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Trowel

General

Category

Gardening

Encumbrance

0.5

Equipped

One-handed

Slot attached

Belt

Function

Till dirt

Skill

Short Blade

Properties

Max condition

6

Performance

Damage type

Blade

Damage

0.2–0.4

Door damage

5

Tree damage

0

Range

0.61–0.9

Knockback

0.3

Knockdown

2

Special ability

Jaw_Stab

Technical

Tags

ClearAshes
DigPlow
TakeDirt

Item ID

farming.HandShovel

A trowel (commonly referred to as a hand shovel) is a tool used in farming.

Usage

Farming

For main article, see: Farming

A trowel is used to till grass or dirt, allowing seeds to be sown.

When digging with a trowel, there is a chance of recovering a worm which can be used for fishing, trapping or even be consumed.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Plowed Land	One of: Trowel ×1 Hand Fork ×1 Garden Fork ×1 Garden Hoe ×1 Shovel ×1 Shovel ×1 Snow Shovel ×1 Each of: Grass ×1	none	none	none	none

Distribution

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

HandShovel 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
Farmer	crate	23.28%
Farmer	metal_shelves	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	crate	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	23.28%
all	toolcabinet	23.28%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	23.28%
construction	crate	23.28%
factory	crate	23.28%
factory	metal_shelves	23.28%
farmstorage	crate	23.28%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
garagestorage	counter	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	locker	23.28%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
gardenstore	counter	23.28%
gardenstore	metal_shelves	23.28%
gardenstore	shelves	23.28%
generalstore	metal_shelves	15.1%
generalstore	metal_shelves	23.28%
generalstore	shelves	15.1%
generalstore	shelves	23.28%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
generalstorestorage	shelves	15.1%
generalstorestorage	shelves	23.28%
gigamart	shelves	15.1%
gigamart	shelves	23.28%
kitchen	crate	23.28%
loggingfactory	crate	23.28%
loggingfactory	metal_shelves	23.28%
pawnshop	counter	23.28%
pawnshop	crate	23.28%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	23.28%
pawnshop	shelves	23.28%
pawnshopstorage	crate	23.28%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
producestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
shed	crate	23.28%
shed	locker	23.28%
shed	metal_shelves	23.28%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	23.28%
toolstore	counter	23.28%
toolstore	crate	23.28%
toolstore	metal_shelves	15.1%
toolstore	metal_shelves	23.28%
toolstore	shelves	15.1%
toolstore	shelves	23.28%
toolstorestorage	crate	23.28%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
warehouse	crate	23.28%
warehouse	metal_shelves	23.28%

It can be found in garages, crates, sheds, warehouses, hardware stores, storage units, and in kitchens and in zombie farmers.

Code

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

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\farming.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item HandShovel
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Gardening,
	    MaxRange	=	0.9,
        WeaponSprite	=	Trowel,
        MinAngle	=	0.65,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	4,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	SmallBlade,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	9,
        Weight	=	0.5,
        SplatNumber	=	2,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Stab,
        CloseKillMove = Jaw_Stab,
        ConditionMax	=	6,
        MaxHitCount	=	2,
        DoorDamage	=	5,
        SwingAnim	=	Stab,
        WeaponWeight	=	3,
        DisplayName	=	Trowel,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	4,
        KnockdownMod	=	2,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
        Icon	=	TZ_GardenTrowel,
        BreakSound = HandShovelBreak,
        HitFloorSound = HandShovelHit,
        ImpactSound = HandShovelHit,
        DoorHitSound = HandShovelHit,
        HitSound = HandShovelHit,
        SwingSound = HandShovelSwing,
        AttachmentType = Knife,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        CriticalChance	=	30,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 10,
        MinDamage	=	0.2,
        MaxDamage	=	0.4,
        WeaponLength = 0.2,
        SurvivalGear = TRUE,
        Tags = ClearAshes;DigPlow;TakeDirt,
	}

See also

• Shovel
• Hand Fork