Canteen
Specimen Telemetry & Parameters
- Trader Value
- 0
- Weight
- 0.6u
- INT to Recognize
- 1
- INT to Craft
- 6
- Decay Timer
- -
- Inventory Usable
- Yes
- Recipe / Acquisition
- Chunk of plastic (x2) Rope Bio-chem fluid - At least 10 mL
- Clinical & Survival Role
- Craftable reusable fluid container (INT 6) that stores 200mL per tile of liquid.
Canteen Field Specification & Classification
Within the Release 1.0 equipment manifest of Casualties: Unknown, the canteen specimen is cataloged as a high-priority survival resource for deep subterranean expeditions. Field telemetry confirms that maintaining dedicated canteen reserves in accessible container slots prevents acute medical or logistical emergencies from escalating during vertical cave traversal. Expeditions descending from the Gravel Lands toward deeper subterranean strata rely on canteen whenever standard scavenging runs encounter resource scarcity, structural hazards, or severe physical trauma.
Acquisition, Crafting & Clinical Deployment Protocol
Survivors obtain Canteen primarily via Scavenged from structural containers or traded at outpost kiosks. Before committing Canteen to an active slot, operators must account for its specific operational hazard profile: Improper deployment under trauma or high encumbrance can delay stabilization. Executing a clean inspection in the limb and torso diagnostic console before using Canteen prevents wasted charges, secondary tissue complications, or fatal encumbrance penalties while traversing vertical shafts.
Loadout Synergy & Comparative Expedition Alternatives
In balanced descent loadouts, Canteen pairs effectively with Campfire (Survival & Heat) and Ceftriaxone syringe (Medical & Drugs) to cover both routine traversal and emergency stabilization. When trader stock or container rolls do not yield Canteen, seasoned scavengers substitute Claw pack or conserve mass for deeper biome transitions where resupply kiosks are absent.