Food Decay

[wolfstanbjord]

Will food decay be changed in future? It seems a little odd that I went through all the trouble of making jams only to have them spoil in less then a months time. Seems very off considering the whole premise of prepping and canning. Also the canned goods decay? None of my canned goods have rotted as of yet, but I do think they have started to change from bright green to dull green background.

[Hisu]

Yes, the jams issue definitely should be addressed. I make preserves routinely, saving some of them long-term as sort of milestone, and the oldest of them will be 3 years old by summer, it's still not only edible, but actually fine — and all that's while stored in a cupboard.

Also, there's salted jerky which easily survives at room temperature for about a year (and that's it, only salt, no other preservatives), steamed chili that was good after 18 months in a sterilized glass jar, dried veggies that aren't as nutritious as fresh ones, but with near infinite shelf life if hermetically sealed (my dad still has some from I think 12 years ago, and it's still good as we used another pack lately), and a variety of other low-perishable foods one can make with access to modern equipment. This game definitely should have all of it and more.

[wolfstanbjord]

Not to mention certain hard cheeses that stay good and improve with age, meats cured and dry aged for months. As a chef I have made various confits that have kept in the fridge for months. Jams and preserves properly stored can last well past a year. I have several blocks of wax sealed cheddar that are going on three tasty years with no spoilage. I am glad to know I am not the only one who thinks the food decay is off kilter.

[JennyForester]

Guys, you're absolutely right! We will try to work on this after we finish polishing other bugs.

[Supreme Emperor Lord As Asriel]

I suggest a Decay/Spoiling Timer for food/water

1 Day 20 Hours 3 Minutes 23 Seconds <hows that

[Supreme Emperor Lord As Asriel]

Real Time RT Timer makes it easier to track time and determine when to eat or when to transfer it to a permeant container.

[wolfstanbjord]

I think the color system works intuitively for me, With timers I end up only looking at the timer and not really looking at the item behind it. Perhaps a toggle if timers are implemented.

[Hisu]

Originally posted by wolfstanbjord:

I think the color system works intuitively for me, With timers I end up only looking at the timer and not really looking at the item behind it. Perhaps a toggle if timers are implemented.

Fill-in colour timer, then? You clearly see the item, but you also see that its slot is about 3/4 green, so you can estimate how bad it went, without adding something as unrealistic as seconds clock, or diverting your attention.

[fidedideladidou]

I think timer would spoil the immersive aspect of the game. A prepper could look at the aspect of food or stamp the date of preparation, but not know precisely when it will go bad. Especially with the differences of conditions of preservation (temperature, moisture, light, etc). Maybe food conservation and evaluation could be a skill.

[Hisu]

If it's not too late, I'd ask devs to do something about seeds. Right now they are basically useless, because you can't get any from your crops (Monsanto would definitely love that state of affairs), which means it's just an expensive lottery ticket (as in, yielding a random amount of food and costing an arm and a leg for that).

I'd propose conditional production, something like this: if light and water levels are high enough though the whole plant's life cycle, then two plants of the same variety growing adjacent to one another are guaranteed to yield one seed each on top of the usual harvest (if not adjacent, there's a 50% chance), and if it's adjacent on both sides, then there's a like 25% chance of producing an extra seed.