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Butter Knife
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Butter Knife | ||
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General | ||
Category | Weapon | |
Weight | 0.3 | |
Function | Cooking | |
Equipped | One-handed | |
Condition max. | 3 | |
Damage | ||
Type | SmallBlade | |
Attack speed | 2 | |
Range | 0.61–0.8 tiles | |
Damage | 0.1–0.4 | |
Knockback | 0.3 | |
Execution | Jaw stab | |
Technical details | ||
Base 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 | XP Gained | Skill(s) | Recipe | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 |
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![]() Notched Wooden Plank |
0 XP | none | (keep) |
(consumed) |
Cooking
- Main article: Cooking
A butter knife's usage in cooking is very limited.
Product | XP Gained | Skill(s) | Recipe | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 |
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![]() Bread Slices x3 |
0.75 Cooking | none | (keep) |
![]() Bread (consumed) | |
![]() Cake Slice x5 |
0.75 Cooking | none | (keep) |
![]() Cake (Cooked) (consumed) | |
![]() Pie Slice x5 |
0.75 Cooking | none | (keep) |
![]() Pie (Cooked) (consumed) |
Code
From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)
Retrieved | |
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Version 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, }
See also