Diseases
Survivors can become sick when infected with diseases. Depending by each specific type, the sickness can spread by wild creatures or by environment conditions. Some diseases are contagious and so being able to spread between survivors, while other do not. There are ways to cure these diseases with various methods and items, or at the most or least, prevent them from even happening.
Disease Prevention
- Investing attribute points in Fortitude will boost your natural immunity to Disease by a small percentage. While the data isn't available, the Patch Notes for v242.6 confirm that 90 Fortitude (or 45 level-ups in Fortitude at 2 points per level-up) will grant an 80% reduction in Disease chance.
- A Gas Mask will protect you from airborne contagions. (The gas mask will protect you from swamp fever)
Contagious Diseases
Mega Rabies | |
HUD Text: Health and stamina rapidly decreasing! Effects: Vectors:
Cure: Lesser Antidote or Wyvern Milk or laying in a Tek Sleeping Pod
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Swamp Fever | |
HUD Text: Health, Damage, Weight, Stamina & Speed are permanently decreased until Cured! Effects:
Vectors:
Cure:
Notes:
Gallery: |
Non-Contagious Disease
Lamprey Poison | |
HUD Text: Health, Damage, Stamina, & Weight are permanently decreased until Cured or wears off! Effects:
Vectors:
Cure:
Notes:
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Radiation Sickness | |
HUD Text: Applies damage over time to death Effects: Loses 1 point hp every second
Vectors:
Cure:
Notes: This status occurs on Aberration map by being around radioactive parts of the map. Not wearing the whole Hazard Suit will cause you to take damage over time. |
Achievement
Cure-All Cure yourself of Swamp Fever. |
- Curing yourself of Swamp Fever with the Lesser Antidote will award the "Cure-All" achievement.
Notes
- If the option "Prevent Disease" in advanced server/single player setting is checked, players will be immune to Swamp Fever, Mega Rabies and Lamprey Poison, but not Radiation Disease, as this one is considered as an environmental negative status.
- Players will have their disease cured upon respawn if "Non Permanent Disease" is checked.