Foraging

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Foraging is a survivalist skill and game mechanic allowing the ability to search for food and resources.

Investigate area & search mode

"Investigate Area" can be toggled via the spyglass icon. This brings up a new overlay showing the terrain type, position of the sun in the sky, and a button for activating "Search Mode". While Search Mode is activated, the screen will blur except for a "Target Radius" around the player which will grow as their foraging skill increases.

Usage

• Hidden items spawn and despawn (seemingly randomly) regardless of player skill or time of day.
• As a player approaches within Target Radius distance of an item which they have the requisite skill level to find, an eyeball icon will appear over their character
• Remaining near the item for a short amount of time will make the item's icon appear. A small amount of xp will be granted at this point.
• Double-clicking the item icon will gather it into the inventory. Right-clicking will give the option to gather or discard the item. Additional xp is granted regardless of which option is chosen.

Cooking skill and herbalist trait/magazine

• Level 7 Cooking allows the player to detect poisonous berries and mushrooms.
• The Herbalist Trait/Magazine grants this ability no matter the skill level.

Foraging skill

The foraging skill determines:

• Items that can be found
• Search Radius
• Chance of berries/mushrooms being poisonous <--ItemPoisonChance + ((10 - foraging level) * 5)

Search radius

• Maximum Search Radius is 10 Squares.
  • With bonuses, the maximum radius is 15.
• Minium Search Radius is 3 Squares.

Target Radius has various factors:

• Foraging skill level
• Occupation
• Traits
• Movement
• Weather
  • Weather Effect * (100% - (Trait/ProfessionEffectReduction% added together))
• Darkness
  • Darkness Effect * (100% - (Trait/ProfessionEffectReduction% added together))
  • When Darkness Effect reaches 50%, new items cannot be spotted.
• Moodles

Bonuses

Characters with certain skills and occupations can spot some types of items from further away than others. For example, the fitness instructor has a 25% bonus to finding junk food. This means if the foraging level, location, and light level give the fitness instructor a search radius of 8, the fitness instructor will be able to find junk food at a distance of 10 (8 * 125% = 10).

Chance of finding items

The chance of finding items in different categories is determined by: area searched, Occupations and Traits

Impact of various Factors

Foraging skill

• Each level increases the radius by 0.5 squares.

Occupations

Name	Foraging skill	Radius increase	Ignore Weather (%)	Ignore Darkness (%)
File:Park Ranger.pngPark Ranger	2	+1	33	10
File:Fisherman.pngFisherman	1	+1	33	-
File:Chef.pngChef	-	+1	33	-
File:Lumberjack.pngLumberjack	-	+1	33	10
VeteranVeteran	-	+1	33	10
Unemployed	-	+1	10	-
File:Farmer.pngFarmer	-	+1	33	-

Name			Ignore Weather
File:Park Ranger.pngPark Ranger	2	+2	-33%	-15%	+10%	-	-	+20%	+10%	-	-	-	+50%	-	+75%	-	-	-	+10%	-	+5%	+5%
File:Farmer.pngFarmer	0	+1.5	-33%	-10%	+10%	-	-	-	-	+50%	+10%	+10%	+5%	+5%	+5%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Positive traits

Trait name	Points	radius modifier	Ignore darkness (%)	Ignore weather (%)
File:TraitLucky.png Lucky	-4	+1	-	-
File:TraitHiker.png Hiker	-6	+1	-	7
File:TraitFormerScout.png Former Scout	-6	+1	-	13
File:TraitHunter.png Hunter	-8	+0.7	5	7
File:TraitEagleEyed.png Eagle Eyed	-6	+0.5	-	-
File:TraitGardener.png Gardener	-4	+0.4	-	13
File:TraitOutdoorsman.png Outdoorsman	-2	+0.4	7	13
File:TraitCook.png Cook	-6	+0.2	-	-
File:TraitCatsEyes.png Cat's Eyes	-2	+0.2	20	-
File:TraitNutritionist.png Nutritionist	-4	+0.2	-	-
File:TraitHerbalist.png Herbalist	-6	+0.2	-	7

Negative traits

Trait name	Points cost	Radius modifier
File:TraitUnlucky.png Unlucky	+4	-1
File:TraitAgoraphobic.png Agoraphobic	+4	-1.5
File:TraitShortSighted.png Short Sighted	+2	-2

Movement type

Movement type	Multiplier
Aim	+33%
Sneak	+10%
Walk	0%
Sprint/Run/Sneak run*	-100%

• Sprinting/Running after a certain amount of time will automatically disable Search Mode

Items

The foraging skill determines what types of items can be found. All items can be found in all locations, however there are several categories of items that can be found which affects where they appear and how easy they are to find. For example, vegetables are more likely to appear in farmland areas, stones appear more often in roads, and trash is more likely to appear in trailer parks and city zones.

Item	Level	Description
Berries	0	Appear in groups of 2-8. As foraging level rises, more varieties can appear and berries are less likely to be poisonous. Character can identify poisonous berries by starting with the herbalist trait, reading the herbalist magazine, or reaching level 7 in the cooking skill. Blackberry and Blueberry are never poisonous
Mushrooms	0	Appear in groups of 1-4. Character can identify poisonous berries by starting with the herbalist trait, reading the herbalist magazine, or reaching level 7 in the cooking skill. Can be used in stew, pie, soup, sandwich, salad, roasted vegetables.
Wood	0	Branches and twigs appear in bunches of 1-3
Stones	0	Used to make Crafted Spears and Stone Axe.
Junk	0	This category contains a wide variety of useful materials such as nails, screws, magazines, books, and bags
Junk food	0	This category contains several kinds of edible foods, such as candy, chips, and canned foods
Clothing	0
Junk weapons	0	This category is comprised of a variety of used or low-quality weapons, such as pens, plungers, shovels and umbrellas
Medical supplies	0	This category is made up of several objects used for healing, such as dirty bandages, ripped sheets, thread, and vitamins
Trash	0	This category has many kinds of trash-type objects, such as empty pop cans, balls, garbage bags and plates
Bait and insects	0	Worms, crickets, grasshoppers, and cockroaches can be used as fishing bait or food for the desperate.
Lemon grass	0	Appears in groups of 2-8. Eat to soothe bouts of food poisoning. Reduces sickness by a certain amount (12?)
Medicinal plants	0	Appear in groups of 2-8. These plants require the character have the herbalism trait or have read the herbalism magazine. Plantain aids recovery, comfrey heals broken bones, wild garlic fights infection, common mallow relieves cold symptoms, black sage relieves pain, ginseng restores endurance.
Wild plants	0	Appear in groups of 3-6. Violets and sunflower seeds can be eaten for nutrition.
Wild veggies	2	Leeks, broccoli, red radishes and grape leaves may be eaten for nutrition
Forest rarities	2	Campfire kits, tent kit, tarps, and tent pegs
Onion	3
Wild fruit	4	Appear in groups of 1-4. Cherries and rosehips may be eaten for nutrition. Rosehips do not spoil
Ammunition	4	Ammunition from a wide variety of firearms
Wild plants	5	Oranges and daikon (white radishes) can be eaten for nutrition
Dead rat	5	Can be butchered for meat
Wild fruit	6	Lemons, limes, habaneros, and jalapenos can be eaten for nutrition
Wild plants	7	Grapes, apple, lettuce, bell pepper, peanuts, pumpkin, and mango can be eaten for nutrition
Wild animals	7	Frogs and dead birds can be butchered for meat
Wild plants	8	Strawberries, grapefruits, peaches, pears, avocados, zucchini, and eggplant
Eggs	8	Wild eggs and eggs can be cooked and eaten
Dead squirrel	8	Can be butchered for meat
Traps	8	Box traps, cage traps, crate traps, mouse traps, snare traps, and stick traps
Forest rarities	8	Hiking bags and big hiking bags
Banana	9
Wild Fruit	10	Pineapple and watermelon
Dead rabbit	10	Can be butchered for meat

Search Focus

As characters gain levels in foraging, they can choose a focus while searching. This increases their chance to locate items in that category (at the expense of an item in the other categories). More focuses unlock as levels increase.

Focus	Level Available
Firewood	0
Stones	0
Berries	3
Mushrooms	3
Insects	4
Wild Plants	4
Trash	4
Animals	5
Crops	5
Medicinal Plants	6
Fruits	7
Medicine	8

Medicinal herbs

The herbalist trait is the only method that will allow the character to forage for medicinal herbs. A poultice can be made with a Mortar and Pestle. There is no skill requirement to find medicinal herbs (unconfirmed as of 41.60)

Item	Description
Black Sage	Provides mild pain relief. (-7 pain?)
Comfrey	Aids recovery from broken bones when applied as a poultice.
Common Mallow	Eat to relieve cold and flu symptoms. (-5 cold sickness)
Ginseng	Eat to restore endurance. (2 endurance)
Lemon Grass	Eat to soothe bouts of food poisoning. Currently can be found by non-herbalists, and hence might not be considered a medicinal herb (bug?). (-12 sickness?)
Plantain	Aids recovery from wounds when applied as a poultice.
Wild Garlic	Helps to fight against infection when applied as poultice.

Recipes

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Campfire Materials	0.5 Carpentry	none		Log x2 (consumed)	One of: Twigs Sheet Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Book Magazine Newspaper (consumed)
Campfire Materials	0.75 Carpentry	none		Plank x3 (consumed)	One of: Twigs Sheet Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Book Magazine Newspaper (consumed)
Campfire	0 XP	none		Campfire Materials (consumed)
Stake	1.25 Carpentry	none		Tree Branch	One of: Stone Knife Hunting Knife Kitchen Knife Meat Cleaver Machete (keep)
Stone Knife	0 XP	none		Tree Branch (consumed)	Chipped Stone (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Twine (consumed)
Stone Axe	0 XP	none		Tree Branch (consumed)	Chipped Stone (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Twine (consumed)
Stone Hammer	0 XP	none		Tree Branch (consumed)	Stone (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets Dirty Rag Twine (consumed)
Crafted Spear	1.25 Carpentry	Starting condition scales with player's carpentry.		One of: Tree Branch Plank (consumed)	One of: Chipped Stone Hunting Knife Kitchen Knife Machete Meat Cleaver Stone Knife (keep)
Splint	0 XP	none		One of: Plank Tree Branch Sturdy Stick (consumed)	One of: Dirty Rag Ripped Sheets (consumed)
Frog Meat	2.5 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Frog (consumed)
Sturdy Stick x8	0 XP	none		One of: Saw Garden Saw (keep)	Plank (consumed)
Plank x3	0.75 Carpentry (0.25 above level 3)	none		Saw (tag) (keep)	Log (consumed)
Mortar and Pestle	0.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Saw (tag) (keep)	Plank (consumed)
Logs Stack	0 XP	none		Log x2 (consumed)	One of: Rope x2 Sheet Rope x2 (consumed)
Logs Stack	0 XP	none		Log x3 (consumed)	One of: Rope x2 Sheet Rope x2 (consumed)
Logs Stack	0 XP	none		Log x4 (consumed)	One of: Rope x2 Sheet Rope x2 (consumed)
Log Wall	1.25 Carpentry	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Log x4 (consumed)	One of: Ripped Sheets x4 Twine x4 Rope x2 (consumed)

History

Alpha
Build 41.60	*Replaced foraging system with "Search Mode"
Build 41.50	*Reduced fatigue due to foraging by a large amount.
Build 34	*Black and blue berry can no longer be poisonous
Build 33	*Randomized poisonous berries/mushrooms. Added herbalist trait and new plants complementing the skill.
Build 32.17	*Fixed being able to forage above ground level. (Issue #001926)
Build 32.7	*Fixed stacks of harvested plants and foraged food items not aging until the stack is expanded. (Issue #001823)
Build 32.4	*Added some map zones for foraging etc. Fixed overlapping zones. (Issue #001632)
Build 31.2	*Fixed calcul in the foraging action
Build 30	*Foraging for food during winter will be impossible, or really hard in cold months
Build 29	*Introduced, initially named Scavenge/Scavenging before being renamed to Forage/Foraging

See also

• Fishing
• Trapping