How to make and use a Rain Collector in Project Zomboid

To make a rain collector in Project Zomboid, you will first need a hammer by searching various containers and buildings. If you have trouble finding a hammer, we recommend looking in warehouses, searching cupboards, garden tool houses, and garages. 

Alternatively, you can make a stone hammer, but doing so requires foraging. In short, you will need to forage for one tree branch, one stone, and you will also need one ripped sheet or rag. 

How to make a Stone Hammer in Project Zomboid

All three resources you need to make a stone hammer are pretty easy to get. If you want to get one stone and one tree branch, you will first need to locate a woodland or wilderness area. 

When you locate either area, start foraging by entering search mode. To enter search mode, you will need to click on the magnifying glass on the left of your screen, as shown below. 

Clicking on the magnifying glass will open a tab called investigate mode, and in this tab, you will be able to start foraging in the area you are by clicking enable search mode, as shown below.

Enabling search mode will have your character search the surrounding area for resources as you move around in the area.

Keep searching the wilderness or woodland area until you find one stone and one tree branch. Next, you will need to get ripped sheets to make a stone hammer. 

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Luckily getting ripped sheets is pretty simple. Just grab some pants, sweaters, or sheets, and you will be able to rip them to make Ripped Sheets. 

How to make a Rain Collector in Project Zomboid

That said, when you have all of the necessary resources, you will be able to make a stone hammer. This stone hammer or one you found can then be used to make a Rain Collector barrel with the following resources. 

• 4 Planks
• 4 Nails
• 4 Garbage bags 

That said, when you have all of the necessary resources, you can make a stone hammer. You can then use this stone hammer or one you found to make a Rain Collector barrel with the following resources. 

For planks, you can get them by dismantling wood furniture or finding them in warehouses. The same is true with nails, whereas dismantling wooden furniture or searching warehouses is the best way to get them.

You can also find Nails in hardware stores, but we recommend dismantling furniture as you can raise your carpentry skill while dismantling. 

How to use a rain collector in Project Zomboid

To use a Rain Collector in Project Zomboid, you will first need to make one and place it outside, and you will then need to wait for some rain. 

When it rains in the game, the collector will fill up with useable water that you can drink to stay hydrated. Because of this, we recommend using the Rain Collector as a source of water at your base or a location you can quickly get to.

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