Hunger and thirst

[mouse223]

Whats the deal with the hunger and thirst in this game I ate like 5 steaks and it doesn't fill up the meter and still need to eat more? Drank 4 glass's of water and still thirsty? come on tone this down

[8_Hussars]

Originally posted by Opprimentis:

Recomendation: Right after start ALWAYS invest the first 4 free skill points in
Iron gut = Will slow down food/water meters degradation
Healing Factor = You will heal faster from injuries
Master Chef = Find more cooking books, thus unlocking better recipes.
Weapon skill of Choice = Will find more books, weapons and parts of the desired weapon.

There are no ALWAYS, it's a matter of opinion and style.

For me its Rule 1 Cardio, Master Chef, Minor 69er, and one point into the chosen main perk tree to increase head shot damage and reduce stamina use. In early game you can get along fine without a speced in weapon. A Club, a bone knife and whatever pipe firearm you loot or craft is more than enough. The specific weapon tree can wait. In fact I may change the main weapon choice (within the perk) depending on what I loot.

Originally posted by Opprimentis:

Also: DO NOT ENTER BUILDINGS IF YOU ARE NOT ON A QUEST. At least until you know what you are doing.

I tend to not do quests. So "not entering buildings without a quest" is not an option.

This provides freedom to loot as much or as little as I need/want from POIs, to meet the immediate goals (that change over time). I usually start with kitchens and garages looking for cooking implements, cooking magazines and workstation books. Then I may revisit the same POI for resources and other items at different times. Then maybe even skip most of the POI and grab the main loot.

If I come back with a quest the POI is reset anyway...

[Ravalin]

can always do what many do and mod it's values to be more reasonable.

[DestinedLight]

Originally posted by mouse223:

Whats the deal with the hunger and thirst in this game I ate like 5 steaks and it doesn't fill up the meter and still need to eat more? Drank 4 glass's of water and still thirsty? come on tone this down

it used to be a little better since drinking water would give a jar, which you could fill with water and them boil. Now you're just doomed to hope the next thing that just MIGHT contain water has some in it.

[onanonehand8]

Originally posted by DestinedLight:

Originally posted by mouse223:

Whats the deal with the hunger and thirst in this game I ate like 5 steaks and it doesn't fill up the meter and still need to eat more? Drank 4 glass's of water and still thirsty? come on tone this down

it used to be a little better since drinking water would give a jar, which you could fill with water and them boil. Now you're just doomed to hope the next thing that just MIGHT contain water has some in it.

I usually play nomad or warrior level. This time I am playing adventurer, and on day three I have over 90 jars of boiled water. Yeah, it's a lot of looting, but water ain't hard. I found a level 4 pipe rifle and a scope. I have all the meat I can use for days. Eggs are everywhere. Bacon and eggs for everyone. Level 3 jobs have loot that drops hobo stew.

[MiSFiT77]

Originally posted by onanonehand8:

Originally posted by DestinedLight:

it used to be a little better since drinking water would give a jar, which you could fill with water and them boil. Now you're just doomed to hope the next thing that just MIGHT contain water has some in it.

I usually play nomad or warrior level. This time I am playing adventurer, and on day three I have over 90 jars of boiled water. Yeah, it's a lot of looting, but water ain't hard. I found a level 4 pipe rifle and a scope. I have all the meat I can use for days. Eggs are everywhere. Bacon and eggs for everyone. Level 3 jobs have loot that drops hobo stew.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Kinda like the above person says. Week 1 is all about looting. Not just POIs but nests, garbage piles, trash cans, cars. Anything and everything. Loot, loot, loot and you will find enough water and food. Also most other loot is useless for you in week 1. You don't need Iron, brass or lead until you have a forge, so sell it. It's not like this stuff is rare and you won't find anymore. Sell mech parts and electronics as well. Sell anything you don't need yet and buy food and water. It's all about getting ahead of the thirst and hunger curve as quickly as possible. Once you have food and water for a few days stashed, you should never run out.

[dopugsnotdrugs]

Originally posted by mouse223:

Whats the deal with the hunger and thirst in this game I ate like 5 steaks and it doesn't fill up the meter and still need to eat more? Drank 4 glass's of water and still thirsty? come on tone this down

if you get the animal tracking perk level 1, you can crouch, and hunt chickens rabbits and snakes easily.. i only hunt snakes cuz birds and deer are my frens uwu.. once you have the meat, put it on a campfire, cook them all, and then use a cooking pot to cook water and eat both at the same time, on the left side you will see numbers one for food one for water, each water is 20 and each meat you start making is 5 so you eat 6-7 meats and 2-3 waters and youll be full green and blue bars after.. ezpz

later when you quest, take the loot to the trader, sell for duke coins, then use his vending machines to buy food and keep boilling water in your fire, you will have a surplus of food on everything as default settings, vanilla files

[Jonnson]

You should watch the original "the Road Warrior," with Mel Gibson. It really does help with immersion, to see him collecting drops of gas with a paper plate...or ringing out a rag to get a sip of water, and so on. It makes this game a bit more realistic in your mind to picture things in that way. Its not 5 steaks you found, or gathered, its 5 torn up pieces of meat you managed to rip off a dead chicken that was bashed to death with a stone axe, for example. Its not an actual corn on the cobb, its a few pieces of corn kernels. Thats not a bottle of penzoil, its a few drops of oil you squeezed out of a rag. Thats not a can of chicken chunks, its a can of cat food.

[James]

Originally posted by dopugsnotdrugs:

if you get the animal tracking perk level 1, you can crouch, and hunt chickens rabbits and snakes easily.. i only hunt snakes cuz birds and deer are my frens uwu.. once you have the meat, put it on a campfire, cook them all, and then use a cooking pot to cook water and eat both at the same time, on the left side you will see numbers one for food one for water, each water is 20 and each meat you start making is 5 so you eat 6-7 meats and 2-3 waters and youll be full green and blue bars after.. ezpz

later when you quest, take the loot to the trader, sell for duke coins, then use his vending machines to buy food and keep boilling water in your fire, you will have a surplus of food on everything as default settings, vanilla files

I'm not knocking you or your line of thinking in any way whatsoever. Do you. But I'm never spending any points on animal tracking unless I have nothing else to spend points on. Animals are everywhere and are very easy to see. It is arguably the most useless perk in the game next to charismatic imo.

[jamesglen7]

When your're an apprentice chef prepare bacon & eggs with the Cook Pot and Grill until you can qualify to make superior meals. The Dew Collectors are essential so focus on that until you have plenty of water to brew Red and Goldenrod Tea. Always save some water for meal prep.The Snow Biome remains my favorite hunting ground.
Once you max everything out it all comes together very well.

[MOON LEGS]

If I came over to your house and seriously over-cooked a plain hock of meat over top of your fireplace with all that smoke and soot and no seasoning that you would be satisfied?! NO! I GAVE YOU A PIECE OF USED-TO-BE-FOOD. ITS CARBON NOW. ITS SO DISEASED AND INFECTIOUS THAT THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS EAT IT ANY WAY ELSE ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A NOOB CAUSE YOUR GONNA DIE! A GUT WORM WILL BE UR DEMISE IF THIS WAS THE REAL WORLD. we can all become survivors if we just play HARD! THINK LOGICALLY! All the mining and digging you do in REAL LIFE would make you hell-a hungry you'd eat 2-3 sandwiches or more in 1 day. ask my dad hes a constructor worker.