SzGamer227
Spazmatism
Currently, all food items (with the exception of Mushrooms) serve as nothing more than means of getting the "Well Fed" buff. We don't need that many items with the same purpose. It just becomes redundant. Instead, what I propose is a synthesis between the "healing food" and "buffing food" worlds into an idea that would revolutionize what the word "Food" means in Terraria. Enough into. Let's get started.
The Basics
All food will provide small amounts of health (usually less than 30) when consumed. Eating food gives the player the Full debuff,which is sort of like Potion Sickness for Food. The Full debuff prevents the player from being able to consume food or Healing Potions. While Potion Sickness is active, food can still be consumed, but only half as often. This is to prevent healing exploits while still allowing food to grant the Well Fed buff.
Different food items heal different amounts of health, and give the player the Full Debuff for different amounts of time. Additionally, some food items will provide the Well Fed buff like they currently do. In order to balance food out a bit more, different food items would have different amounts of healing-per-minute and durations of Well Fed based on how easy they are to obtain and when they are available. Currently, food progression and balance is a mess.
Food Items
This is a list of the different Food items that would be changed/added. Example/explanation is given below.
Example Food
~Notes/thoughts.
Health: # ~The amount of health restored by eating the Food item.
Full DB: #s ~The duration (in seconds) that the Full Debuff will last after eating the food item.
HP/m: # ~The amount of health restored every by eating the Food item constantly.
Well Fed: # dur. ~The duration Well Fed that the Food item provides. Min. = minutes. Sec. = seconds.
~How it's obtained.
Okay, here we go.
Sliced Mushrooms
The most basic food item. Replaces the healing effects of Mushrooms.
(Mushrooms would no longer be edible, and instead would be placeable like Glowing Mushrooms.)
Health: 3
Full DB: 12s
HP/m: 15
Recipe:
By hand. Recipe makes 5.
Sliced Glowing Mushrooms
This is if we want to restore the ability to eat Glowing Mushrooms for health.
Health: 5
Full DB: 12s
HP/m: 25
Recipe:
By hand. Recipe makes 5.
Salted Sunflower Seeds
Idea for eating Sunflower Seeds was posted by @bad_news in another thread.
Health: 5
Full DB: 10s
HP/m: 30
Recipe:
Sunflower Seeds (3)
By hand.
Sashimi
Since it is made at a Work Bench instead of a Cooking Pot, it is less effective than Cooked Fish.
Health: 10
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 20
Well Fed: 1 min.
Recipe:
@ a Work Bench.
Marshmallow
You can still turn them into Cooked Marshmallows, but now you can also eat them raw.
Health: 3
Full DB: 12s
HP/m: 15
Roasted Marshmallow
They're easy to make and cheap. They shouldn't be providing such a long Well Fed buff.
And yes, I did change the name.
Health: 10
Full DB: 15s
HP/m: 40
Well Fed: 2 min.
* Made by roasting Marshmallows on Sticks over Camp Fires.
Cooked Fish
Health: 15
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 30
Well Fed: 3 min.
Recipe:
@ a Cooking Pot.
Cooked Shrimp
Can be eaten faster than Cooked Fish to add some small difference/improvement.
Health: 15
Full DB: 25s
HP/m: 36
Well Fed: 3 min.
Recipe:
@ a Cooking Pot.
Pad Thai
Health: 15
Full DB: 25s
HP/m: 36
Well Fed: 4 min.
* Sometimes sold by the Traveling Merchant.
Bowl of Soup
Changed recipe to require Sliced Mushrooms. Also reduced buff time to fit better into Food progression.
Health: 20
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 40
Well Fed: 5 min.
Recipe:
Sliced Mushrooms (5)
@ a Cooking Pot.
Pho
Health: 20
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 40
Well Fed: 7 min.
* Sometimes sold by the Traveling Merchant.
Corncob
Based on a suggestion by Baconfry in another thread.
Health: 30
Full DB: 45s
HP/m: 40
Well Fed: 2 min.
* Harvested from Corn Stalks.
Popcorn
Altered version of a suggestion by Baconfry in another thread.
Health: 2
Full DB: 4s
HP/m: 30
Well Fed: 15 sec.
Recipe:
* Corncob
@ a Furnace. Recipe makes 15.
Candy Corn
No longer just ammo, but now festive goodies perfect for munching on.
Health: 5
Full DB: 10s
HP/min: 30
Well Fed: 15s
* Sold by the Merchant during the Halloween season, or at night during a New/Full Moon.
* Found in Goodie Bags in stacks of 10-40.
* Crafted with Corn Syrup. (Baconfry's thread strikes again!)
Rotten Chunk
Let’s make it edible. Why not? It does look tasty, after all.
Gives the Weakness debuff for 1 minute when consumed.
Health: 10
Full DB: 50s
HP/m: 12
* Dropped by Corrupt enemies.
<F for the fallen images from TO>
Cured Meat
Cleansed Rotten Chunks that are safe to eat.
Health: 10
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 20
Recipe:
By hand.
Grilled Meat
The superfood of Corruption worlds. Heals health quickly and provides Well Fed.
Health: 50
Full DB: 40s
HP/m: 75
Well Fed: 6 min.
Recipe:
Cured Meat
Sliced Mushrooms (5)
@ a Furnace.
Gelatin
The superfood of Crimson worlds. Heals health quickly and provides Well Fed.
Health: 40
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 80
Well Fed: 6 min.
Recipe:
@ a Cooking Pot.
Pumpkin Pie
Reduced the Well Fed buff duration, but now heals faster than Lesser Healing Potions.
Health: 45
Full DB: 45s
HP/s: 60
Well Fed: 12 min.
Recipe:
Pumpkin (10)
@ a Furnace.
Fried Fish
The most efficient way of getting a long-term Well Fed debuff.
Suggestion made by Baconfry in another thread.
Health: 20
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 40
Well Fed: 15 min.
Recipe:
* Vegetable Oil
@ a Fryer.
Tempura Shrimp
The Shrimp equivalent of Fried Fish.
Suggestion made by Baconfry in another thread.
Health: 20
Full DB: 25s
HP/m: 48
Well Fed: 15 min.
Recipe:
* Vegetable Oil
@ a Fryer.
Christmas Goodies
Health: 25
Full DB: 30s
HP/m: 50
Well Fed: 10 min.
* Found in Presents during the Holiday season.
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How did I do this time? Let me know! Feedback is always appreciated.
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