Better Item Info

Enhance Your Project Zomboid Experience with Better Item Info

Navigating the desolate world of Project Zomboid can be a challenge, but every bit of information counts when survival is on the line. The Better Item Info mod significantly enriches your understanding of the countless items scattered across the map, providing crucial details that were previously hidden or difficult to ascertain. This mod is designed to streamline your inventory management and decision-making, offering a deeper insight into the utility of everything you find.

Unlocking Item Potential

Whether you’re a seasoned survivor or just starting your journey, Better Item Info offers a wealth of new data points for a wide array of items. No more guessing games; this mod equips you with the knowledge to make the best choices for your survival.

Key Features for Smarter Survival:

• Food and Drink: Gain precise insights into spoilage timers, calorie counts, nutritional values, and even seasoning notes for food. For liquids, understand fluid levels, total capacity, available space, and warnings for tainted water.
• Combat Effectiveness: Weapon tooltips are expanded to reveal associated skills (like Short Blade or Aiming), current condition, the likelihood of degradation, damage output, critical hit chances, attack speed, and firearm-specific details such as accuracy, noise radius, and reload times.
• Farming and Crafting: Seed information now includes optimal growing seasons and expected growth times, provided your character has the relevant knowledge. Discover which metal items are smeltable and their categories, and how long various items can fuel your fires.
• Utility and Knowledge: Identify electronics that can be dismantled for valuable electrical experience. For books, see the estimated time remaining to finish reading. Drainable items, such as batteries, will clearly display their remaining uses or charge percentage.

Customization and Compatibility

Better Item Info is designed with player choice in mind. Sandbox options allow you to disable skill level requirements for accessing certain information, such as food details or weapon statistics. Furthermore, the mod integrates seamlessly with other popular UI enhancements through a shared tooltip-controller system, ensuring compatibility with mods like Better Clothing Info and Better Dressed.