I'm 40 hours into Avowed and only just learned DO NOT IGNORE THE FOOD/ALCHEMY SYSTEM You're meant to be healing with food between battles. There's an entire "stomach" meter you can fill that functions as a health/essence regeneration meter. I'm sure they tried to tutorialize it but failed totally - ThreadSky

glassbottommeg.bsky.social • 10 days ago

I'm 40 hours into Avowed and only just learned

DO NOT IGNORE THE FOOD/ALCHEMY SYSTEM

You're meant to be healing with food between battles. There's an entire "stomach" meter you can fill that functions as a health/essence regeneration meter.

I'm sure they tried to tutorialize it but failed totally

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cyborghobbit.bsky.social•10 days ago

These are the kinds of things that make me impatient to buy the game

b0t.bsky.social•10 days ago

WHAT

b0t.bsky.social•10 days ago

i just threw all my point into Might and Constitution, keep gear that has chance to heal equipped and Giatta in my party permanently......

nonbeanie.bsky.social•10 days ago

I'm on storytime mode and I have enough food to feed all of Eora help.

technissiah.bsky.social•10 days ago

Compared to other games food restores a ton of health, without any perks required. And food is plentiful because all the NPCs just let you take it for free...

glassbottommeg.bsky.social•10 days ago

I really wish there were more incidental "please sir I want more gruel" moments where I could just step in, throw 20 fish pies into the room, and flee while giggling fiendishly

Like I'm holding enough food to feed the island here folks, maybe I could help, uh

technissiah.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah Dunkey kind of made this point. There seems to be food everywhere lol

unoficialo.ca•10 days ago

Yeah they don't really beat you over the head with the knowledge, but at least they tell you to cook food to use for heals/buffs. I usually start a battle then hit tab and go eat a bunch of stuff to buff ma stats & cure poison/other effects. Barely need to use the potions, unless in a pinch.

scarredvulcan.itch.io•9 days ago

I just finished my first playthrough at a little over 30 hours and stacking food buffs made some fights SO much easier.

gameism.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah I don't think there's a tutorial for it. I had to google how to make custom recipes (can only be done at the pot in camp). I rarely need stuff but like, sucks that it's there and untouched.

maxnichols.bsky.social•10 days ago

oh yeah, I'm like 8 hours in and this is the first I've heard of this xD

maxnichols.bsky.social•10 days ago

I mean, I was making food occasionally just for stronger healing, but I certainly didn't know that there was a stomach meter

rockyl.bsky.social•9 days ago

Those are my emotional support 99 Phoenix Downs.

owldoll.bsky.social•10 days ago

a mix of eating + making food and the constant potions all over every inch of the map and damn near every merchant selling anywhere from 5 to 20 of each type of potion (and the insanely easy to gather gold) i feel it was sooooo easy to get through

glassbottommeg.bsky.social•10 days ago

"but Megan how were you healing before? There's not enough potions to use all the time and no regeneration!"

Technically not true! There's a ring that heals you when wet, and another that regens essence when near a party member!

"You didn't-"

Yeah I've spent cumulative hours taking baths with Kai

baldsavant.bsky.social•10 days ago

I just ate everything off the bodies of my enemies, they drop a lot of food.

Until I noticed the ranger skill related to recipes, bought it, and never looked back!

demonmage.com•10 days ago

There's also a ring or boots that heals you when walking. I use(d) that along with the essence ring to avoid having to use consumables. Because consumables. What if i need those ingredients to make a feast for my friends later?!

trjn.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sounds like you found a better solution.

codytherat.bsky.social•10 days ago

Spiritually cleansing fishman bathing

glassbottommeg.bsky.social•10 days ago

See @demonmage.com gets it, what if I need 300 fish pies in chapter 5! I don't even know how many chapters there are!

Whereas sexy "Kai you gotta get closer or my Essence won't rise" bath time with fish boyfriend is both free And fun

blueappaloosa.bsky.social•10 days ago

Do you think the aversion to using consumables in games is because of trauma from previous game-playing or from being poor? 🤔😭

bludgeonparagon.bsky.social•10 days ago

The only reason I knew this is because early on in the game I was basically constantly skint on health potions and was making do with the trickle of health regeneration from food items (that were also perishable)

prinnyforever.bsky.social•10 days ago

I put hours into the Ergheiz quest mode, I don't want to eat anymore

eragus.bsky.social•10 days ago

Don't forget to "cook" the individual food ingredients at the fire in camp. There are so many different combos that are sneaky powerful.

bimbocatfood.net•10 days ago

there's a stomach meter?????

bimbocatfood.net•10 days ago

my protag in Avowed lives like me: supplanting all foodstuffs with energy drinks

dumblebror.bsky.social•10 days ago

i eat constantly ingame, not because of stomach meter but the gainz.

avocadofriend.bsky.social•10 days ago

It seems like they give you way more food than you will ever need, even if you heal most of your health after every battle. A survival mode seems like it would be a great fit, but I'd also love to be able to give it to hungry npcs.

echothegoat.bsky.social•10 days ago

It always makes me laugh when I select the food option from the quick wheel and there's like 250 in stock. I'm not even that far into the second zone; I can't imagine how much food you're stockpiling.

glassbottommeg.bsky.social•10 days ago

I have so fucking much food

I looked at the UI element and assumed it was a typo or bug

(it was not)

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