Alright, let’s talk about getting food sorted in Pax Dei. I spent a good chunk of time figuring out this cooking thing, mostly because running around starving isn’t exactly fun, you know?
First Steps and Burning Stuff
So, when I first started, it was pretty basic. You find some berries, maybe hunt a rabbit if you’re lucky. The first thing I did was build a simple campfire. That’s your starting point. I gathered some wood, some stone, slapped it down. Easy enough.
Then came the actual ‘cooking’. I just took whatever raw meat I had, dragged it onto the fire. Sometimes it worked, got some cooked meat. Other times? Let’s just say I made a lot of charcoal early on. Timing seemed kinda important, but it felt like guesswork mostly.
Getting Serious: The Cooking Station
The real change happened when I managed to build a proper Cooking Station. This took a bit more effort. Had to gather better materials, process some wood, get the right setup going near my little starter base. But man, it opened things up.
Suddenly, it wasn’t just about roasting single pieces of meat. The station had slots, looked like you could actually combine things. This is where I really started paying attention.
Mixing and Matching (Mostly Matching Badly)
I began just experimenting. What happens if I put some meat and some berries in? What about different kinds of vegetables I found? There wasn’t exactly a recipe book popping up, so it was trial and error. Lots of error.
- Meat + Berries = Sometimes okay, sometimes weird mush.
- Vegetables + Meat = Seemed like a solid combo usually.
- Fish + Anything Else = Honestly, fish was tricky for me at first.
I wasted a fair bit of food just trying random stuff. Made some dishes that probably weren’t fit for dogs. But slowly, patterns started to emerge. You figure out that certain things just work well together.
Figuring Out Actual Meals
After a while, you stop just randomly throwing ingredients in. You start thinking, “Okay, I need something that fills me up longer,” or “Something that gives a bit of a buff.”
I found that combining a good protein source (like venison or boar meat) with some staple carbs (like wheat for bread, if you get into farming/milling) and maybe some veggies makes a proper meal. It wasn’t like discovering a specific named recipe from a list, more like understanding the types of ingredients needed for a better result.
Simple Stew became my go-to for a while: just some basic meat chunks and common veggies I could find nearby. Nothing fancy, but it kept me going way better than burnt rabbit.
My Practical Takeaways
What I learned is that you gotta pay attention to what you’re putting in. Don’t just chuck everything in the pot hoping for the best. Start simple. Cook meat on its own first, learn the timing.
Then, use the cooking station to combine basic things. One meat, one veggie. See what happens. Gradually add more ingredients once you understand the basics. Having a steady supply of raw ingredients is key too, so hunting and gathering becomes part of your cooking routine.
It’s less about magic recipes and more about understanding the ingredients and the tools. Took me some time, lots of failed experiments, but eventually, I got decent enough to keep myself fed and even make some food worth sharing. Still feels like there’s more complex stuff to figure out, but hey, that’s part of the process.
