30 Floors Up Scavenging Guide: Finding Food and Water Safely
Where to scavenge food and water in 30 Floors Up, why to loot the building first, and what to watch out for on a supply run through zombie-filled hallways.
Quick answer
Scavenge your own apartment building — food is found around the building, and water should be stored in your apartment so a supply is always on hand. Do it early: scavenging for food and water is the recommended first step of a run. And stay quiet while you move, because zombies fill the hallways and are drawn to noise.
- Food: scavenge it around the building and eat it to stay alive — canned food can be eaten with a spoon.
- Water: keep it stored in your apartment so you have a supply on hand when you need it.
- Timing: scavenge the building for food and water first, so you start the run with supplies.
- Noise: running makes noise, and noise draws hallway zombies — move quietly.
Scavenging in 30 Floors Up starts at home, because the apartment building you live in is where the food and water come from.
Loot the building before anything else
Scavenging the building for food and water is the recommended first step of a run, so you have supplies from the start. That order is a recommendation rather than a strict rule, but it is an easy one to follow: gather your first food and water before you move on to barricading and the rest of the run's decisions. Everything after a supply run goes better when you are not starting empty-handed.
Food and water: what a supply run gets you
Food is scavenged around the apartment building, and eating it keeps you alive. Canned food can be eaten with a spoon. If you want more detail on eating and food types, the 30 Floors Up food guide and canned food guide cover them separately.
Water works the other way around: you store it in your apartment so you have a supply on hand when you need it. Storage is the point — the water is kept where you live, so what you have on hand at home is what you draw on when the need comes up. The water storage guide goes deeper into keeping a supply stocked.
What to watch out for on a supply run
Zombies fill the hallways of the building, and they are drawn to noise. Stay quiet while you move through the hallways, because running makes noise. Treat a supply run as a quiet walk between apartments rather than a sprint; the stealth guide and zombie guide cover hallway threats in more detail.
Watch your own condition too. Being hungry, thirsty or hurt can stop you from running, which is why the same advice tells you to keep food and water stocked and avoid injury. On a supply run through zombie-filled hallways, losing the ability to run is the kind of situation you cannot afford.
Secure the supplies behind you
Scavenging pairs with a second opening task: barricade your apartment to keep the hallway zombies out. Barricading protects you, and it sits right after looting in the guide's opening steps — supplies come first so you start that work with food and water already on hand. The full barricade steps are covered in the how to barricade your apartment guide, and new players can put the whole opening routine together with the 30 Floors Up beginner guide.
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