Food exparation

[Azeloth]

I think most of Food expires too fast. Especially fruits and roots and also vegs like garlic or other. They should last longer. And maybe it would make sense to add rootcellar or cooling hole to game to ensure they would last longer. Even without adional preserving methods atlest apple should last atlest 3 months. Basically i had 20 apple per harvest. And only could make 2 jam before i lost all.

[martynap]

100% agree about the veg. I'm not sure if it's that necessary balance-wise and historical accuracy wise it's a bit nonsensical to have stuff like apples and root veg go bad this fast. Perhaps there could be an ability to build a cellar that extends the life of some fruit and veg?

[Azeloth]

Originally posted by martynap:

100% agree about the veg. I'm not sure if it's that necessary balance-wise and historical accuracy wise it's a bit nonsensical to have stuff like apples and root veg go bad this fast. Perhaps there could be an ability to build a cellar that extends the life of some fruit and veg?

Im not sure about England what this game is based. But in Estonia There was also serfdom similar to England. And we still have 1500 years old rootcellars around in our country. And not everyone can afford Rootcellars, so usually peasant has Digged holes in ground to preserve food. Or sink a barrel of Food to well or pond. Even crops lasted longer in silo. But im not sure about balance wise. But usually famine mechanic should take care of balace. Just though. couse it made no sense on historical and realism perspective to expire within month.

[martynap]

Yes that's what I mean exactly, an ability to dig this type of a simple root cellar/dugout.

[kony74]

gamewise you are supposed to use larder to make jam from fruits and pickles from veggies,
which have much longer shelf life /16months IIRC/

[Priory_Dev]

The expiration is balanced around needing to pickle/dry/jam food to preserve it but if you’re not able to preserve food before it expires I can look into rebalancing it a little.

[Azeloth]

Originally posted by Priory_Dev:

The expiration is balanced around needing to pickle/dry/jam food to preserve it but if you’re not able to preserve food before it expires I can look into rebalancing it a little.

Whole problem is That it takes multiple days even week to harvest and then it takes as much to preserve. And some foods have preserving procress, so you cant do anything until they are done. So alot of it goes waste.