Are there any reasons to wash yourself or your clothes?

[Wei]

I haven't noticed any difference between being clean versus dirty/bloody, so my character is pretty much drenched in blood all the time. Does being dirty or bloody affects the character in any way?

[Ficelle]

Ive not really seern any difference

For a long time, my character has lived covered in blood and dirty

Have been wounded quite a few times and have not even seen an infection (with prone to illness and slow healer...)
Granted, i always use disinfectant and clean bandages

So, either no effect or minimal effect


Still, now we can wash the character without soap and after ive installed a washing machine in my base with some rain collector plumbing, i sometimes do a full wash...but more for RP than anything else

[Wei]

That's good to know. I'm sure this will change soon cause hey, we're talking about Project Zomboid here.

[Ficelle]

Yep, im sure the hygiene system will be fleshed out
Right now, it is brand new and in its baby / testing stage

Also perhaps future NPCs will react negatively to such hobo characters

But for the moment, not much, if any effect...

[Spyware006]

Originally posted by Ficelle:

Also perhaps future NPCs will react negatively to such hobo characters

haha cool idea

[Agentkiller]

Hope one day the Zombies will smell you if you dont clean up^^

[Azazel]

Wouldn't the zombies detect you less if you're covered in their flesh and blood?

[foodmaster]

maybe youll mess up your house and furniture. indoor outdoor clothing: pyjama, hazmat suit

[Agentkiller]

Dirty Footprints, zombies may know how to follow them^^

and the stuff with the smell, maybe they will smell you if dirty, but if you silent not attack you, because they think you are one of them^^