Food & Drink?

[DrFeelzgud 0]

Well after playing for an hour and a half and working my way through a couple of towns, I found 1 can of tuna, no drink or other other food at all. This is after searching through a bizillion houses & buildings. Found hats, pants, shoes etc, all over the place, but finally ended dying of starvation after being unable to find any food or drink anywhere!

 

Is this normal, or did I just have unusually bad luck?

 

Can't really do much if I can't find food and water reliably.

 

Also if I start bleeding, I just eventually bleed out. Have not been able to find any items to stop the bleeding.

 

Items seem to be extremely rare, it was just mostly an empty wasteland.

 

[Neinsager 30]

You probably had bad luck and the server was plundered already.

 

Basically, if you find all doors of houses opened already, then you can be sure that someone picked this town clean already.

[Advent1 126]

You probably had bad luck and the server was plundered already.

 

Basically, if you find all doors of houses opened already, then you can be sure that someone picked this town clean already.

Yes and no...I usually go through every house looking for clothing that I need + whatever food I can carry then I leave on my merry way leaving behind tons of food in houses. A lot of people are discouraged when they see open doors and just move on without checking.

[SpiraxSarco 23]

You didn't had luck, probably it was the time of the day you got in the server, most of the servers spawn the loot every 4 hours, so if you got luck you can get into a server full with stuff.

[bigfrak 116]

ya bad luck you can tear up shirts to stop bleeding

[djporternz 644]

If you don't want to rely on the doors, just check for Zs. If there are no Zs, there is usually no loot left either.

[Mos1ey 6301]

Get off the coast. All the coastal towns are gonna be looted already ergo not worth checking.

 

Loosely follow a road inland, by the first or second town you come to you'll start finding a lot more loot.

[Wolfarus 7]

As others have said, it was a combo of bad luck and somebody getting there first.

 

And they are right on the door thing. It means that somebody has been there first, but it dosnt automaticly mean the place has been picked clean of anything usefull. Remember to lay down and check under beds, check behind the open door, corners, ect ect. Loot isnt always out in the open, staring you in the face.

 

As far as food/water go, eat everything you can get your hands on/open. You'll get a message saying something along the lines of "my stomach is full/i feel really stuffed" when you cant hold anymore food. Your body is a much more efficient holder of what foot/water provides (energy/hydration) then your bag. I'd go with a ratio of roughly 60%food/40% water. Canned goods give you both food energy and some hydration. Dry food (such as cereal) will lower your hydration, so only eat those if you -have- to, or have a water source on hand to go along w/ it.

 

Im keeping a cple cans of soda/canteen full of water on me, and a cple tins of sardines just incase i run into a streak of bad looting-luck, but the bulk of my pack space is my melee weapon and ammo for my gun. Maybe ill store my rainjacket in there once i find a suitable military shirt/vest.

[nuggit 246]

hey wolfarus

 

As others stated, head inland. Your chance to survive is increased tenfold.

 

When bleeding, you can drop your shirt on the ground and then proceed to tear into rags. You can then use the rags to bandage yourself.

[Wolfarus 7]

hey wolfarus

 

As others stated, head inland. Your chance to survive is increased tenfold.

 

When bleeding, you can drop your shirt on the ground and then proceed to tear into rags. You can then use the rags to bandage yourself.

Think you have me confused for the OP :P

 

I know the shirt trick (though ive yet to find any disinfectant that supposedly makes the rags completely safe for bandaging). Also forgot to mention that screwdrivers can open cans as well, so if you find one, keep it. You'll spill some of the food, but 60-75% of a can of beans is better then no beans at all, when yer hungry :D

[Crazy_Spider 235]

     I've noticed this, too. I had problems finding loot, I think I actually got lucky raiding a coastal town right after a server restart, I got a splitting axe, a decent backpack, a beanie and sunglasses (Makes me look cool.), a med-kit, everything except for food... I agree food is really hard to find, I agree with you man.

[Wolfarus 7]

     I've noticed this, too. I had problems finding loot, I think I actually got lucky raiding a coastal town right after a server restart, I got a splitting axe, a decent backpack, a beanie and sunglasses (Makes me look cool.), a med-kit, everything except for food... I agree food is really hard to find, I agree with you man.

Thats why you should get in the habbit of eating/drinking everything you can get your hands on, until:

 

A. Your status is "healthy" (as seen next to your character in the inventory screen). After that, eat/drink occasionally to keep your levels up, also depending on how much physical exertion you put yourself thru.

B. You get the message that your stomach is full and cant hold anymore (keep eating/drinking, and you'll puke, costing you energy/hydration)

 

Sometime down the line, we'll have wildgame animals to hunt as well, so there's other food sources on the way (maybe we'll get the ability to fish, too).

[teufel937 49]

Fresh Spawn Guide :

Step 1 - Find a water pump drink until you are full.
 

Step 2 - Tear up your shirt for rags.

Step 3 - Sprint in-land about two kilometers.
 

Step 4 - Survive.

[timoseewho 23]

Fresh Spawn Guide :

Step 1 - Find a water pump drink until you are full.

Step 2 - Tear up your shirt for rags.

Step 3 - Sprint in-land about two kilometers.

Step 4 - Survive.

5. Toss the flashlight/battery away!

[teufel937 49]

5. Toss the flashlight/battery away!

Ah yes! Forgot about that useless crap!

Would rather start with rotten banana and spray can!