How do I manage Hunger?

Hunger decreases over time and will eventually damage your health if left unchecked.

• Sources of Food: Restore hunger by eating gathered or hunted items such as fish, meat, and other provisions.
• Cooking: Cooking food before eating makes it more nutritious - for example, cooked meat is much better than raw meat.
• How to Eat: You can eat or drink by tapping "Consume" in your inventory or by placing items in quick slots and pressing the action button.

Important Mechanics:

• Offline Consumption: Much like thirst, your hunger bar continues to drop in real-time, even when you are offline or inside your base.
• Survival Risk: Your character remains active in the world while you are away. If the hunger bar reaches zero, your character will lose health and may die before you log back in.