Shovel spawn locations on Sakhal
Shovel (Tools › Base building) spawns on Sakhal: the economy keeps about 37 on the map at a time. It can lie in 3,457 buildings. Most of them are Industrial buildings. It also spawns at events: Boat fishing, Police car and Boat military.
On other maps: Chernarus+, Nasdara, Livonia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory | Industrial | 9 | 7 % |
| Fire station | Firefighter | 2 | 5 % |
| Office building, 2 floors | Residential | 2 | 5 % |
| Wreck | Industrial | 3 | 5 % |
| Airfield HQ | Military | 2 | 5 % |
| Airfield building | Military | 1 | 5 % |
| Industrial building | Military | 7 | 4 % |
| Police station | Police | 2 | 4 % |
| Office building, 5 floors | Residential | 6 | 4 % |
| Military tent | Military | 10 | 4 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Boat fishing | 8 | 2 % |
 Police car | 9 | 2 % |
 Boat military | 1 | 3 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Severomorsk | 4.4 | 99 % |
| Nogovo | 3.7 | 97 % |
| Rudnogorsk | 3.6 | 97 % |
| Aniva | 2.7 | 94 % |
| Bolotnoye | 2 | 87 % |
| Tikhoye | 1.5 | 77 % |
| Dudino | 1.2 | 71 % |
| Yuzhnoye | 1.1 | 66 % |
| Taranay | 1.1 | 66 % |
| Baykovo | 1 | 64 % |
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.