Butter Knife

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Butter Knife
ButterKnife Model.png
General
Category
Weapon
Encumbrance
Moodle Icon HeavyLoad.png
0.3
Equipped
One-handed
Function
Properties
Max condition
3
Performance
Damage
0.1–0.4
Range
0.61–0.8
Knockback
0.3
Special ability
Jaw stab
Technical
Item ID
Base.ButterKnife

A butter knife is a blade melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The butter knife is an emergency weapon with extremely low damage, however it can perform an instant kill jaw stab. It is highly ineffective in a defensive situation, as it will never knockdown an opponent and only knock them back a very short distance.

The butter knife has a very short range, making it very dangerous when fighting zombies, however it does have a quick attack. It is a single-attack weapon, hitting just 1 opponent with each swing. Butter knives are mostly useless in combat, however they can get the player out of a dangerous situation and should only be equipped in an emergency, or if smashing a window.

Breaking doors

It is mostly ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing just 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Chopping trees

It cannot be used to chop trees, dealing 0 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Condition

The condition of the butter knife is influenced by the maintenance skill. It has a maximum condition of just 3 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (1 + maintenance x 2)

Repairing

A butter knife cannot be repaired.

Crafting

A butter knife can be used to drill a hole in a plank of wood, which can be used for survivalist fire-making.

Product XP gained Skill(s) Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2
TZ PerforatedWoodenPlank.png
Notched Wooden Plank
0 XP none
(keep)
One of:
Plank.png Plank
Logs.png Log

(consumed)

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

A butter knife's usage in cooking is very limited.

Product XP gained Skill(s) Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2
BreadSlices.png
Bread Slices x3
0.75 Cooking none
(keep)
BreadAnima.gif
Bread
(consumed)
Cake Slice
Cake Slice x5
0.75 Cooking none
(keep)
Cake (Cooked)
Cake (Cooked)
(consumed)
Pie Slice
Pie Slice x5
0.75 Cooking none
(keep)
Pie (Cooked)
Pie (Cooked)
(consumed)

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Containers
Building/Room Container Rolls Chance
bakerykitchen counter 4 1
counter 4 2
chinesekitchen counter 4 6
departmentstorage metal_shelves 4 1
dinerbackroom counter 4 1
knifefactory crate 4 1
crate 4 2
prisoncells wardrobe 4 0.05

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16
item ButterKnife
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Cooking,
		MaxRange	=	0.8,
		WeaponSprite	=	ButterKnife,
		MinAngle	=	0.65,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
		Categories	=	SmallBlade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	1,
		Weight	=	0.3,
		SplatNumber	=	2,
		PushBackMod	=	0.3,
		SubCategory	=	Stab,
		AimingMod	=	0.8,
		CloseKillMove = Jaw_Stab,
		ConditionMax	=	3,
		MaxHitCount	=	1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon	=	TRUE,
		DoorDamage	=	1,
		SwingAnim	=	Stab,
		DisplayName	=	Butter Knife,
		MinRange	=	0.61,
		SwingTime	=	2,
		KnockdownMod	=	0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		Icon	=	KnifeButter,
		RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        BreakSound  =   ButterKnifeBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        EnduranceMod = 0.5,
        MetalValue = 8,
        CriticalChance	=	7,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 10,
        MinDamage	=	0.1,
        MaxDamage	=	0.4,
		WeaponLength = 0.17,
		HitFloorSound	=	ButterKnifeHit,
        ImpactSound	=	ButterKnifeHit,
        DoorHitSound = ButterKnifeHit,
		HitSound	=	ButterKnifeHit,
		SwingSound = ButterKnifeSwing,
		AttachmentType = Screwdriver,
 		Tags = DullKnife,
	}

See also