Survivors constantly face radiation hazards when eating radioactive foods or simply from being in radioactive areas. They must avoid spending time eating radioactive foods and sleeping in radioactive areas if they can easily reach a safe area nearby. Geiger counters are not needed anymore in order to detect radiation.
The radiation scale has been changed. At 100 radiation points, survivors will get mild radiation sickness, at 200 they will get radiation sickness, and at 300 they will get severe radiation poisoning.
Protection[]
There are a few different ways survivors can stay protected from radiation. Armor, gas masks and the medicine Chlorcystamine all serve to reduce the amount of radiation they receive. This amount is a direct reduction. For example, a survivor is in a city with 13 rads. They has chemical suit on, which takes away 5. They suffer a total of the 8 remaining rads/hour.
Hint[]
Survivors must consume anti-radiation products in order to decrease their radiation levels. In order to quickly access the help menu on radiation, just press on the radiation counter. Among other helpful details, you will see an image of the narrator's arm looking infected. Here are the menu’s contents:
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Why is radiation dangerous? | RADIATION SICKNESS occurs when you have been exposed to too much radiation.
If radiation continues to increase, the sickness will enter a more serious stage. There are three stages, and the last one can kill you within 24 hours. Don't let radiation get higher than 100 | 200 | 300. (changes depending on difficulty) Otherwise, your radiation sickness will progress to the next stage. Try to spend as little time as possible in radioactive areas. | |
How can I reduce radiation? |
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How can I protect myself from radiation? | Gas masks and armor enhance resistance to radiation.
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Increase[]
- Being in most cities.
- Being in a radioactive wastelands, radioactive forests, or radioactive swamps.
- Eating certain mushrooms or certain foods, especially the ones with the radiation symbol.
- Drinking toxic lamp (+100).
- Some weathers will be radioactive or add radiation to different terrains
Decrease[]
- Drinking alcohol (vodka, red wine, diluted spirits etc)
- Using certain drugs (IR-190, Chlorcystamine, Antirad, Detoxifying Potion)
- Drinking tea (-10 radiation)
See also :
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Trivia[]
- Before v671, sickness thresholds were 30/50/75 in normal difficulty, and the radiation reduction used a percentage instead of points
- After v700 something, the radiation is basically just a numbers. You can get beyond 3000 and live to tell the tale.