Apparently I've NEVER eaten rotten fruit before...

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

Dunno how... but if I'm reading this right it's:

1. Sick
2. Very Sick
3. Critically Sick
4. Death

.... unless I find/eat charcoal tabs, is that accurate? Man, clicking too fast and ate a stupid rotten pepper. F peppers.

[n1kko 326]

I ate a rotten strawberry once. And nothing happened.

GG DayZ

[Zedertone 378]

Yeah................. You take some charcoal tabs, those will cure you riiiiight up.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

Without charcoal tabs is it sure death, even if I eat and drink a ton? I think I'm at least 3 towns away from anything medial that might have the charcoal tabs, and fading fast.

[guppy22143 1081]

Without charcoal tabs is it sure death, even if I eat and drink a ton? I think I'm at least 3 towns away from anything medial that might have the charcoal tabs, and fading fast.

THE DOCTOR ORDERS:

Eating and drinking A LOT!!! You will die of starvation/thirst faster than you will die of any real ailment- and you could even heal!

Also, wait until the sickness progresses into the "infection" stage, (I think that is orange?) and clean your wounds with disinfectant or alcohol.

If all else fails, find a medic at the RRF or TMW.

Good luck out there :D

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

Haven't done so recently, but last time I ate rotten food I survived it (barely).  If you were healthy you should be 'alright', just be ready to hunt down some not rotten food and water and grab a book to recover.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

Just keep yourself fully energized and hydrated. My friend force-fed me a rotten zucchini and I survived it without charcoal tablets. The tablets have to be taken shortly after you eat the rotten fruit or they'll have no effect anyway.

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

I believe you can drink water until you throw up but better make sure you've got food supply after.

[ld-airgrafix 403]

No you don't die from rotten fruit, at the moment nothing is affected by being sick, accept annoying messages.

Wish this changes soon

[Vekaras 7]

No you don't die from rotten fruit, at the moment nothing is affected by being sick, accept annoying messages.

Wish this changes soon

 

Actually, I ate a raw steak 2 days ago and it decreased my thirst level much faster than before. It also made me vomit twice, until I took charcoal tabs that cured the sickness after a while (not immediate effect, I was Very sick)

[Jesterarts 85]

I just survived food poisoning by throwing up a couple timed to cure the 'sick' status and then got hydrated and energized. I was healthy writhing about 20 min of getting rid of the 'sick' status.

Good luck and if all else fails, there is a medic thread.

[BadAsh (DayZ) 1513]

And you are sure you got sick? You can get lucky not to get sick by eating rotten fruit (apparently there is some sort of percentage). You only got sick if it wrote "My mouth tastes funny" straight afterward.

[King Raptor 191]

I ate a piece of rotten fruit many patches ago and if I recall correctly I survived. Turned black and white at some point and I think my character vomitted

[LeChat 131]

Don't know if this is still accurate, otherwise food poisoning starts at around the 5 minute mark.

[pillock 850]

I ate worms recently and got sick. I'm not certain, but I assume the mechanics for 'worm poisoning' and 'rotten fruit poisoning' are the same.

 

My sickness status indicator progressed to dark orange in colour and I was getting messages saying 'I feel faint' and 'I feel unsteady'.

 

I kept eating and drinking whenever I could, though, and managed to maintain the 'Energised' and 'hydrated' status. After a while, the sickness indicator disappeared, and I stopped getting the messages about nausea/unsteadiness/faintness.

 

I did take me over an hour after this of maintaining the energised and hydrated status to regain the 'Healthy' status, but I now seem to be fully recovered.

[Evil Minion 943]

Don't know if this is still accurate, otherwise food poisoning starts at around the 5 minute mark.

Seems accurate as most sicknesses I had went that way. However, players who don't care to get/stay healthy will probably have a much harder time surviving (especially chemical poisoning should be certain death without being healthy and having a water source nearby).

[frosti 2165]

I survived eating rotten fruit without charcoal tabs once but it was not on patch .46

 

On .46 without charcoal tabs you will probably die.

Edited July 22, 2014 by Frosti

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

Well, minor update - I finished out my session surviving maybe another hour with my screen getting grey and the "I feel sick" or whatever status when you hit tab going to a very dark maroon red. I am fully hydrated and energized though, so who knows? Pray for me! Perhaps tonight I'll update with whatever my fate ends up being so it's not a lost learning experience. I'm going to try to survive...

[pillock 850]

Don't know if this is still accurate, otherwise food poisoning starts at around the 5 minute mark.

 

This video's explanation matches exactly my experience of the effects of eating the wrong stuff. It also shows the health mechanics to be much more in-depth than I'd thought they were. I do think the health mechanics and the relevant notifications of your status need to be refined, but it looks like the foundations are in place for some really interesting gameplay features coming in down the line.

 

It's well worth a watch, even if it is quite long and the narrator's "jokes" are pretty rubbish.

[jubeidok 495]

So, did you guys do this just to see what would happen?

[King Raptor 191]

So, did you guys do this just to see what would happen?

 

Nah, I ate a piece of rotten fruit because I was starving.

[DeatHTaX 1217]

"EAT HE KIWI! EAT THE FU%*IN KIWI! Eat AAAALLL THE KIWI!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!"

[q.S Sachiel 470]

ate some rotten fruit - felt a funny taste

progressed to sickness

drank disinfectant to 'clear the pipes'

got worse

grey

white

black

unconscious

respawn.

 

I hope this helps :)

* don't drink the disinfectant it's a cheap russian brand and doesn't cure your ills.