Cotton Balls
| Cotton Balls | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Fire Fuel | Yes |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CottonBalls
|
Cotton Balls are small wads of soft cotton from a first aid supply. They become a dose of disinfectant once soaked in alcohol.
They suit a survivor who wants a cheap and steady way to clean wounds. One wad and a splash of alcohol make one dose of Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol. Cotton Balls also serve as tinder. They work as stuffing for pillows and teddy bears, and as padding for a hunting trophy.
Cotton Balls are found as loot in medicine cabinets, clinics and pharmacies. A Box of Cotton Balls opens into twelve of them. 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 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, which sit under the Disinfect option on the health panel. Each soaked wad cleans a wound as strongly as a dose from Alcohol Wipes.
Cotton Balls also go into several tailoring recipes. Sew Pillow and Sew Bear each need stuffing. Ten Cotton Balls, a hundred feathers or five Raw Wool will do. Sew Pillow needs Tailoring level 1, and Sew Bear needs Tailoring level 4. Make Stag Head Trophy takes ten Rag or Cotton Balls along with planks, nails and tools. It needs Carpentry 4 and Tailoring 4.
Twelve loose Cotton Balls pack into a Box of Cotton Balls with the Pack Items in Box recipe.
They burn as tinder or fuel in a fire too.
How to Craft Cotton Balls
Each recipe that makes Cotton Balls is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Unpack Box
The Unpack Box recipe makes Cotton Balls. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Cotton Balls | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CottonBallsBox
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Cotton Balls as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douse Cotton in Alcohol | Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.AlcoholedCottonBalls
|
| Make Stag Head Trophy | Deer Head Trophy | 
|
- | Carpentry: 4, Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.Mov_HuntingTrophy
|
| Pack Items in Box | Box of Cotton Balls |
|
- | None | /additem Base.CottonBallsBox
|
| Sew Bear | Crafted Cotton Teddy Bear | 
|
- | Tailoring: 4 | /additem Base.ToyBear_Crafted_Cotton
|
| Sew Pillow | Crafted Pillow | 
|
- | Tailoring: 1 | /additem Base.Pillow_Crafted
|
Locations
Medicine cabinets in police stations, security rooms and waiting rooms hold them more often than not. Dentists, clinics and pharmacy counters hold them fairly often. Kennel counters, old medical rooms, morgues and laboratories are also good places to look. Medical storage rooms, hospital hallways and office counters turn them up now and then. Coroner offices hold them too. Overall they are a common find in medical buildings.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Police SWAT room | Medicine cabinet | 57.1% |
| Security | Medicine cabinet | 57.1% |
| Waiting room | Medicine cabinet | 57.1% |
| Dentist | Counter | 29% |
| Medical | Counter | 29% |
| Medical storage | Other | 29% |
| Kennels | Counter | 23.2% |
| Old medical room | Other | 20.3% |
| Morgue | Metal shelves | 19.8% |
| Laboratory | Desk | 18.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Counter | 29% |
| Pharmacy storage | Counter | 29% |
| Pharmacy storage | Other | 29% |
| Pharmacy storage | Desk | 13.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital hallway | Counter | 15.9% |
| Hospital hallway | Bin | 14.5% |
| Hospital hallway | Metal shelves | 14.4% |
| Hospital hallway | Desk | 13.4% |
| Bathroom | Bin | 9.2% |
| Garage storage | Other | 2% |
| Closet | Other | 1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.5% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.5% |
| Attic | Other | 0.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 12% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 9.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 8.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 3.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 1.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit | 4.9% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.7% |
Notes
- One wad and a splash of alcohol make one dose of disinfectant.
- Vodka and Whiskey work as well as Rubbing Alcohol for soaking them.
- Ten Cotton Balls can stand in for a hundred feathers as stuffing.
- Spare cotton makes good tinder for starting a fire.
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