I always go to the salloon to see if there are any spicy eels. The luck and speed buff they give is so usefulBeen looking into foods with buffs like Thom Kha Soup, Bean Hotpot etc. Not sure if anyone uses anything to buff farming/mining/foraging, but would love to know what you all are using (or not using) and why.
Thanks in advance XD
Yeah, was wondering about this - part of the reason for this thread was to see how much of a priority that upgrade was in my new playthrough (still in year 1 winter)If I'm Being honest, though, half of those are of marginal benefit by the time I've upgraded my house for cooking.
I've done most of these when appropriate but just not consistently. When I head out, I frequently have a plan which quickly becomes derailed when I see some shiny thing and I realize I have no Food buffs at the ready for that use. So I do that thing anyway and never get th--In addition to consuming vast quantities of Coffee, I use Farmer's Lunch when farming, Miner's Treat when mining, Survival Burgers when foraging, Dish o' the Sea when fishing, Roots Platters when killing monsters for the Adventurer's Guild, and Lucky Lunches when delving into the Skull Caverns. If I'm Being honest, though, half of those are of marginal benefit by the time I've upgraded my house for cooking.
The issue is that the buffs from food are most impactful in the early game, but the kitchen isn't unlocked until mid game. You could prioritize the kitchen if you really wanted to, but you're doing so at the expense of farm buildings, tool and backpack upgrades, and fruit saplings. That's a steep opportunity cost for the ability to cook. And even if you upgrade to a kitchen early, you're still looking at time-gated ingredients that can't be grown or foraged until fall and winter.Yeah, was wondering about this - part of the reason for this thread was to see how much of a priority that upgrade was in my new playthrough (still in year 1 winter)
The spicy poppers (I think that’s what they are called) are LIFE. I always take a few when I go into the mines and not only does it give you speed but last a while! So simply to make - hot peppers and cheese.Been looking into foods with buffs like Thom Kha Soup, Bean Hotpot etc. Not sure if anyone uses anything to buff farming/mining/foraging, but would love to know what you all are using (or not using) and why.
Thanks in advance XD
Pepper poppers?The spicy poppers (I think that’s what they are called) are LIFE. I always take a few when I go into the mines and not only does it give you speed but last a while! So simply to make - hot peppers and cheese.
THANK YOU Yes that's what they are :DPepper poppers?
Having never really used food except to replace my health and energy in the mines, I didn't realized I could increase my speed in such a way. It takes me 3 and sometimes 4 days to get all my spring crops planted and half the time I have to ignore my animals to accomplish that. I'm going to use your system and see how fast I can do it in year 7!On Spring 1 of a new year, I’ll eat crab cakes and drink coffee / espresso so I can clear the dead winter seeds with a scythe, put down Deluxe Speed-Gro, and plant all my plots with whatever seeds I’m going with. The crab cakes give a speed buff that lasts the entire day, and the coffee adds even more to it. I’ll also use crab cakes on gift giving days, running through the mines, or anything else where I’m going to be moving around a lot and can make use of the speed buff.
So expensive! That's why I didn't mention it. Without an exploit it just isn't realistic to have much of it around. Having a stack of other things means longer duration.magic rock candy- everything in one prismatic snack!