With the world in turmoil thanks to Stardust pollution inOnce Human, survival is a challenge you need to face as a Meta-human. Apart from getting equipped with the best armor and weapons, you’ll also need to consider your nutrition. Energy, thirst, and sanity are vital stats to keep track of and various consumables will help you keep them up.
Simple dishes can restore your stats so that you may run at full stamina and perform tasks efficiently. More complicated dishes will give you great buffs that can make you more powerful or will help you obtain more resources. The best ones are the ones that you make yourself.
1Stardust Energy Drink
When you go out adventuring, the most important thing is that you’re full of energy. TheStardust Energy Drinkwill give you exactly that. Drinking a can will give you the Skybound buff which grants you the ability to double jump for 30 minutes.
This is somewhat similar to Spring Legs which increases your jump height. What makes double jumping better is that you can control how high you’d like to get and prevent getting any injuries. You can also pair the two consumables to get the best of both worlds.
No matter what settlement you visit, you will need to scale a lot of things such as rooftops and cliffs. The ability to double jump will make exploration easier as well as a lot more fun. The best part is that it will never go bad so you can keep a can in your bag at all times.
2Stardust Tea
You’ll start getting hungry and thirsty as you spend your time away from home completing your missions. Considering that food and drink have carry weight, you’re able to’t just have a whole stack of them with you at all times.Stardust Teais what you need to curb your appetite and get you focused.
This drink will restore 100 points of your hydration and 800 points of your sanity. In addition, drinking this will give you the Full Stomach condition and you’ll enjoy full energy and hydration for up to two hours.
3Stardust Mushroom Soup
Apart from thirst, energy, and sanity, stamina is another stat that you need to keep up. Running, gliding, mining, and more will drain your stamina when performed, so you need to ensure that you’re managing this stat properly. If you want more stamina,Stardust Mushroom Soupis what you need.
This dish restores 80 points of hydration and 800 points of sanity. In addition, your max stamina will increase by 20 percent and your stamina recovery speed will increase by 30 percent for 30 minutes after eating the soup. With this, anyone chasing you can eat your dust.
4Malt Ale
Entering areas where Stardust pollution is dense will drain your sanity. This will lower your max HP and if it gets too severe, you’ll develop certain unsavory conditions. Luckily, you can drink your Stardust pollution worries away with a mug ofMalt Ale.
This drink made using the Brewing Barrel will give you 100 points of hydration and 1000 points of sanity. It will grant you the Clearminded condition and you will be completely protected from Stardust pollution for 30 minutes. Also, this drink can’t go bad at all thanks to fermentation.
5Assorted Canned Fruit
Apart from keeping yourself healthy, certain dishes can make you stronger against your enemies. TheAssorted Canned Fruitis great when you’re heading out to face a bunch of enemies because it will increase the damage you deal on an enemy’s weak spot by 25 percent if your sanity is above 80 percent.
This is a canned item and will not go bad, so you can keep as many as you want in your bag for when you’re in a pinch and you need the extra damage.
6Orange Pie
Raising your level is an essential part of getting stronger. You’ll open up new Memetic Specializations and you’ll also be able to wield higher tiered weapons and wear better armor. If you want to level up quickly, you’re able to eat someOrange Piebefore heading out.
This dish will give you the condition Exp Source. For 30 minutes after eating the pie, you’ll get 25 percent more experience points when defeating monsters. That will make entering infested facilities so much more worth it.
7Preserved Deviated Chops
One of the most essential resources when you reach late-game isAcid. That being said, it’s not that easy to come by. There are passive acid farms that you can build, but they are terribly slow. The fastest way to get acid is to head out and get it from exploring or from defeating Deviants.
Before going out acid farming, make sure to eatPreserved Deviated Chops. This will give you the Hunter’s Luck condition and will increase the acid you can loot from Deviants by 50 percent.
8Stardust Pumpkin Soup
It’s only natural that your backpack will gradually fill up with loot as you’re exploring and picking up every single item in every building. Over time, your backpack will get heavier and eventually it will be too much for your back. To prevent the punishing sluggish pace granted by being encumbered, you can eat someStardust Pumpkin Soup.
This dish will give you 50 points of energy and 100 points of hydration, and you’ll also get the Load Boost condition for 30 minutes. This will increase the max load that you can carry by 50 percent.
9Canned Seafood In Oil
As you discover more types of ore that you can mine, you may come across Silver Ore and Gold Ore nodes that are extremely rare. When smelted, these sell for a lot of Energy Links and you’ll want as much ore as you can get when you mine a node. Make sure to eatCanned Seafood in Oilbefore you start up that drill.
This dish grants the Stroke of Luck condition for 30 minutes. This will give you a bonus of an additional 66 percent, 666 percent, or 6666 percent yield on your final strike when mining or logging.
10Stardust Italian Soup Can
Stardust pollution is not all bad. It also brought about the invasion of some helpful Deviants that can be captured and brought home. With powers that incredibly helpful for combat, territory management, and crafting, you’ll want to make sure that you capture the best ones.
Before you start attempting to secure a Deviant, eat someStardust Italian Soup Can. This dish will give you the condition Secured Control which increases your Deviant capture ability level by one. This will increase your chances of capturing the Deviant making it an essential snack when hunting for rare ones.
