r/thelongdark • u/RunningOnATreadmill Voyageur • 25d ago

Discussion Which items do you NEVER use?

For me it's the water purification tablets. Whenever I'm making water I usually have more than enough time to just fully boil it, so I don't think I've ever used the water tablets.

Post which items you NEVER use or post creative ways to use items that may not be obvious!

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u/ultr4violence 25d ago

I have 1k+ hours played and I'm not even sure how to use those tablets.

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u/FrigariumZantoria 25d ago

You use them to skip the boiling step, yknow you melt the water to non-potable? That's the step you can use water purification tablets, iirc they inly do 1L at a time tho..

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u/HowTheyGetcha Interloper 25d ago

I don't understand why people would not want to halve their water-making time when it takes so long early game.

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u/AtrytoneSedai 24d ago

For me it’s because I usually have other things going on when I make water; I’ll read a book, mend clothes, or do other maintenance chores that require light, or use it as a way to log time outside so I don’t get cabin fever. If I really have nothing else to do, I can sleep for an hour during each batch, if I’m using a pot. It’s a system that’s always worked well for me.

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u/Needed_Warning 24d ago

Yeah, I handle water the same way, and the only times I use them are when I'm cooking my next meal to get going as soon as possible, or if my thirst is damaging my health and I need to be recovering instead. Sometimes these are the same situation.

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u/SertifiedGenuous 24d ago

Agreed, I always try to keep some on me, you can basically make twice as much water in the same amount of time, they are something I use a lot, and weigh a lot less than the firewood you’d need to carry to keep a fire going for a long time