Trying to Figure Out what the Game Wants Cooled

[Ceana of the Crags]

Hey All. I'm from the US, but the South. We don't refrigerate our eggs or butter, but we do our milk, because in the US, milk is processed wrong. Pretty much everywhere else, cheese and cream are refrigerated, but not eggs and milk. Butter does not have to be cooled. I saw a similar old and locked discussion.

So, what products in this game MUST be in the refrigeration units? Also, when storing those to stock later, do they need to be cooled, too?? In the game, it seems that even bottled water has to be cooled. That makes ZERO sense no matter what universe you're from. You buy it, then cool it at home, if you want to.

So, do the things marked in the game as refrigerated HAVE to be cooled?

[kandar]

I can't come up with a list off the top of my head because I have the memory capacity of a gold fish.

However you can find what items are cooled, frozen, etc by going to your computer, open the Market application and use the sort options at the top of the list. Next to 'Storage type' you will see a drop down menu. Click that.

As far as on the licensing page. There's no way to tell other than using some common sense and/or taking an educated guess.

[Witchfynder]

I would say yes, if the item says "fridge" it requires a fridge, and if it says "freezer" it requires a freezer.

As for why you can't put bottled water and soda on a shelf, it's an early access game. Maybe eventually you'll be able to. Or maybe you won't, because managing your space is part of the game, and they wanted water and soda to be a fridge item so you need a fridge for them. There needs to be a balance in the game, and allowing shelf space to be used for soda and water frees up the fridge for more room for the other fridge items, making the game slightly easier. ...throwing off the balance. Just theorizing.

[astrealyria]

A list of all the items in each license and where they need to be placed, for reference.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2670630/discussions/0/4289187252722218341/

I'm surprised to hear that eggs don't need to be refrigerated.

[kandar]

Originally posted by astrealyria:

A list of all the items in each license and where they need to be placed, for reference.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2670630/discussions/0/4289187252722218341/

I'm surprised to hear that eggs don't need to be refrigerated.

From what I've learned from neighbors who raise chickens, the eggs have protective layer called the cuticle, which helps prevent bacteria from penetrating the eggshell. Once the eggs are washed, that protective layer is removed. Refrigeration is then required to prevent potential bacterial contamination, such as salmonella

[Deilin]

Originally posted by kandar:

Originally posted by astrealyria:

A list of all the items in each license and where they need to be placed, for reference.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2670630/discussions/0/4289187252722218341/

I'm surprised to hear that eggs don't need to be refrigerated.

From what I've learned from neighbors who raise chickens, the eggs have protective layer called the cuticle, which helps prevent bacteria from penetrating the eggshell. Once the eggs are washed, that protective layer is removed. Refrigeration is then required to prevent potential bacterial contamination, such as salmonella

The coating outside the egg is scientifically called the bloom. It is full of bacteria that can contaminate nearby foods, so, eggs from the market have it washed off, inspected, and a new bloom re-applied. In either case, the more the egg is handled, the more the bloom is removed and the egg becomes more likely to spoil, so in many places, it is actually illegal under health codes to handle eggs directly a lot. Yes, I've sen people arrested for overhandleing eggs. But yes, it is better to refrigerate eggs is not using them within 1 day of purchase.

[astrealyria]

Thanks for the interesting explanations!

[DaliLhama]

Yeah , these games want to act like they are a store in the US somewhere but obviously use products based in other countries. SO trying to emulate how products are stored in every region is probably not gonna happen. I mean I dunno why they do that , just be a store in whatever country this is being made in , trying to larp as a US store only gets weird posts like this one.