Needs
In Ashfall, you will need to stay fed, hydrated and rested in order to survive.
Hunger affects your agility and maximum health. Your hunger drains more quickly in cold weather, as your body consumes more energy to try and stay warm. To satiate your hunger cook food at a campfire, or purchase meals from innkeepers.
See the Cooking section for more details.
Thirst affects your willpower and maximum magicka. Your thirst drains more quickly in hot weather, as your body perspires.
Water can be stored in any bottle, flask, pot, jug, pitcher, mug, cup, tankard or glass in the game. Different types of containers can store varying amounts of water, with differing levels of weight-capacity ratios. More expensive containers tend to have better weight ratios.
Water can be collected from various sources. Some water sources are "clean", and can be drank safely. Others are "dirty", and require the water to be boiled at a campfire before drinking. Drinking dirty water can cause dysentery.
| Water Source | Clean/Dirty | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Well | Clean | Activate a well to open the water menu. |
| Rain | Clean | When it's raining, stand outside, look directly up and press the Activate key to fill a container with water. Takes 15 minutes of game time. |
| Innkeepers | Clean | Speak to a Publican and select Refill in the dialog options to purchase a water refill. |
| Water Bodies | Dirty | Look at any body of water (lakes, streams, waterfalls etc) and activate to bring up the water menu. |
Tiredness affects your intelligence and your maximum fatigue. Recover from tiredness by sleeping in a bed or portable bedroll purchased from a trader. At higher levels of tiredness, your weakness to disease increases. At max exhaustion, your fatigue reaches 0 and you pass out. You will collapse to the floor and awaken some time later with a small amount of tiredness recovered.
