Infected wound
Basic Info[ | ]
A Wound Infection is the result of harmful germs and bacteria entering a wound. The infected wound will be filled with yellow-green pus and greyish dead tissue, and the skin around the wound will become red and swollen.
When a wound becomes infected the player will develop a fever and inspect icon will be displayed. If the wound infection is left untreated it may result in the player's death.
Causes[ | ]
Wound infection occurs when open wounds such as lacerations, scratches, worms and abrasions have been left untreated. Treating wounds while dirty will also cause infection.
For most wounds, there is only a small chance of infection if treated with a normal leaf bandage. However, Laceration wounds frequently become infected unless treated with a bandage with antibiotic properties.
Treatment[ | ]
The player will need to inspect their body to find the location of the wound infection. When the infected wound has been located, maggots will need to placed on to the infected wound.
The maggots will then eat any infected and dead flesh from the wound. This will cause a small amount of sanity loss while the dead tissue is being removed.
Once the wound has been cleaned of infection, it will require an antibiotic bandage such as the Ash Dressing or Honey Dressing be applied quickly to prevent any further infection.
Gallery[ | ]
Infected wound on players leg
Wound infection shown in Notebook
Infected worm hole.
Update History[ | ]
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| V.0.5.5 | Fixed – Sometimes Bandaged wound is not healing - health bar remains the same. |
| V.0.5.0 | Longer time to heal treated wound after reloading save. |
| V.0.4.0 | Dots on wounds now appear when picking up wound treatments from Backpack. |
| V.0.3.0 | Fixed - Instead of dying from infection Player become blocked. |
| V.0.2.0 | Some dressing wasn’t working on wounds - Fixed. |
| V.0.1.2 | Missing maggots on wound after loading game - fixed. |