Shovel

"A tool for digging Trenches and other entrenched structures."

- In-game description

The shovel (sometimes called spade) is used to dig under the landscape to produce Trenches and Bunkers. Using the shovel consumes no materials, thus can be a cheap and mobile way to create a first line of defence in the field.

Use
Similar to the Hammer, you can open the build menu by pressing  while holding the shovel in your hands. You will get the choice to select a structure, which you then place down. You can then use the shovel on the blueprint to dig out the selected structure. The shovel can only be used to create a select few passive structures; to upgrade this, you will still need a Hammer and Building Materials.

The following things can be build using a shovel:
 * Trench
 * Trench Connector
 * Trench Emplacement
 * Bunker (only the base blocks, you will need building materials to build doors and fireholes)
 * Bunker Corner

Notes and trivia

 * The dirt that one throws up while digging will be hidden while said player is in a bush.
 * The player model in the open beta period (before mid 2017) had a shovel. It looks similar to the current shovel.