Butter Knife
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 | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Notched Wooden Plank |
One of: Screwdriver ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Chipped Stone ×1 Stone Knife ×1One of:  Plank ×1 Log ×1
|
none | none | none | none |
Cooking
- Main article: Cooking
A butter knife's usage in cooking is very limited.
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bread Slices ×3 |
One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1Each of:  Bread ×1
|
none | none | none | 0.75 Cooking |
 Cake Slice ×5 |
One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of:  Cake (Cooked) ×1
|
none | none | none | 0.75 Cooking |
 Pie Slice ×5 |
One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of:  Pie (Cooked) ×1
|
none | none | none | 0.75 Cooking |
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
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt
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,
}