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You find yourself in a post-apocalytic world in the survival-horror MMORPG,Once Human. As you explore the world solo or in a team, you will encounter plenty of hostile creatures and polluted environments. Different areas hold various secrets and quests that will make you stronger and better equipped when completed or uncovered.
While you’re tasked with hunting Deviations and uncovering the mysteries of the region, you’ll also need to keep yourself in top shape in order to survive. Hunger is an important stat to keep track of, and the most nutritious food doesn’t last forever.
Food Spoilage Explained
Going hungry in Once Human will take a toll on your health. You won’t be able to recover health points over timeif you reach the point of starvation. That being said,it’s good to have food in your bagwhen you’re out exploring.
Canned goods are great for a quick snack, but they’re not as nutritious ascooked food. Meals that you cook on a stove willrestore more of your hunger, and they cangive you points to restore other stats.
The problem with cooked meals is thatthey don’t last forever. This is also the same for fresh food, such asmeats, fish, and produce.
Hovering over them in your inventorywill reveal how long you have left before they spoil.After 24 hours, they will turn intoSpoiled Foodin your bag.
It’s best if you onlyprepare enough food to last you for the day.You may not be able to consume everything you acquire or cook in time before it spoils. They’ll end up as added weight to your inventory, possiblyencumbering you and making you sluggish.
Thankfully, there are ways tokeep food fresh for longerand to make your various meats last forever.
How To Dry Meat
The earliest method you can rely on to make your food last longer is todry your meat. You can do this using aMeat Drier, and this is something that you will need tounlock in your Memetics menu.
You can access the Memetics menu bypressing “K"and thenopening your Memetics - Cradle tab.
You’ll find all the cooking-related Memetics under theLogistics tab of your Memetics menu.
Air Dryingis the third ability to unlock under its branch. You’ll first need tounlock the Stoves and Cooking I Memetics.
You will needMeme Points or Ciphersin addition toEnergy Linksin order to unlock new Memetics branches.
You can earn Ciphers byleveling up your character, completing season challenges, and capturing new Deviations. Various amounts of Energy Links can be acquired when youcomplete commissions, clear dungeons, and fulfill tasks.
A great way to earn EXP and Energy Links is bycompleting the different tasks under your Journey menu, which is accessible bypressing “J”.
Once you’ve unlocked Air Drying and obtained the schematics for the Meat Drier, you canplace one on your territory.
Obtained by
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Found in exploration or throughdisassembling certain scraps.
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Chopping downtrees.
To use theMeat Drier, you’ll need yourmeat and salt.Saltcan be craftedon a Campsite or a Stoveusingseawater. You’ll need toplace the salt into the Salt Input slot,and thenadd your meat to the Raw Materialsslots.
After several minutes, your meat will turn intoPreserved Meat.This will not spoilno matter how long it stays in your inventory, making it a decent snack to take along with you on your journey.
While Preserved Meat fills your Hunger bar, it will alsoreduce the points in your Hydration bar. ensure tokeep stocked on drinkable waterif jerky will be your go-to meal in your bag.
How To Get A Fridge
After unlockingCooking IIandElectric StovesMemetics, you’ll have access to the branch that introduces theRefrigerationMemetic. Unlocking this branch will give you theschematic for crafting a Fridge.
A Fridge can be placed on your territory, andstoring food here will make it last for six days. This is an essential appliance to have to minimize the amount of time you’ll need to spend gathering food every time you go out exploring.
Once you have a Fridge, you will need tosupply it with electricity.Wire it to a source of energyin order to power it up. Only then will you be able to store food inside andlengthen its freshness.
