Water requires no container to carry, and despite displaying as a jug in the inventory, will appear as a water bottle when dropped. Note that a fire/Cooking Spot is not actually required to use purification tablets. Alternatively, select 'Purify Water' while in the fire menu. This sterilization process takes 1 minute (in-game). They can be found in the 'Medical' tab of the Inventory, and then selecting 'Use' while carrying them and the Unsafe Water. Purification Tablets can be consumed to convert up to 1L of Unsafe Water into an equivalent amount of Potable Water.Boiling 1L of Unsafe Water requires 20 minutes at an active fire's Cooking Spot.Unsafe water can be turned into Potable Water through boiling or purifying: Dehydration deals 2% condition loss per hour if not sated.įor the effects of drinking water on thirst reduction, see Thirst.The more water in the container, the longer it takes to boil away. If left on an active fire, 0.5L of purified water will boil away after 30 minutes (in-game).Water left outside will not freeze, or become unsafe once sterilized.Water always remains at 100% condition and does not decay.Water is relatively heavy at 1kg/L and can quickly overburden the player in large quantities.Gathering snow is done automatically, though the player must supply a Recycled Can or Cooking Pot to contain the snow as it melts into water.

Unsafe water can be created by melting snow at an active fire's Cooking Spot, and takes 20 minutes to melt one liter (0.26 gal). Potable water is purified water that is safe to drink in The Long Dark.Ĭonsuming Unsafe Water restores Thirst, and unlike Unsafe Water, Potable Water has been sterilized and carries no risk of infection with Dysentery, which is a serious and fatal disease if untreated.īottles of Potable Water can be found indoors, in vehicles, harvested from Toilets, or produced from boiling Unsafe water at a fire or sterilizing it with Water Purification Tablets.

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