Butter Knife

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Butter Knife

General

Category

Weapon

Encumbrance

0.3

Equipped

One-handed

Function

Cooking

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	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 ×1 One 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 ×1 Each 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.

ButterKnife distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
bakerykitchen	counter	23.28%
bakerykitchen	counter	41.14%
burgerkitchen	counter	23.28%
burgerkitchen	counter	41.14%
cafekitchen	counter	23.28%
cafekitchen	counter	41.14%
cafeteria	counter	23.28%
cafeteria	counter	41.14%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	23.28%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	41.14%
chinesekitchen	counter	15.1%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	23.28%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	41.14%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
dinerbackroom	counter	23.28%
dinerkitchen	counter	23.28%
dinerkitchen	counter	41.14%
donut_kitchen	counter	23.28%
donut_kitchen	counter	41.14%
fishchipskitchen	counter	23.28%
fishchipskitchen	counter	41.14%
generalstore	shelves	23.28%
generalstorestorage	shelves	23.28%
gigamart	shelves	23.28%
housewarestore	shelves	23.28%
italiankitchen	counter	23.28%
italiankitchen	counter	41.14%
kitchen_crepe	counter	23.28%
kitchen_crepe	counter	41.14%
kitchenwares	shelves	23.28%
knifefactory	crate	23.28%
knifefactory	crate	41.14%
knifeshipping	crate	23.28%
knifeshipping	crate	41.14%
knifestore	shelves	23.28%
knifestore	shelves	41.14%
prisoncells	wardrobe	1.75%
restaurantkitchen	counter	23.28%
restaurantkitchen	counter	41.14%
westernkitchen	counter	23.28%
westernkitchen	counter	41.14%

Zombie

Outfit	Days survived	Chance
All	0	30

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

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

• Fork
• Spoon