Shovel spawn locations on Chernarus+
Shovel (Tools › Base building) spawns on Chernarus+: the economy keeps about 60 on the map at a time. It can lie in 3,603 buildings. Most of them are Industrial buildings. It also spawns at events: Police roadblock, Airplane crate, Train wreck and Heli crash.
On other maps: Nasdara, Livonia, Sakhal, Namalsk, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfinished building | Industrial | 2 | 10 % |
| Kiln | Industrial | 2 | 10 % |
| Hangar | Industrial | 2 | 10 % |
| Factory | Industrial | 8 | 9 % |
| Cement works | Industrial | 12 | 5 % |
| Mine building | Industrial | 3 | 5 % |
| Industrial building | Industrial | 1 | 4 % |
| Warehouse | Industrial | 34 | 4 % |
| Factory hall | Industrial | 16 | 4 % |
| Large garage | Industrial | 3 | 4 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Police roadblock | 24 | 2 % |
 Airplane crate | 5 | 3 % |
 Train wreck | 6 | 3 % |
 Heli crash | 1 | 6 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Novaya Petrovka | 3.6 | 97 % |
| Severograd | 2.9 | 94 % |
| Air Base Vybor | 2.6 | 93 % |
| Novodmitrovsk | 2.5 | 91 % |
| Chernaya Polyana | 2.1 | 88 % |
| Vybor | 1.6 | 80 % |
| Topolniki | 1.5 | 79 % |
| Zelenogorsk | 1.5 | 78 % |
| Zeleno Military Base | 1.3 | 73 % |
| Gorka | 1.3 | 73 % |
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.