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 butter knife has a maximum condition of 3. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the short blade and maintenance skills. The chance of losing condition can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (1 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the short blade and maintenance skills.
Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and short blade skills.
| Maintenance skill | Short blade level | Condition lower chance | Average condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1/1 (100%) | 3 |
| 0 | 4 | 1/3 (33%) | 9 |
| 0 | 8 | 1/5 (20%) | 15 |
| 4 | 0 | 1/5 (20%) | 15 |
| 8 | 0 | 1/9 (11%) | 27 |
| 4 | 4 | 1/7 (14%) | 21 |
| 4 | 8 | 1/9 (11%) | 27 |
| 8 | 8 | 1/13 (8%) | 39 |
| 10 | 10 | 1/15 (7%) | 45 |
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 |
Location
The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.
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.
| 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% |
| Outfit | Days survived | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| All | 0 | 30 |
| All | 0 | 30 |
| All | 0 | 30 |
| All | 0 | 30 |
| All | 0 | 30 |
History
Base.ButterKnife
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 0.2.0q | Released on or before this version. |
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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,
}