Field Shovel spawn locations on Chernarus+
Field Shovel (Tools › Base building) spawns on Chernarus+: the economy keeps about 31 on the map at a time. It can lie in 534 buildings. Most of them are Military buildings. It also spawns at events: Heli crash, Airplane crate and Train wreck.
On other maps: Nasdara, Livonia, Sakhal, Raman, DeerIsle Experimental
It lies on the ground for about 4 h before the game removes it.
Best building types
The chance to find at least one in a single building of that type, on a visit to a full server.
| Building | Loot Type | How many | Chance in one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Police | 1 | 39 % |
| Fire station | Firefighter | 2 | 38 % |
| Hangar | Industrial | 2 | 33 % |
| Office building, 5 floors | Residential | 1 | 33 % |
| Control tower | Military | 1 | 32 % |
| Hospital | Medical | 1 | 27 % |
| Military HQ | Military | 1 | 24 % |
| Airfield HQ | Military | 1 | 20 % |
| Boat wreck | Military | 5 | 17 % |
| Garage office | Industrial | 4 | 16 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Heli crash | 95 | 9 % |
 Airplane crate | 5 | 4 % |
 Train wreck | 4 | 4 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Air Base Vybor | 5.9 | >99 % |
| Tisy Military Base | 4.9 | 99 % |
| Bashnya | 2.9 | 95 % |
| Zeleno Military Base | 2.7 | 93 % |
| Pavlovo Military Base | 2.2 | 89 % |
| Kamensk Military Base | 1.8 | 83 % |
| Storozh | 1.1 | 67 % |
| Grubye Skaly | 1 | 63 % |
| VMC Military Base | 0.9 | 59 % |
| Balota Airfield | 0.9 | 58 % |
More Base building
These are estimates for a full server from the game's loot files, as the Map's Item Filter shows them: each item's count on the map spread over every building and event site that can hold it. A looted server has less.