Field Shovel spawn locations on Nasdara (Badlands)
Field Shovel (Tools › Base building) spawns on Nasdara (Badlands): the economy keeps about 37 on the map at a time. It can lie in 791 buildings. Most of them are Military buildings. It also spawns at events: Military convoy and Water truck.
On other maps: Chernarus+, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research institute | Military | 1 | 37 % |
| Palace | Military | 2 | 36 % |
| Building | Military | 3 | 36 % |
| Caravanserai | Military | 2 | 36 % |
| Fire station | Firefighter | 1 | 34 % |
| Office building, 2 floors | Residential | 1 | 33 % |
| Military HQ | Military | 2 | 25 % |
| Tunnel bunker | Military | 2 | 21 % |
| Airfield HQ | Military | 1 | 21 % |
| Garage office | Industrial | 2 | 17 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Military convoy | 22 | 4 % |
 Water truck | 2 | 2 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Dashtabad Airbase | 5 | 99 % |
| Zulfiqar missile base | 3.2 | 96 % |
| Shah Yailaq | 3.1 | 95 % |
| NII-Mirnyy | 2.6 | 93 % |
| Dar-e Ardis | 2.5 | 92 % |
| Spets-Stvol 754 | 1.7 | 81 % |
| Fostkova Mehran Tunnel | 1.6 | 80 % |
| Proval-754 | 1.6 | 79 % |
| Sard Sarhad | 1.5 | 78 % |
| FOB Atlas | 1.2 | 69 % |
Underground
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Palace ladder Dark: bring a light | 0.4 | 34 % |
| Hwtunnel westsection utilitytunnels inner 2 · −3 · 64 m down Dark: bring a light | 0.2 | 20 % |
| Hwtunnel westsection inner Dark: bring a light | 0.2 | 16 % |
| Hwtunnel eastsection utilitytunnels inner 2 Dark: bring a light | 0.2 | 14 % |
| Tunnelshelter dam outter | 0.1 | 12 % |
| Hwtunnel westentrance tunnel outter | 0.1 | 11 % |
| Underground · −2 · 26 m down | 0.1 | 11 % |
| Hwtunnel westsection utilitytunnels inner 2 · −2 · 65 m down Dark: bring a light | 0.1 | 11 % |
| Underground · −1 · 50 m down | 0.1 | 11 % |
| Hwtunnel southwestentrance outter | 0.1 | 9 % |
| Hwtunnel eastentrance outter 2 | <0.1 | 4 % |
| Hwtunnel eastsection utilitytunnels inner Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 3 % |
| Hwtunnel westentrance tunnel outter 2 | <0.1 | 3 % |
| Hwtunnel westsection outter 2 | <0.1 | 3 % |
| Hwtunnel westsection inner 2 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 2 % |
| Underground · −1 · 30 m down | <0.1 | 0.8 % |
| Hwtunnel eastsection inner Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 0.8 % |
| Palace entrance Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 0.4 % |
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.