBooks"]
if dist and dist.items then
    table.insert(dist.items, "MiMod.MiItem")
    table.insert(dist.items, 2)
end

Goes inside a function hooked to Events.OnPostDistributionMerge. Full loot guide (Spanish) → · All lists