Knox County field records

Project Zomboid Foraging Database

Search every Build 42 foraging definition and compare categories, skill requirements, XP, seasons, weather modifiers, poison settings, and exact zone weights.

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Version 42.20.4

Build 42 Foraging Database

Search 1,678 resolved foraging items by category, zone, required skill, XP, season, weather modifiers, and exact relative zone weights.

1,678 matches

Medicinal Plants

Wild Garlic

Base.WildGarlic2

9 configured zones

Required skill: Foraging 0
XP value: 15
Quantity: 2–8
Highest zone weight: 15

Required knowledge:Herbalist

Season configuration

Highlighted months are explicitly enabled in this item’s foraging definition.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Time and weather modifiers

No item-specific time or weather modifier is configured.

Configured zone weights

Deep Forest15

DeepForest

Birch Forest10

BirchForest

Forest10

Forest

Organic Forest10

OrganicForest

PH Forest10

PHForest

PR Forest10

PRForest

Farm5

Farm

Farmland5

FarmLand

Vegetation5

Vegitation

Zone weights and time or weather modifiers are relative configuration values, not final discovery percentages. Search radius, traits, profession bonuses, darkness, weather, occupation focus, sandbox settings, and runtime code can affect actual results.

Using the database

What the foraging values mean

Zone weights

Each zone value is a relative weight inside the game’s foraging configuration. Higher values favor that item within the relevant table, but they are not direct discovery percentages.

Skill and XP

Required skill is the configured minimum Foraging level. XP is the source value awarded for finding that definition, before any runtime adjustments.

Months

Some definitions list allowed, bonus, or penalty months. Items without an explicit month list have no item-specific seasonal restriction in this dataset.

Time and weather

Day, night, rain, snow, and after-rain values are raw modifiers. The page preserves their signs and values without converting them into unsupported percentages.

Zone index

The 12 configured foraging zones

Counts show how many item definitions include each zone. Use the database filter to narrow the list, then inspect an item’s exact weight in every configured zone.

Birch Forest801

BirchForest

Deep Forest817

DeepForest

Farm34

Farm

Farmland828

FarmLand

Foraging Navigation1,508

ForagingNav

Forest836

Forest

Organic Forest697

OrganicForest

PH Forest812

PHForest

PR Forest812

PRForest

Town1,496

TownZone

Trailer Park1,496

TrailerPark

Vegetation1,366

Vegitation

Seasonal records

132 items define active months

Seasonal definitions can also include bonus and penalty months. The selected-item calendar distinguishes allowed, boosted, penalized, and unavailable months without inventing values for items that omit the field.

Poison configuration

18 records contain poison values

Berries and mushrooms can carry poison configuration, including a raw chance setting, detection level, and power range. Treat unidentified wild food cautiously and read these as configuration values, not percentages.

Practical routine

Use the data without overplanning

Filter by your level

Set the skill filter to your current Foraging level so high-level discoveries do not distract from what your survivor can find now.

Match the terrain

Choose the zone that best represents your search area, then compare which useful items have meaningful weights there.

Recheck special finds

Seasonal, weather-sensitive, recipe-gated, and poison-configured items have extra rules worth reviewing before building a route around them.

Foraging FAQ

Common Build 42 foraging questions

How many forageable items are in Project Zomboid Build 42.20.4?+

The Build 42.20.4 foraging configuration contains 1,678 resolved and uniquely identified item definitions across 25 categories and 12 zone tables.

Are Project Zomboid foraging zone weights percentages?+

No. Zone weights are relative configuration values used inside the foraging system. They help compare where an item is favored, but search radius, skill, traits, profession bonuses, weather, darkness, sandbox settings, and runtime rules affect actual discoveries.

What is the best zone for foraging in Project Zomboid?+

There is no single best zone for every item. Forest, town, farmland, trailer park, and other tables contain different item mixes and weights. Filter for the item or category you need, then compare its exact zone weights.

How does Foraging skill affect which items I can find?+

Many definitions specify a minimum Foraging level. The database’s skill filter shows items configured at or below your selected level. Other character and runtime modifiers can still affect detection and search performance.

Are all foraging items available throughout the year?+

Most definitions do not specify item-level month restrictions, but 132 records contain explicit active months. Some also define bonus or penalty months, which the selected-item calendar displays separately.

Does a poison chance value mean that percentage of items are poisonous?+

No. The database preserves raw poison settings from the game configuration without converting them to percentages. Eighteen records contain poison-related fields, including chance settings, detection levels, and power ranges.

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Category and zone counts can overlap because one item may belong to multiple categories and appear in multiple zones. They should not be added together as unique-item totals.

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