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title: Casualties Unknown Items Guide: Medicine, Crafting, Gear
description: Medicine and drugs, L.R.D. and Braingrow, crafting, liquids, weapons, armor, tools and light.
url: https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/
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Items

# Casualties Unknown item guides
The game has around 300 items. These pages group them by what you are trying to do, with the values shown in the game or in recordings, and notes where the full release may differ.

## Where to start
Learn the first two before you start hoarding medicine.

- [Crafting](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/crafting/)Ingredients can sit on the floor

- [Medicine and drugs](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/medicine-and-drugs/)Read the item text first

- [Liquids and containers](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/liquids-and-containers/)Mixing crafting liquids is safe

## Every Casualties Unknown item guide

- [list Medicine and drugs What each medicine does, which drugs players rate highly and which ones can kill you. Read the item text first Over 40 mL epinephrine causes fibrillation Most drugs can overdose](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/medicine-and-drugs/)

- [entity L.R.D., Braingrow, Mindwipe What L.R.D. serum, Braingrow, Mindwipe and the neural booster do, and when to use each. L.R.D. saves runs, players say Braingrow stops strokes Mindwipe is a last resort](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/lrd-braingrow-mindwipe/)

- [guide Crafting How crafting works, how Intelligence limits it, and which recipes to make first. Ingredients can sit on the floor Two INT short can fail Press F to protect items](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/crafting/)

- [guide Liquids and containers How to mix and separate liquids, which containers to use and how inventory slots work. Mixing crafting liquids is safe A centrifuge separates them IV bags hold twice a canteen](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/liquids-and-containers/)

- [list Weapons and armor Which weapons to use, how fights work, and how armor protects your body. Have a weapon by layer 5 Ammo is the real limit Protect head and thorax first](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/weapons-and-armor/)

- [list Tools and light Light sources, how to get batteries, lockpicking and the tools worth carrying. Take batteries from pod lights Flashlights work from your mouth Your cursor scans the dark](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/tools-and-light/)

## Items questions players ask
What does L.R.D. do? Players credit L.R.D. serum with saving runs after major injuries, often alongside procoagulant. Exact numbers are not official. [Details →](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/lrd-braingrow-mindwipe/)

What does Mindwipe do? It is treated as a last-resort treatment with serious side effects, used when there is nothing else for a stroke. [Details →](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/lrd-braingrow-mindwipe/)

How do you combine liquids? Pour one container into another. Mixed crafting liquids stay usable, and you need a centrifuge to split them again. [Details →](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/liquids-and-containers/)

What should you craft first? A canteen, then a foliage bag, then dressings. A flimsy knife and firestarter open up cooking. [Details →](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/crafting/)

How do you remove a battery? Break a life pod ceiling light and use a tool on it. A Survivor in that pod will dislike you for it. [Details →](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/tools-and-light/)

How does lockpicking work? A lock-picking kit starts a minigame on locked containers. Failing deals more claw damage since 7.0. [Details →](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/tools-and-light/)

Other sections: [Survival](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/) · [Health](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/health/) · [Layers](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/layers/) · [Mods](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/mods/) · [Characters](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/characters/) · [Game info](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/game/) · [Updates](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/update/)