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Note: this page covers the Standalone version of DayZ; for information on the Mod, see Mod:Oil Barrel.

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The Oil Barrel using as a container, was fully implemented within the experimental 0.56. Before that version, the Oil Barrel was just an enviromental obejct. Within the experimental 0.57 you are able to store the Oil Barrel in your inventory, since it only takes up 4 slots by now. It's very likely this will be changed in future versions of the game.

Currently Oil Barrel Usage

  • Use as a container to store items
  • Combining guts and plant material in a barrel creates fertilizer
  • Leather can be bleached by using garden lime or disinfectant in a barrel of water.
  • Leather or white clothing can be colourized (tshirts or armbands only currently) with colouring objects (bark, nails, berries) in a barrel of water.

Trivia

The Oil Barrel was an environmental object in DayZ Standalone that can be used to create a small fire from its top. It can be lit on fire by selecting the "Put on Fire" command when a player is close enough. The fire can also be put out once lit by selecting the "Put out Fire" command. You do not need a Box of Matches to light the Oil Barrel on fire, which makes the Oil Barrel an effective means of cooking for survivors without the need to create a Fireplace.

Current Known Locations in Chernarus

Oil Barrels have been identified with a couple of different building types, including General Military and Industrial locations. They can also be found in large cities such as Chernogorsk. Oil Barrels may be found near the tents at Stary Sobor and the medical tents behind the hospital in Chernogorsk.

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