Information on this page is accurate for version v.667 and can differ from the current info in v.806.
Details
Rats are the first enemy the player will encounter upon starting the game as a tutorial fight. Weak and easy to kill, rats make good raw meat source.
This creature has a stronger radioactive variant, the radioactive rat.
Attack
The rat has a weak melee attack consisting in biting the player or his allies. These critters don't posses any special abilities, ranged attacks or extras to aid during battle.
Habitat
Resources
More resources can be obtained from animals by using the butcher perk.
- Butcher level 1. +25% Resources
- Butcher level 2. +50% Resources
- Butcher level 3. +100% Resources
Requires the following materials :
Rat carcass |
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Results :
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Requires the following materials :
Rat carcass |
Requires the following tools : |
Results :
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Requires the following materials :
Rat carcass |
Requires the following tools : |
Results :
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Requires the following materials :
Rat carcass |
Requires the following tools : |
Results :
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When spoiled, the rat carcass will turn into 5 rotten meat.
Encounters
- If the player sleeps without a fire, there's a chance of getting supplies eaten by rats. This event can still be triggered even if the player sleeps on a water body.
- A rat can be summoned to the battle field either by attacking or by standing near a manhole in the battlefield. Summoned rats will attack enemies and allies alike.
Missions
- Rats are featured at the beginning of the game in the tutorial fight.
- During the mission Darkness and cold, the player will notice some crushed skull bones near the skeleton of a soldier. he mentions that the soldier won his final battle against the attacking pack of rats.
Trivia
- The rat image in-game has changed many times.
- On older versions, there used to be a third variant of the rat, the "pack of rats", this variant was eliminated during the v444 combat update.
- A dead rat could be turned into a tailed rissole or a fried rat, both were food items.