Loot

Containers and searching

Every room hides what fits it. Search, grab, move on.

Low risk

Step by step

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   Think room by room

   Kitchens hold food, garages tools, bedrooms clothes, barracks guns.

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   Search a container

   Hold F for a moment: doors and drawers open, the loot lies inside. F

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   First come, first served

   Loot is shared: whoever searches first takes it.

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   Searched means empty

   An open, empty container says Searched. It closes and refills later.

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   Searching is loud

   Every search makes noise. Infected nearby come to look.

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   Go where the good stuff is

   Military and police loot only in those buildings; the best in danger zones.

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   Search outdoors too

   Wrecks, dumpsters, market stalls, camps, hunting stands, orchards.

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   Locked ones pay better

   Safes, gun lockers, police lockers and ammo crates need a tool.

Good to know

• Every hour one area becomes a loot hot spot: a faint ring on the map.
• Black market dealers drop rumours about the hot spot.
• Big items fit only big furniture: rifles in wardrobes and lockers.

Related guides

Locked containersLockpick or crowbar: quiet and slow, or loud and quick.Item encyclopediaAny item: where it is found, who buys and sells it, what it makes.Your first hourWater, food, a weapon, and how to stay alive.

The same guide is in the game: press M and open the Guide tab.