Hunger

Hunger is a hidden mechanic that requires humans to eat to survive.

The Mush do not suffer from hunger! However, they also do not benefit from eating food or other consumables.

Satiety

Human characters have a hidden Satiety stat.

• It starts at 0 at the beginning of the game, and it can be raised by eating Consumables.
• It decreases by 1 per cycle (2 with the   Tapeworm   disease).

At 3 and above, a character gains the Full Stomach status (private).

• A character with a Full Stomach is unable to eat any consumables until the status disappears.

Starvation

If a character's Satiety stays at 0 for 24 consecutive cycles (3 days), they will begin  Starving. A starving character loses 1 per cycle (private).

• Any Consumable (even those that don't give , except for Drugs) automatically reset this count to 0 + the provided by the ingested consumable.
• A character whose health drops to 0 due to Starving will die of Starvation.

Conserving Food

Though starvation is not often a major concern, one should still be mindful of the ship's food stores.

• The ship starts with 32 Standard Rations. This may seem like a lot, but some characters (such as researchers and pilots) will want to eat as often as they can to aid the Mush hunt. Therefore, the ship can run out of food fairly quickly!
• Drinking Coffee from the Coffee Machine can help stave off hunger. This becomes especially helpful once  PILGRED is operational. If Fission Coffee Roaster is finished, the provided coffee can keep the crew from starving indefinitely.
• Alien Steaks retrieved from expeditions can be eaten raw, or transformed into Standard Rations with the Superfreezer.
• Plants produce fruits that provide Satiety, , and/or . Faster-growing alien fruits can be retrieved from expeditions.

Remember that once a character begins Starving, they can be kept alive so long as the crew is mindful to continuously heal them.

For Mush

The Mush can eat in the same way as humans. However, food does not grant them any or other benefits, and they do not starve if they don't eat.

• This can lead to interesting effects if a Mush is cured with the Retro-Fungal Serum (as they will immediately begin starving if they haven't eaten for long enough), or if they Transfer into another body (as the human who swaps into their old body may begin starving).

Humans might start to grow suspicious if they realize that you aren't worried about starvation. Make sure you eat occasionally to maintain the illusion of humanity!

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