Shovel spawn locations on Livonia
Shovel (Tools › Base building) spawns on Livonia: the economy keeps about 40 on the map at a time. It can lie in 3,112 buildings. Most of them are Industrial buildings. It also spawns at events: Police roadblock and Train wreck.
On other maps: Chernarus+, Nasdara, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radar tower | Military | 1 | 7 % |
| Hangar | Industrial | 2 | 5 % |
| Factory | Industrial | 10 | 5 % |
| Airfield HQ | Military | 8 | 5 % |
| Wreck | Industrial | 2 | 5 % |
| Mine building | Industrial | 4 | 3 % |
| Cement works | Industrial | 3 | 3 % |
| Industrial building | Industrial | 2 | 3 % |
| Unfinished house | Industrial | 12 | 3 % |
| Warehouse | Industrial | 63 | 3 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Police roadblock | 25 | 2 % |
 Train wreck | 11 | 2 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Topolin | 5.5 | >99 % |
| Nadbór | 2.9 | 94 % |
| Sitnik | 2.3 | 90 % |
| Gieraltów | 1.9 | 85 % |
| Lukow | 1.8 | 84 % |
| Tarnow | 1.8 | 84 % |
| Gliniska | 1.8 | 83 % |
| Grabin | 1.5 | 78 % |
| Brena | 1.5 | 78 % |
| Bielawa | 1.4 | 75 % |
Underground
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Underground · −1 · 35 m down Dark: bring a light | 0.1 | 5 % |
| Underground · −8 · 103 m down Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 3 % |
| Underground · −2 · 66 m down Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 2 % |
| Underground · −5 · 78 m down Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 0.9 % |
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.