Food & Water

Food is a consumable item crafted from materials and caught creatures using the Fabricator. It is only available in Survival and Hardcore mode.

Nutrients, gained through food consumption, are required to maintain the players food and water (H2O) levels or risk dying from malnutrition (starvation or dehydration).

While some food can be eaten raw, this action dehydrates the player and yields significantly less food than when it is cooked. The player can also choose to cure fish instead of cooking them, so as to make them more durable. Cured fish has the same food values as cooked fish, but dehydrates the player by -2 H2O.

To consume the player can either:
 * Add it to the Toolbar slot, switch to the food item and use it.
 * Left-click on the item in the Inventory / PDA to consume it right away.

Rotting and Decomposure
Cooked food may raise the player's H2O levels, but it also prone to rotting and decomposing. Curing fish instead of cooking them solves this problem.

Cooked
Cooking food requires:
 * 1x Raw Food Item

Cured
Crafting cured food requires:
 * 1x Raw Food Item
 * 1x Salt Deposit