Painkillers
| Painkillers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Pain |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Uses | about 10 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Pills
|
Painkillers are a bottle of pills that dull the pain of injuries. They treat Pain, which spoils aim and keeps a survivor from sleeping.
Every survivor gets hurt sooner or later, so a bottle is always worth carrying. One pill takes the edge off a wound within the hour. Their strength is how complete the relief is, and how common they are. One bottle holds about ten pills.
Painkillers are found as loot in pharmacies, dentists, clinics, hospitals and home medicine cabinets. 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 Painkillers
A pill is taken from the inventory. Its effect builds over about fifty minutes until the pain is gone. It lasts about an in game hour after the last pill. When the effect ends, the pain returns at once.
Taking more pills does not make the relief stronger. Each new pill only extends the effect for another hour. Taking one pill roughly every fifty minutes keeps the pain away for as long as needed.
Severe pain hurts weapon aim and makes it hard to fall asleep. A pill before a fight or before bed helps with both. Disinfecting a wound also stings, and a pill eases that sting too.
Black Sage is a wild herb that also eases pain. Its relief is mild, but it grows back and can be foraged once the pharmacies run dry.
Upkeep
A full bottle gives about ten pills. Each pill taken uses one of them. Spacing pills about fifty minutes apart makes a bottle last as long as possible.
Locations
Pharmacy shelves hold a bottle most of the time. Dentists, clinics and hospital storage rooms are almost as good. Medical caches, pharmacy counters and medical storage rooms hold them more often than not. Home medicine cabinets and kennel counters hold them fairly often. Nurses carry them on their bodies and in their boxes. Survivor safehouses and hospital shelves are other good places. Overall Painkillers are one of the most common medical finds.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Other | 88.9% |
| Pharmacy | Shelves | 88.9% |
| Pharmacy | Counter | 57.9% |
| Pharmacy storage | Counter | 57.9% |
| Pharmacy storage | Other | 57.9% |
| Nurse | Small box | 31.6% |
| Convenience store | Shelves | 17.8% |
| Corner store | Shelves | 17.8% |
| Fossoil | Shelves | 17.8% |
| Gas 2 Go | Shelves | 17.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist | Other | 72.1% |
| Dentist storage | Other | 72.1% |
| Hospital storage | Other | 72.1% |
| Medical | Other | 72.1% |
| Dentist | Counter | 57.9% |
| Medical | Counter | 57.9% |
| Medical storage | Other | 57.9% |
| Kennels | Counter | 46.3% |
| Medical storage | Counter | 34.8% |
| Medical storage | Metal shelves | 34.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Medical cache | Medical box | 59.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 29.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 23.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 16.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 6.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 3.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 3.3% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Medicine cabinet | 46.6% |
| Hospital hallway | Metal shelves | 28.8% |
| Hospital hallway | Counter | 15.9% |
| Bathroom | Medicine cabinet | 13.7% |
| Hospital hallway | Desk | 13.4% |
| Bathroom | Shelves | 7.4% |
| Bathroom | Counter | 6.6% |
| Bedroom | Desk | 1.3% |
| Bedroom | Dresser | 1.1% |
| Bedroom | Side table | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse | Body | 32.6% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a grunge outfit | 24.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit | 2.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 1.7% |
| Inside a bag or case | Handbags and purses | 0.7% |
| Any building | Zombie | 0.1% |
| Any building | Zombie | 0.1% |
Notes
- The tooltip says they reduce feelings of pain.
- The effect lasts about an hour after the latest pill.
- One pill every fifty minutes keeps pain at bay with the least waste.
- A pill before sleep helps when pain keeps a survivor awake.
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