Darkness Falls - Best way to get good food?

[Delta6NKVD]

Hi everyone,

I'm I right in thinking that the easiest safe food/water to obtain are the fruit salads and coconut water?

Is there any other food that is more readily available that does not have a chance of making me sick?

Also, is it difficult to get the empty water jars?

I am new to the mod and have specialised in the hunter class. I am assuming that I may have trouble obtaining coconut water because I probably need to be in a different class to create the empty jars?

I have been trying to find animals to hunt but there are not many around, are there any locations where weaker animals are likely to be found? I went to a corn farm but could only find boars - which I don't want to fight at such a low level.

[Khissi]

You will find tons of murky water out in the world if you just pay attention and loot everything. Cook it into good water in the campfire using a cooking pot.

After you read the Forge Ahead book or choose to put one point into Forge Ahead, anyone can make a forge and that's all you need to make jars. A bit of sand, some clay etc, and you have endless jars. Also, dig a 3x3x2 deep well, dig the center block one deeper and put a Rain Catcher barrel down in that center hole. Soon, it will fill with water and you'll have an endless supply. You can plant your early farm around that little well using a hoe and whatever seeds you find out in the world. You've got this!

[Brevan]

A pretty decent way to get decent food that I've noticed is that when you loot Kitchens, the odds of walking away with some Flour and Yeast is pretty good, and if you combine those with a clay bowl of water it makes Dough. In the Campfire it just takes 2 Dough to make Bread, which makes 8 Slices (24 Food), which you can combine with a variety of stuff (Grilled Meat, uncanned Fish, Peanut Butter (Peanuts & Honey in the mortar) & Blueberry Jam (probably have to buy this, but it's cheap) (wait until you have both if you can)) into Sandwiches, which are usually about 25 Food, 5 Health and maybe a couple Wellness (increases max HP and Stamina).

A simple POI for animals could be the Red Rooster, it has several Chickens, but also Zombies. Another less savoury option is to pay attention to the eyes of wolf-looking dogs you come across (very big ones are definitely Dire Wolves, which you do not investigate), if their eyes are not glowing then they are not hostile (they'll run up to you, probably hoping for belly rubs or word about their misplaced Owner-Friend); what you do with them is up to you, but could in some cases be construed as a mercy.

[ki_ladydarkdeath]

Cans of murky water can be cooked without a pot and cans refilled. You can make clay bowls in your inventory to cook canned food if you have a pot, also fill bowls with water and boil. Canned food can be found in kitchens in cafes and houses, bought from trader or vending. Find a book store and forge ahead book and your golden. Once you have a forge you can make pots, grills, jars, and the clay bowls are cheaper. Rain catcher wells can be put near the trader or near your base camp for easy access refills.