Box of Cotton Balls
| Box of Cotton Balls | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Weight | 1 |
| Fire Fuel | Yes |
| Contains | 12 Cotton Balls |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CottonBallsBox
|
The Box of Cotton Balls is a carton of soft cotton swabs. It opens into twelve Cotton Balls.
The cotton inside is handy for wound care once it is soaked in alcohol. It also serves as tinder and as stuffing for a few tailoring and trophy recipes. The box is an uncommon find, mostly in medical buildings and morgues. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Box of Cotton Balls
A double click on the box opens it. The Unpack Box recipe does the same from the crafting menu. It turns the box into twelve Cotton Balls.
The Douse Cotton in Alcohol recipe soaks one Cotton Balls in Rubbing Alcohol, Vodka or Whiskey. It makes Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol, a single dose of disinfectant. That dose sits under the Disinfect option on the health panel. A box of cotton and one bottle of alcohol can make many doses.
Loose Cotton Balls can go back into a box. The Pack Items in Box recipe takes twelve Cotton Balls and makes a new Box of Cotton Balls. Packing them keeps the stock in one slot and saves a little weight.
The box also burns as fuel in a fire.
How to Craft Box of Cotton Balls
Each recipe that makes Box of Cotton Balls is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Pack Items in Box
The Pack Items in Box recipe makes Box of Cotton Balls. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Balls | 
|
12x | No | /additem Base.CottonBalls
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take Box of Cotton Balls as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unpack Box | Cotton Balls |
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- | None | /additem Base.CottonBalls
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Locations
Dentists, clinics and hospital storage rooms give the best odds, though still only about one time in ten. Morgues and coroner offices are the next best places. Hospital shelves, pharmacy counters and medical storage rooms hold one now and then. Survivor safehouses and kennel counters turn one up only rarely. Loose Cotton Balls are much more common than the box.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist | Other | 11.5% |
| Dentist storage | Other | 11.5% |
| Hospital storage | Other | 11.5% |
| Medical | Other | 11.5% |
| Morgue | Metal shelves | 7.9% |
| Coroner office | Counter | 6.2% |
| Coroner office | Medicine cabinet | 6.2% |
| Coroner office | Other | 6.2% |
| Morgue | Counter | 6.2% |
| Morgue | Other | 6.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital hallway | Metal shelves | 5.8% |
| Hospital hallway | Counter | 0.4% |
| Hospital hallway | Desk | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Counter | 5.8% |
| Pharmacy storage | Counter | 5.8% |
| Pharmacy storage | Other | 5.8% |
| Pharmacy storage | Desk | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 3.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 3.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.1% |
Notes
- A double click on the box opens it.
- Twelve loose Cotton Balls pack back into one box.
- Each Cotton Balls becomes one dose of disinfectant with a splash of alcohol.
- An unwanted box burns well in a fire.
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