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Real Cactus and Better Chewsticks.

I don't know if you've ever seen inside a cactus, but I'm pretty sure the devs haven't. They are actually very moist and hydrated, not dry as the devs seem to think.

This mod changes two items: Chewsticks and Dustwiches. I have always found chewsticks to be kind of pointless, as the absurdly high production cost of eight cacti compared to their low nutrition and overly large inventory space makes them an unviable food item. This mod changes that by lowering the production cost of chewsticks to three cacti each and shrinking them down to 2x2 inventory space-the same size as dry meat. This transforms chewsticks from a useless product you'd only make if you were desperate to an equivalent of dried meat that doesn't require an animal. In the interests of game balance, I've lowered the Nu value of chewsticks to 15 and haven't made any changes to the cost of dustwiches.

On the cosmetic side of things, I've changed the names and descriptions of both the chewstick and dustwich. They are now "Dried Cactus" and "Cactus Sandwich" respectively. The descriptions have been altered to be a more realistic depiction of cactus (in my opinion).

UPDATE: This mod now alters the "Desert Cooking" Tech, making it level one instead of two. A cactus-based economy is now within reach!