Confirmedusers, editor, Administrators
1,099
edits
Foraging: Difference between revisions
From Vintage Story Wiki
no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Foraging for tool making materials, foods, and other resources is important in the early stages of the game. Most gathering does not require any specialized tools, or can be accomplished using stone tools. | Foraging for tool making materials, foods, and other resources is important in the early stages of the game. Most gathering does not require any specialized tools, or can be accomplished using stone tools included in the starter guide: [[axe]], [[knife]] and [[spear]]. The uses for items provided in this guide are not "all encompassing" but are targeted towards "early game" necessities and can be used in conjunction with the Starter Guide. | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
==Tool Making== | ==Tool Making== | ||
| Line 16: | Line 17: | ||
===Grass=== | ===Grass=== | ||
With a flint knife, harvest grass using left mouse button. Dry grass is used with firewood to make the [[firepit]] but also to make the [[bed|Hay bed]]. | With a flint [[knife]], harvest grass using left mouse button. Dry grass is used with firewood to make the [[firepit]] but also to make the [[bed|Hay bed]]. | ||
===Reeds/Cattails=== | ===Reeds/Cattails=== | ||
With a flint knife, harvest cattail tops from Cooper's Reeds using left mouse button. Reeds are used to craft the simplest portable containers and expand the player's inventory. | With a flint [[knife]], harvest cattail tops from Cooper's Reeds using left mouse button. Breaking the block using left mouse button with an empty hand allows players to collect the cattail tops, but the destroys the plant. Reeds are used to craft the simplest portable containers and expand the player's inventory. | ||
==Gathering Foraged Food== | ==Gathering Foraged Food== | ||
Different plants are generated in different climactic regions including wild crops, berry bushes, cactus, and mushrooms. | |||
===Crops=== | ===Crops=== | ||
Wild crops | Wild crops can be harvested using left mouse button and an empty hand for both the seeds used in [[farming]] and edibles including beans, grains and root vegetables. A crop that is not mature won't provide as many edibles, but any of these foods can be eaten raw. | ||
===Berry Bushes=== | ===Berry Bushes=== | ||
| Line 30: | Line 33: | ||
===Mushrooms=== | ===Mushrooms=== | ||
Mushrooms are naturally generated in colder, wetter climactic regions. Breaking the block using left mouse button with an empty hand allows players to collect the mushrooms, but the tops will not regrow. Mushrooms can be selectively harvested using left mouse button and a [[knife]] to collect only the tops. Over time, the tops will regenerate. | Mushrooms are naturally generated in colder, wetter climactic regions. Breaking the block using left mouse button with an empty hand allows players to collect the mushrooms, but the tops will not regrow. Mushrooms can be selectively harvested using left mouse button and a [[knife]] to collect only the tops. Over time, the tops will regenerate. | ||
===Saguaro=== | |||
Saguaro or cactus fruit are naturally generated in arid or desert climactic regions. Breaking the cactus block using left mouse button with an empty hand allows players to collect the fruits, but the tops will not regrow. Fruits can be selectively harvested using left mouse button and a [[knife]]. Over time, the fruit will regenerate. | |||
==Hunting Wild Animals== | ==Hunting Wild Animals== | ||
Any animal can be killed and butchered for meat using a [[knife]]. Press shift and hold right mouse button with a [[knife]] in the active hand to harvest animal products. When the butchering process is complete, a small window will open that contains all the animal products for collection. | |||
===Meat=== | ===Meat=== | ||
There are three types of meat: Red meat from Sheep, Pigs and Hares; poultry from chickens; and Bush Meat, from Wolves and Hyenas. All meat must be cooked before eating, but can be roasted using a [[firepit]] | |||
===Fat=== | ===Fat=== | ||
Lumps of fat can be used as fuel in a firepit, eaten raw as a source of protein, or used with a raw hide to create a pelt. | |||
===Hides=== | ===Hides=== | ||
Raw Hides can be oiled with fat to create pelts and with reeds, to create a hunter's backpack and expand the player's inventory. | |||
==Tutorial Video: How to make basic tools and fell trees== | ==Tutorial Video: How to make basic tools and fell trees== | ||
