Steak Knife spawn locations on Nasdara (Badlands)
Steak Knife (Tools › Melee) spawns on Nasdara (Badlands): the economy keeps about 80 on the map at a time. It can lie in 3,618 buildings. Most of them are Residential buildings. It also spawns at events: Military convoy.
On other maps: Chernarus+, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage office | Industrial | 9 | 13 % |
| Fire station | Firefighter | 5 | 9 % |
| Gas station | Industrial | 13 | 7 % |
| Smokestack | Industrial | 1 | 5 % |
| Trailer wreck | Residential | 14 | 4 % |
| Warehouse | Industrial | 24 | 4 % |
| Car repair shop | Industrial | 33 | 4 % |
| Radio tower | Industrial | 2 | 4 % |
| Shop | Residential | 24 | 3 % |
| Bus wreck | Residential | 18 | 3 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Military convoy | 1 | 5 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Pesh Kuh | 7.2 | >99 % |
| Dashtabad | 5.8 | >99 % |
| Kamar Zir | 2.8 | 94 % |
| Suvin Shahr | 2.8 | 94 % |
| Bam-e Sabz | 2.7 | 93 % |
| Pesh Dasht | 2.7 | 93 % |
| Qala-e Kuhna | 2.6 | 93 % |
| Kati Golzar | 2.5 | 91 % |
| Gandomabad | 2.4 | 91 % |
| Dahana | 2.4 | 91 % |
Underground
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Tunnelshelter dam outter | 0.2 | 22 % |
| T 12a 0507 merged 8 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 4 % |
| T 36b 1577 merged 4 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 3 % |
| T 12a 1100 merged 7 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 2 % |
| Tla 1497 merged 2 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 2 % |
| T 36b 0400 merged 4 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 0.7 % |
| T 12a 0230 merged 8 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 0.4 % |
More Melee
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.