Butter Knife

General

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
Notched Wooden Plank	0 XP	none		One of: Screwdriver Kitchen Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Hunting Knife Chipped Stone Stone Knife (keep)	One of: Plank Log (consumed)

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

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

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Bread Slices x3	0.75 Cooking	none	One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Bread (consumed)
Cake Slice x5	0.75 Cooking	none	One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Cake (Cooked) (consumed)
Pie Slice x5	0.75 Cooking	none	One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Pie (Cooked) (consumed)

Code

From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.53

	item ButterKnife
	{
	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  =   BreakMetalItem,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        EnduranceMod = 0.5,
        MetalValue = 8,
        CriticalChance	=	7,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 10,
        MinDamage	=	0.1,
        MaxDamage	=	0.4,
	WeaponLength = 0.17,
	HitFloorSound	=	BladeHit,
        ImpactSound	=	BladeHit,
	HitSound	=	BladeHit,
	AttachmentType = Screwdriver,
 	}