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Purified water is a consumable item in Fallout 4.
Background[]
Before the Great War, the MacDougal-Bernard Company produced cans of purified water as emergency supplies for use by the United States government and its assets, such as the military.
Characteristics[]
A small container full of drinkable water which has been cleansed of radiation. It comes in two variants: the standard variant is a small white can, while the unique carton variant appears identical to dirty water. The standard variant restores 40 Hit Points when used, while the unique variant has no effect.[verification needed]
Production[]
Purified water is produced at any populated settlements allied with the player that are equipped with water pumps or water purifiers.
- Purified water is added to the workshop inventory when the settlement update timer activates every 24 in-game hours (72 real minutes, if the player character doesn't accelerate the passage of in-game time by sleeping). Entering workshop mode at a settlement pauses the update timer for that settlement, while in-game time continues to pass, so the exact time of the update tends to shift at settlements that undergo construction.
- The settlement timer also controls when drinkable items are consumed from the workshop at the settlement, at a rate of 1 per human population. This consumption takes place before the purified water is deposited at some settlements, and after deposit at others. Drinkable items stored in containers other than the workshop will not be consumed.
- Purified water will not be added to the workshop if more than 5 drinkable items (including dirty water and alcoholic beverages) are present. This cap increases by 1 for every four population. Regular collection of excess purified water is therefore necessary to continue production.
- Purified water can be farmed as a great source of caps, due to its unlimited supply.
Survival mode[]
In Survival mode, purified water satisfies the Sole Survivor's thirst. Additionally, purified water can be generated by using the "Fill Bottle" option when next to a water pump, water fountain, sink, standpipe,[Non-game 1] or any other purified water source if there are empty bottles in the player character's inventory. All variants of empty bottles can be used for this purpose.
Crafting[]
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dirty water (3) |  |  | Purified water (1) |
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Empty bottle (1) | | | Purified water (1) |
Locations[]
- Cans
- Sold by vendors and found as random loot.
- If the player character has Codsworth as a companion, he will give one can daily if spoken to.
- 15 cans in Vault 95.
- 12 inside the USS Constitution.
- Eight in Doctor Sun's house.
- Seven in Sheng Kawolski's house.
- Four cans may be found at the base of the Concord water tower, southwest of the Red Rocket truck stop.
- Four can be found at the water filtration caps stash located due east of Sanctuary Hills.
- Three cans can be found in Barney Rook's basement bunker in Salem.
- Two cans can be found inside the marked toilet in the Fort Strong armory bathroom.
- Two cans can be found inside the Castle armory, after completing the quest Old Guns.
- Carton
One can be found inside a refrigerator in the chem lab of the Parlor at Nuka-Town USA. This is the only purified water carton that can be collected in the game.(Note)
Notes[]
- Unlike the bottled water featured in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, purified water in Fallout 4 either comes in cans or cartons.
- ^ (Note) The purified water carton item is only accessible with the add-on Nuka-World. However, it is actually a base game item that is not intended to be picked up by the player character, as it is merely the water item used when the player character drinks directly from a purified water source in Survival mode.
- There is a random encounter in which the Sole Survivor will encounter a water beggar and will have the option to give the beggar some purified water to ease their thirst.
Behind the scenes[]
- The look of the purified water can and the name of the company on the label are based on actual cans of emergency drinking water bottled by the MacDonald and Bernier company located in Boston and issued by the United States government in 1953.[Non-game 2]
Gallery[]
References[]
Non-game
