Shovel It Guide: Your first few minutes
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OverviewShovel It! is a Roblox game where you dig through snow with a shovel to uncover mutant items in over a million different variations. Up to 15 players can share the same server, and weather plus a nightly Starfall event keep each session feeling different.
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Your first few minutes
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When you spawn in, you already have a shovel. The white areas on the map are your digging grounds, and every click turns up an item from underneath the snow. Picked-up items go straight into your inventory.
- Find the snow look for white areas across the map.
- Click to dig click any snowy patch to shovel it up.
- Grab the item whatever appears underneath is added to your inventory automatically.
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What mutations actually are
Summary
Each item you uncover has a mutated appearance — a different color, pattern, or look compared to every other copy of that same item. The game offers more than one million variations in total, which means collecting every possible version is not realistic. Part of the fun is simply seeing what comes up next.
- Mutation a unique color or pattern on an item that sets it apart from other copies.
- Variation count over one million possible appearances across all items.
Weather and the Starfall event
Tips
The game cycles through multiple weather patterns during a session. Each weather type changes the appearance of both the snow and the items hiding underneath it. At night, a special event called Starfall takes place.
- Weather shifts throughout a session and directly affects how snow and items appear.
- Starfall happens at night and is a special event.
Playing with others
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One server holds up to 15 players at a time. Everyone digs in the same shared map, so you will cross paths with other players as you explore. There is no pressure to keep up — each person collects for themselves.
- Up to 15 players can be in one server at the same time.
- Friends can join together to explore the map.
Glossary
Glossary- Mutation
- A randomized color or pattern applied to a dug-up item, making it visually distinct from other copies of the same item.
- Starfall
- A special in-game event that occurs at night.
- Shovel
- The tool you use to dig snow — click on a snowy patch to use it.
Common questions
FAQHow many players can be in one server?
Up to 15 players can be in a single server at the same time.
Can I actually collect every item variation?
With over one million variations, collecting them all is not really possible.
Where should I dig?
Any white snowy area on the map works.
Do I need to do anything special to trigger Starfall?
Starfall happens on its own at night — you just need to be in the server when it occurs.
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