by Taipion » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:34 pm
For what it's worth it:
I used to have a decently varied diet, then JC started to just add (partly still) unreasonable ingredients to many foods that made the difference into using a foodgroup or not, or other nerfs happened.
(this was mostly for mid-range feasting)
(not using all of them always, but picking a certain set based on the situation)
It was basically made with synergy in mind, using bajgels and their restore garlic braid in crush salads (braid + red bellpepper) as a core,
therefore based around the garlic braid restore, with addition of:
(Corn):
- cornmeal crusted bluegill was the only thing worth it from the whole corn food group (in mass production), and is basically gone in the needed quantities due to fish actually needs to be fished and not caught in traps anymore
- flatbread was ok-ish as addition, but not good enough on it's own to justify using corn
- tamale had already corn husk as a limiting factor, but with the change to requiring beef it is just out of the question from a cost/value perspective
- everything else is either too weak or way to expensive to make for what it's worth
(Pumpkin):
- pumpkin sandwich, bread restore is a plus, but mabye a bit too costly / too much work for the value
- bushbaby ^^
- aztec abattoir as game meat restore with ok-ish stats
- again anything else is too costly / too much work for what it does, and mostly also annoying to make due to it's raw weight
(Bread):
- english muffins
- oatmeal crackers
=> good fillers for the last few points, basically "free" restore with all the GBMs from making bajgels and also having sandwiches as restore
- did not really use anything else of the bread group, I think the problem was the same as for the others
(Game Meat):
- smoked cuts, were nerfed, then smokers were made very costly, don't really cut it anymore
- terrines, nice due to the option to also use garlic braid here, pretty solid
- all else rather not good enough to use instead
- easy restore with red bellpeppers in crush salade, aztec abattoir, or other "any bellpeppers" like nutcracker suites
(Berries):
- dehydrated berries, make a good addition to any but the highest feasting sessions (20-50 of them), do not have a restore except jalapenos which is not justified for them
(nowadays they go along well with fruits due to their low FnF and benefiting from the jalapenos you need to use for fruit anyways, also great for early humors, almost an excuse for the whole rest of this foodgroup)
- I think I have not used other berry food for feasting ....ever, except for the start of expeditions
(Other Food Group):
- not used at all
....acutally I lied, smoked oysters used to be a nice addition for low/mid range feasting
I have long since given up such a varied diet, partly due to changes and nerfs, partly due to laziness.
Bottom line is, synergy in restore is a nice thing in theory, but maintaining a that varied diet is just not worth the effort.
But I admit I have not made most dishes in a good while and there might have been changes in the meantime that would make a difference, though from what I've heard so far, that does not seem to be the case.
If there is one food with similar cost (within say 150-200% of the cost/work required) with notably better stats (value and/or FnF) or easier restore, people tend to just focus on that, and for a good reason.
All recipes that are meant to be used for feasting, at least occasionally, would need to be much, much closer together in their cost/value range, or no one would ever use them for any serious feasting.
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