Are you getting hungry / thirsty too fast again? Here is why and how to solve this

[nudelwalker 99]

copied here from reddit by Nauramir:
 

After all the complains about hunger/thirst warnings, i have been testing it and came to interesting results.

 

1.  
   • Players spawn relatively hungry and thirsty. For example, lets say players start at 30% food/drink.
   • First warning message pops when your food or drink level drops to ~20%.
   • Most important one! That green message saying "your thirst/hunger is quenched", shows when players food/drink level gets just above critical value. So when you get this message, in reality, you are only on ~25% of your total "stomach capacity".
   • If you keep drinking and eating after you get the "your thirst/hunger is quenched" message, you can still consume a lot, until you get another green message "Your stomach is full", "You feel well-fed" or similiar. That means you are at 100% of food capacity and you start to regenerate blood/heal.Once you reach this, you also have a LOT of time when you dont have to deal with food/drink and no messages pop up for at least 1,5 hours.

 

 

So, what conclusion this leads to?

Players that experience constant message spam never really eat or drink to full. They just hover between 20-30%, never actually begin regenerating and end up falling unconscious for no apparent reason.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Styrias

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Amen.

 

sticky, pin, post, screenshot.

 

do it all mods, the world needs to see this.

[Richard III in Leicester 200]

Yes you're right, I usually spam drink water from the first pond/lake/tap i find until it says something like 'Your stomach is about to burst' and then you're good for water for a good while lol. Haven't seen a bad side effect of guzzling too much water at once yet.. Same goes for food, each bit seems to be a mouthful or so, so use it up and you stay fed for a while. 

Edited December 18, 2013 by Richard III in Leicester

[calle 100]

This is true!
And keep an eye on what you are eating/drinking!

Eating cereal makes food level go up but water level lower.
Drinking unpurified pondwater is also a bad move, which I've learnt the hard way.

Don't sprint everywhere either.

[dayzhopeful 30]

Yes you're right, I usually spam drink water from the first pond/lake/tap i find until it says something like 'Your stomach is about to burst' and then you're good for water for a good while lol. Haven't seen a bad side effect of guzzling too much water at once yet.. Same goes for food, each bit seems to be a mouthful or so, so use it up and you stay fed for a while. 

 How do you drink from a pond and water because i cant see that feature, i found it pathetic i was swimming around in a pond and getting you are reall thirsty message, WTF.

[nudelwalker 99]

drinking from pond -> go first person view, go to water, drink.

[Batlan 2]

Also avoid rotten fruits if possible. However fresh fruits seem to reduce both hunger and thirst if you manage to find any, I suppose it's best to consume those right away.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Batlan

[Skat3rat 1633]

Very helpful.  Thank you.

[nudelwalker 99]

np, i just think the indicators need to better visualize this, so for example it could say "your thirst is quenched, but you are still not completely full yet"

Edited December 18, 2013 by Styrias