What it does
The Water Bottle is the safest early water source. It spawns with 500 mL of clean water, and each 100 mL drink restores 9 hydration while lowering body temperature by 0.25°C. That cooling can be a benefit in the Wasteland and a hazard in the Frozen Chasm.
At 1.25u it is heavier than a Canteen and holds less than some later containers. Treat it as a reliable starter bottle, then move to a Canteen or IV bag once you can craft one. Never store a drinking bottle in your main inventory where tile fluids can contaminate it.
Effects and usage
- 500 mL of clean water on spawn.
- Each 100 mL: +9 hydration and −0.25°C body temperature.
- Five drinks per full bottle.
- Can be refilled from clean water sources or boiled groundwater.
How to get it
Life-pods, food boxes and survivor stock.
This item is found as loot or bought from survivors; it has no crafting recipe in the current demo build. Its value scales with condition, charge or fluid volume, so sell it only after checking the trade value.
Field notes
- Keep it in a hand or belt slot so tile fluids cannot fill it.
- Boil groundwater at a campfire before refilling; untreated water causes sickness.
- In cold layers, drink before warming up rather than after.
- Use a Canteen for the same job at less than half the weight.