Hunger, thirst, energy, weather and food

Treat hunger, thirst and energy as separate systems when you start a session. Their exact drain rates, refill values and status thresholds are not published in the source. Our suggested first-session task is to identify each meter and record what changes it before attempting a long trip.

Hotfix 0.1.1 (October 24) made energy drain more slowly, so energy timings noted before that patch are out of date. The notes give no new rates.

Hotfix 0.1.3 (October 26) reduces hunger and thirst loss during the day and after sleeping. The developer gives no new drain rates or replenishment values, and Kingy has not measured them.

Hotfix 0.1.4 (October 28) adds extra on-screen hunger and thirst warnings and fixes meat that spoiled or appeared in the meat dryer. Hotfix 0.1.5 (October 30) shortens the eating animation, adds a cooking progress bar for meat on a fire, makes it rain less often and adds a low-health HUD warning. No new timings are given.

The developer describes hunting deer, processing meat and cooking it at a fire, growing tomatoes and making food such as soup. These examples do not establish ingredient quantities, crafting station costs, cooking times or nutritional values.

Hotfix 0.1.2 (October 25) states two numbers: a deer now drops 3 pieces of meat instead of 1, and health mushrooms restore health on top of their other effects. The notes do not say what those other effects are or how much health a mushroom restores.

Hotfix 0.1.6 (November 2) makes bird meat restore more hunger, shortens nights and makes sunny weather more frequent, and the crafting guide now shows an axe icon for animals that need an axe to harvest. No hunger values or night lengths are given.

Hotfix 0.1.7 (November 6) adds more deer across the map and an extra soda can at the start of the game, and warns you when you enter enemy territory. The note gives no deer count.

Wind, rain, fog and changing daylight are announced. The description associates fog with poor visibility and more aggressive zombies. Carry that into planning as a reason to keep a return route, not as a tested safe distance or a fixed aggression multiplier.

Since Hotfix 0.1.1 (October 24), days are longer and nights shorter and brighter, according to the official notes. Plan trips around the longer daylight, but the notes give no exact day or night length.

Checked on screen · Oct 25, 2026

3:18–3:48 · 30 sThick fog in the forest, with zombies closing in