Purifying Sea/Lake Water

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

One thing that's been bugging me about dayz is the fact that I cant refill my canteen with water from the ocean, or the various lakes around Chernarus. We have purification tablets in the game, So it stands to reason that we should be able to purify water from any source. With the addition of the working cooking pots in the next patch, we could also boil water to purify it. This could also serve to slim down the unrealistic supply of sodas scattered around the map as well. What do you guys think?

[qww 287]

i think you should take a break from making topics, and start using search function of these forums

[Julius Caesar 1760]

One thing that's been bugging me about dayz is the fact that I cant refill my canteen with water from the ocean, or the various lakes around Chernarus. We have purification tablets in the game, So it stands to reason that we should be able to purify water from any source. With the addition of the working cooking pots in the next patch, we could also boil water to purify it. This could also serve to slim down the unrealistic supply of sodas scattered around the map as well. What do you guys think?

 

I see a big flaw in your suggestion. Sea water is saltwater! Humans literally can't drink it at all!

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

i think you should take a break from making topics, and start using search function of these forums

Has this been suggested?

[DemonGroover 8836]

Purifying sea water isn't as simple as dropping a tablet into it.

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

I see a big flaw in your suggestion. Sea water is saltwater! Humans literally can't drink it at all!

You can still purify it by straining it or using evaporation techniques. If you boil the water and trap it with the lid you can capture the water vapor as well. It may be a bit complicated though. But there are lakes in the game, and purifying that water definitely makes sense.

 

Heres what I'm getting at: bottle of sea water + shirt + Pot = semi fresh water, then boil for pure water.

Edited April 20, 2014 by Jiggly Ritz

[DemonGroover 8836]

One way to purify salt water.

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Desalinate-Water

 

Will take a while though

Edited April 20, 2014 by DemonGroover

[Zedertone 378]

One way to purify salt water.

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Desalinate-Water

 

Will take a while though

I can only imagine the amount of whining there would be if that was added.

"omg i hav 2 wait forevr 2 get clean watr, dev team u r awful & slow"

Edited April 20, 2014 by Zedertone

[qww 287]

you can already drink water from stream or lake in game...................... you dotn need to purify it, in stable at least,  but in future you will

[majo 23]

One way to purify salt water.

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Desalinate-Water

 

Will take a while though

 

 

 

Would be nice to have this added to the game.

I like the idea of placing this kind of purifying pot somewhere and to come back after an hour to collect the water.

[Electi 149]

Or make a distilate...

[DropBearChick 1217]

Drink your own piss.

AND LESS SODAS

Drink your own piss.

AND LESS SODAS

[terminal_boy 860]

Humans can rehydrate using seawater if you can find a friend to give you a seawater enema.

Takes a while though.

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

you can already drink water from stream or lake in game...................... you dotn need to purify it, in stable at least,  but in future you will

How, I have tried and I was never able to.

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

Also just wanted to mention that later on down the development line when persistent objects are added it would be possible to fortify a house near a pond and have an infinite water supply, and hunt for food which would diminish the need for venturing into the dangerous towns for supplies.

 

(You would still obviously need to go in order to get bullets and other things, but it would make you at least last a bit longer in the game.) 

[qww 287]

How, I have tried and I was never able to.

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[Goove 70]

How, I have tried and I was never able to.

 

 

umm same way you fill your canteen or waterbottle at a fountain or well...Switch to first person with your canteen out and fill the bottle in the river or stream.  Did you even try to google this??  Bet you didnt know you could use rain water to fill  your canteen up too!!

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

umm same way you fill your canteen or waterbottle at a fountain or well...Switch to first person with your canteen out and fill the bottle in the river or stream.  Did you even try to google this??  Bet you didnt know you could use rain water to fill  your canteen up too!!

WTF I used my scroll wheel and everything and this didn't work when I tried it. Guess it was a bug.

[Jiggly Ritz 35]

Well if at least one productive thing comes from this post I guess it would be boiling water to purify it instead of having to use the tablets.

 

- Currently facepalming at my dumbness lol.

[Goove 70]

hahah your good hope you got it to work!!  yea the boiling water and what not will more than likely come into play.  Remember to fill up your canteen in the rain!! Perfect time to hydrate!