Drinks

Drinks covers what the character drinks: water, soda, juice, milk, coffee, tea and alcohol. Most drinks come as fluids inside bottles, cans and cartons. Most drinks lower thirst, and many also carry calories or change the mood. The Hot Drink is the one brewed at home, in a Mug or a cup. Clean water matters most once the taps run dry.

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Best Drinks

The top pick for each role, by the game's own figures.

For	Name	Image	Stats	Spawn ID
Most calories	Coffee Liqueur		3260 calories	/additem Base.CoffeeLiquer
Most filling	Milk Carton		-50 hunger	/additem Base.Milk
Best thirst quencher	Orange Soda		-60 thirst	/additem Base.PopBottle

Thirst and Fluids

Thirst rises all day. The Thirst moodle runs from Slightly Thirsty through Thirsty and Parched to Dying of Thirst. High Thirst doubles the rate of thirst, and Low Thirst halves it. Overheating adds to thirst as well.

Each fluid carries its own values. The game counts them for a full litre, and a smaller sip gives a share of that. Water lowers thirst by 50 for each litre. Cola, Ginger Ale and the other sodas lower thirst by 30 and hunger by 12. Juices lower thirst by 30. Beer and wine lower thirst by 20.

Drinks also carry nutrition. A litre of Cola holds 400 calories, and Diet Cola holds 0. Apple Juice holds 480 calories. Cow's Milk lowers thirst and hunger by 50 each and holds 615 calories. Sheep's Milk holds 823 calories.

Water

Clean water keeps a character alive. By default, clean water in the main inventory is drunk automatically. The Autodrink option switches this on or off. Its warning says that tainted water may be consumed while it is on.

Tainted water comes from rivers and from rain. It is unsafe to drink. Boil it, or treat it with Water Purification Tablets. Any open-topped container left outside collects rain. A Mug placed on the ground outside collects rainwater too.

The taps run dry after the water shutoff. A Water Bottle and other water containers keep a supply on hand. The Water Ration Can stores clean water for the long run. It opens with a Can Opener or a sharp knife.

Coffee, Tea and the Hot Drink

The Hot Drink is an evolved recipe. Its base is a Mug, a Teacup, a Ceramic Teacup or a metal cup. The cup takes up to 3 ingredients. Coffee, a Tea Bag and Cocoa Powder are the main ones. Sugar, Honey, a Lemon, a Lime, Cinnamon, Chamomile and Mint add flavour. A finished Hot Drink lowers thirst by 20 and unhappiness by 10. It heats in 10 minutes and says "Better hot."

A Coffee Machine brews coffee too. Brew Coffee mixes Coffee and water in a cup at the machine. The Metal Cup, the Copper Cup, the Gold Cup and the Silver Cup all count as coffee makers.

Coffee and tea fight fatigue. A litre of Coffee lowers fatigue by 10, stress by 20 and unhappiness by 50. A litre of Tea lowers fatigue by 5. Juices also lower unhappiness by 50 and stress by 20.

Soda, Juice and Milk

Sodas come in cans and bottles. Cola, Diet Cola, Ginger Ale and Orange Soda are the common ones. Open Beverage Can opens a sealed can. Each soda lowers unhappiness by 10 and fatigue by 2 for each litre.

Juice comes in a Juice Box and in bottles. Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Grape Juice and Cranberry Juice each hold 400 or more calories per litre. Canned Fruit Beverage (Open) lowers thirst by 85.

Milk comes from the store and from the farm. The Milk Carton holds a litre of milk. Animals give Cow's Milk and Sheep's Milk through Ranching. Make bottle of milk mixes Milk Powder with water in a Feeding Bottle. Churn Butter turns 5 litres of milk into Butter at a Butter Churn.

Alcohol

Alcohol lowers thirst and lifts the mood. Beer lowers thirst by 20 and holds 500 calories per litre. Its alcohol strength is 0.05. Wine and Champagne reach 0.12. Spirits such as Vodka, Gin, Rum, Scotch, Tequila and Whiskey reach 0.4. A litre of Vodka holds 2,310 calories.

Drinking shows on the Drunk moodle. It starts at Tipsy and climbs through Inebriated and Plastered. Most alcoholic drinks lower unhappiness by 10 per litre. Wine, Champagne and Cider lower it by 20.

Bottles need the right opener. Open Bottle of Beer needs a Bottle Opener or a Key Ring Bottle Opener. Imported Beer says "Needs a Bottle Opener to open." Open Bottle of Wine needs a Corkscrew and leaves a Cork. Open Pack of Beer splits a Pack of Beer Cans or a Pack of Beer Bottles into 6.

Locations

Store drink shelves and the Gigamart bottle aisle hold soda and water. Soda crates sit in store rooms. Hot dog stands and theatre counters keep sodas too. Water bottles fill water fridges and water crates.

Alcohol has its own shops. Liquor stores sell beer, wine, vodka and whiskey. Breweries hold crates of beer, and the whiskey bottling plant holds Bottle of Whiskey stock. Garage fridges and party houses often hold beer. Cafes and coffee crates hold Coffee and Tea Bag stock, and break rooms keep some too.

Notes

• Diet Cola quenches thirst like Cola but holds 0 calories, which helps a character who needs to lose weight.
• Keep a pot for boiling tainted water before the water shutoff.

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