Choose medicine for the condition you have
| Situation | Next action |
|---|---|
| Health lost | Use a First Aid Kit; Pills also restore some health in the Demo data. |
| Poisoned | Use Pills and watch the poison condition; treatment is gradual. |
| Full health, no poison | The Demo may refuse to use the medicine; that is not proof the item is broken. |
| Objective stays open after healing | Continue your run; do not consume more kits just for the checkbox. |
Use a kit when you actually need it
In the Steam discussion, players report clearing poison with Pills while the first-aid objective remains uncleared after repeated kit use. Treat the condition bar and the objective checkbox as separate checks.
Poison treatment takes time. Watch the bar after a dose instead of consuming the whole medicine reserve immediately.
- Stop at a safe location and check health and poison.
- Hold the medicine and use it.
- Watch the health and poison indicators rather than only the objective tick.
- Keep remaining supplies in an accessible place for the next incident.
Why Patch Yourself Up stays uncleared
Several players in the Demo thread describe using First Aid Kits after damage without clearing Patch Yourself Up. NPC Tips’ later Demo file analysis explains this as an objective-event bug and reports no later objective requiring that checkbox.
Keep travelling and handle real health problems. Repeated falls, fuel drinking or repeated kit use are not a sensible objective workaround. The published analysis applies to the Demo; it does not establish whether Early Access will keep the bug.
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Avoid the next preventable dose
- Do not eat mushrooms in this Demo.
- Do not use rotten steak or drumsticks as emergency food.
- Check a container’s liquid before drinking; gasoline and oil damage health.
- Keep usable food and drinking water available so a long repair stop does not become a survival emergency.
Where medicine can appear
The Demo item tables list First Aid Kits in several location types, including the starter house, gas stations, radio stations and factories. Pills also appear in roadside loot and chest tables. A listed location can produce an item; it does not guarantee one in your current run.