Make it possible to collect charcoal from fireplaces to use as activated charcoal

[exwoll 255]

In real life survival situations, charcoal from a fire is used to treat poisoning, diarrhea. It's a small thing, but it could help a lot for situation where one can't find activated charcoal in hospitals. 

Plus it's kinda easy to add to the game :) 

[BeefBacon 1185]

Good idea. I have no idea how activated charcoal is actually produced - whether it just occurs naturally when you burn stuff or you have to do something special to it - but being able to produce it would be great. Could maybe be found randomly in fireplaces in houses too, assuming it occurs naturally without any sort of special intervention.

[exwoll 255]

36 minutes ago, BeefBacon said:

Good idea. I have no idea how activated charcoal is actually produced - whether it just occurs naturally when you burn stuff or you have to do something special to it - but being able to produce it would be great. Could maybe be found randomly in fireplaces in houses too, assuming it occurs naturally without any sort of special intervention.

The activated one is produced in different ways, depending on the final use that the producers have in mind for it (medicinal, industrial, etc). The medicinal one is the easiest one to make (however If my memory doesn't fails me, the higher the temperature for it's production, the more effective it becomes but more expensive). 

http://www.off-grid.net/forums/topic/first-aid-uses-for-charcoal/

Edited September 9, 2016 by exwoll

[MaxTheSurvivor 152]

19 hours ago, exwoll said:

In real life survival situations, charcoal from a fire is used to treat poisoning, diarrhea. It's a small thing, but it could help a lot for situation where one can't find activated charcoal in hospitals. 

Plus it's kinda easy to add to the game :) 

I like that, I like it a lot. Any little things that brings us closer of the "Do it yourself" is welcome