Green Hell: How To Get And Boil Water

Getting water is key to surviving in Green Hell. Without drinkable water, the player isn’t going to last very long. While it is possible to drink from almost any water source, getting sick from drinking dirty water is a bad way to go. This survival game is not for the faint-hearted. Everything in the jungle is designed to kill you. From deadly plants to hostile locals, surviving day-to-day is a difficult challenge.

Since there are so many things to keep an eye out for in the game, players must manage their time well. Keeping well-fed and hydrated allows players to focus on other tasks such as base building and fending off attacks. This guide will go through all there is to know about gathering water in Green Hell.

Drinking Straight From The Source

If you find yourself in a position where you are severely dehydrated, then drinking dirty water is better than drinking no water. Being dehydrated can make the player sick. The sickness can quickly deteriorate, leaving you in a very dangerous and possibly fatal situation. That said, drinking dirty water does come with some risks. Each time you drink unclean water, you run the risk of getting parasites.

Try to avoid drinking from places like rivers and ponds whenever possible. However, if you are playing the story mode, then there’s a clean river that runs right by the starting camp that you can drink from without running the risk of getting sick.

How To Boil Water

To boil water you’ll need a couple of things, a fire, and something to hold water. Once you’ve built a fire, you can place containers such as coconut shells and tortoise shells next to the fire once you have filled them with unsafe water. Then, over time, the water will become safe to drink. You can also craft a water collector. This will passively gather water as you play. To craft one of these, you’ll need the following things:

• 4 x Long Stick Or 4 x Long Bamboo Stick
• 4 x Stick Or 4 x Bamboo Stick
• 4 x Rope
• 11 x Banana Leaf

Then, simply place down the water collector and put a coconut bowl or tortoise shell underneath to collect the water. Once the bowl or shell has been filled, place it on the edge of a fire to purify it. You can also craft a water filter to collect clean water. Crafting a water filter costs the following:

• 2 x Long Stick Or 2 x Long Bamboo Stick
• 1 x Bamboo Log
• 2 x Rope
• 3 x Charcoal
• 2 x Stone

It’s worth noting that there are a few different types of water collectors and water filters, so build whichever one best suits you. But, for the most part, they are all fairly cheap and easy to craft.

Once you’ve built a water filter, you can place a coconut or tortoise shell underneath it to start collecting clean water. You can speed this up by filling up a bidon with dirty water and pouring it into the top of the filter. Doing this is a very fast way of collecting fresh drinkable water.

As for getting bowls filled up with water, you can get a coconut bowl by selecting the craft option when looking at an open coconut. This will give you a couple of coconut shells with flesh. From there, eat the flesh, and you’ll be left with a coconut bowl. If you leave a coconut bowl on the floor in the rain, then it will collect clean water over time. This can help save some time on boiling dirty water.

As for tortoise shells, you’ll need to find and kill a tortoise. Tortoises can be found dotted around the map. But, be sure to check locations that are close to water sources as these areas are best for finding tortoises. When you kill a tortoise and harvest it, you’ll get the shell and some tortoise meat. The shell, as mentioned, can be used to collect water. The meat can be cooked up and eaten by the player for some carbohydrates. While tortoise shells are harder to come by than coconuts, they can hold more water, so they’ll keep the player hydrated for longer.

The Best Way To Get Water Early On

Coconuts are an excellent source of water. You can find coconut trees. The coconuts that come off these trees can be broken open and drunk by the player without the need to boil them. You can either find coconuts on the ground next to coconut trees or you can dislodge coconuts from trees by using any throwable item such as rocks or a bow.

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Coconuts are an excellent water source, especially during the early stages of the game. Keep an eye out for coconuts, as they can also be used to craft a coconut bidon, which can hold enough water to keep you fully hydrated.

Carrying Water

When you go out on long exploration missions, you’ll need to pack some water for the journey. Thankfully, there are a couple of containers that you can make to hold safe drinking water.

Using a coconut bidon or a regular bidon will allow you to carry water in your backpack. To craft the coconut bidon, you’ll need 1 coconut and 1 rope. As mentioned in the previous entry, there are plenty of coconut trees dotted around the map, so coconuts are pretty easy to come by. As for rope, look out for trees with liana vines hanging down them. Liana vines are used as rope. The other device you can use to cary water is the standard bidon. This can’t be crafted. There is usually only one bidon that can be found in any given game.

If you are in story mode, then check out the old overturned jeep to find a bidon. If you are playing on The Spirits Of The Arizonia mode, then check out the jeep at the drug factory. There should be a bidon there. As a whole, it’s much easier just to craft a coconut bidon. It’s cheap to make, the ingredients are easy to find, and you can make more than one. Once crafted, fill up the bidon at any water source, then boil it to purify it.

Natural Hydration From Foods

There are a few types of food items that grow in the forest that will help to keep you hydrated. First, the orange fruit. This unnamed fruit can be named by the player. It’s relatively big and is easy to spot thanks to its bright orange color. Consuming this fruit not only gives you some hydration but also gives you some carbohydrates.

There’s another unnamed fruit that is good for keeping hydrated. This fruit can be found growing on small green trees. It’s green, which makes it slightly harder to spot than the orange fruit. But, should you happen across some, then it’s worth consuming it and naming it something that you’ll remember. Just like orange fruit, green fruit will give you both hydration and carbohydrates.

Orange mushrooms are also great for keeping hydrated. While they don’t offer any direct hydration. If you end up with parasites by drinking from unsafe water sources, then you can consume orange mushrooms to get rid of the parasites. This can be incredibly helpful when you are in dire need of water but have no clean source to drink from.

Orange mushrooms can be found on lots, by water sources, and in various other locations. They are pretty common, so you should never have any issues with parasites.