Is it worth making moonshine and later alcohol?

[Volpone]

I've seen conflicting information on this. It takes a lot of ingredients to make those things; are you really making a profit through the effort?

[ShiwaTheDrink]

its not worth unless you are done with more important stuff. Moonshine is ok for trading if you can sustain production and not lack in other stuff. Alchol is not worth doing unless you are in dire need of healing someone or you have reached a self sustaining shelter and don't need stuff.

I only made alcohol like 2 or 3 times, one og those because I got my garden producing vegetables and my traps producing food and I was stacked on materials to sustain myself without worrying too much. I also used to make moonshine as trading but IMO is better to trade other stuff if you know how to manage yourself to avoid uneccesary injuries and sickness.

[The Queen Salis]

there is no other thing you can do with sugar you find, processing it into something that sells can be worth it if you have the basics covered

[RainingMetal]

This is definitely the last thing that should be on your priority list. It's better to save your fuel and water for more important things. You can make an alcohol filter to turn Moonshine into two units of alcohol to make a slight profit or make bandages, but actually making moonshine should never be a thing you want to go out of your way to do. Just gather what moonshine you do find and sell it away.

Sugar's probably the least valuable resource next to bullet casings and gunpowder.

[Gord]

Herbal meds are best. They are extremely valuable in trading, you get like 5 canned food for 3 herbal meds and another low value item.

[NOIRE-]

I never bother to make moonshine unless i got Marko/Boris + Bruno since all maps that with refrigerator in it usually has atleast one stack of sugar. But with 12 or lower backpack size, it just not worth it.

Or when im bored and want to try a pacifist run, since most of the time i will just sell the ammo and weapons i got from killing

[Rivazar]

I never found any reason in doing pure alcohol. Their price is generally the same, so for sale it is waste of water and filters. For medicine it is also not so useful. You will find plenty of medicine on map, plus light illness cures with cheep sleep.

[Tiberius]

Originally posted by ShiwaTheDrink:

its not worth unless you are done with more important stuff. Moonshine is ok for trading if you can sustain production and not lack in other stuff. Alchol is not worth doing unless you are in dire need of healing someone or you have reached a self sustaining shelter and don't need stuff.

I only made alcohol like 2 or 3 times, one og those because I got my garden producing vegetables and my traps producing food and I was stacked on materials to sustain myself without worrying too much. I also used to make moonshine as trading but IMO is better to trade other stuff if you know how to manage yourself to avoid uneccesary injuries and sickness.

Alcohol cures depression in this game which allows you to roam the map freely killing whatever you encounter.

[Mack Daddy]

very profitable I empty the trader of all goods with moonshine, also improves moods if you give a character a day off from scavy and double feed them and let them sleep it off.