Solomoune Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Soap crafting Pls! Exemple: From captured animal - freshen up - and boil fat = Profit! Guys Pls! grammarsalad and lootedspiffo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonwarrior Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I'm pretty sure the process of soap making is a little more involved than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomoune Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Neonwarrior said: I'm pretty sure the process of soap making is a little more involved than that... If very briefly, then he is. artisanal soap cooking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurluas Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) Soap is quite rare though and it is needed to wash outfits and yourself. Being able to craft a weaker variant of soap based on fat would go a long way. Edited October 19, 2019 by Gurluas Solomoune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichterloh Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) I always though that you should be able to wash your stuff (and yourself) with (warm) water only and the use of soap / cleaning agents would just speed up the process. Humanity survived aeons without soap, it just made life easier. Edited October 21, 2019 by lichterloh Gurluas and TheWraithPlayer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maremick Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Washmachine works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muscamole Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 7:31 PM, Neonwarrior said: I'm pretty sure the process of soap making is a little more involved than that... A little but not that much more. Animal fat + cooking pot + strainer (ie cheesecloth) + stove/BBQ = tallow tallow + lye + water = soap This can actually be done with other fats besides tallow, including various plant based cooking oils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonwarrior Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 8 hours ago, muscamole said: A little but not that much more. Animal fat + cooking pot + strainer (ie cheesecloth) + stove/BBQ = tallow tallow + lye + water = soap This can actually be done with other fats besides tallow, including various plant based cooking oils. Just because the dwarves in Dwarf Fortress can make soap in an instant doesn't mean that's really true. I think it takes weeks in the real world. Developers would rather just put more soap in the bathroom cabinets and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muscamole Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Neonwarrior said: Just because the dwarves in Dwarf Fortress can make soap in an instant doesn't mean that's really true. I think it takes weeks in the real world. Developers would rather just put more soap in the bathroom cabinets and call it a day. Tallow takes ~7-8 hours, while soap takes 24-48 hours. Not that long at all. The devs plan to add hunting. It'd be a strong incentive to go hunting if you could collect animal fat as well as food. Lye is also a fairly common thing found in the real world, and could have multiple uses. I can understand why they'd rather just add more soap or rebalance soap use, but making soap is not some nonsensical fantasy. With that said, I think soap would be fine as is if they let you wash yourself at least partially with water. Edited October 22, 2019 by muscamole TheWraithPlayer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebula Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Please, reduce the consumption of soap, it catastrophically ends quickly when used and it is extremely rare to find ... In life there is soap in every home. In addition, blood from the body is quite easily washed off with water without soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelpoint Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I think it'd be easier if there were alternative ways to clean clothing without needing soap. Perhaps you can grab a bucket and 'interact' with it with clothing for a lengthy cleaning animation, if you use soap the process would be near instantaneous to encourage finding it, but if you don't have soap you can still clean your clothing and yourself. This is more important when the water runs out, since even with electricity there's no way to get a washer working with no running water. Solomoune and Nebula 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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