GUIDE_COMESTIBLES.md

Guide to add Comestibles

There are a large number of files in json/items/comestibles, and this guide will help you decide where to put your new comestible!

List of special comestibles:

med.json -- comestible that has an addiction effect besides alcohol and caffeine, plus bandages and disinfectant type items. mre.json -- items and comestibles related to MREs mutagen.json -- comestible that has any mutagen effect carnivore.json -- item that would normally be butchered from an animal or monster, and their cooked versions. examples: chunks of meat, tainted bones, boiled stomach protein.json -- comestibles based on protein powder spice.json -- comestibles that normally do not have nutrients, but are used to flavor a dish. examples: salt, thyme, black pepper frozen.json -- comestibles best eaten frozen brewing.json -- items used in the brewing process

List of normal comestibles, in order of priority:

When you have a comestible you want to add to the files, just go down this list, and the first filename you see in the list that matches the criteria is your choice!

alcohol.json -- "Drink" comestible with alcohol addiction soup.json -- "Drink" comestible which is a soup. This is more of a "food" than a drink - you primarily want the calories from this drink.json -- "Drink" comestible. This is your drink of choice when you're thirsty! examples: tea, juice, water drink_other.json -- "Drink" comestible that does not fit any other criteria. example: vinegar, mustard

junkfood.json -- comestible with the "junk" material. examples: cake, sugary cereal, nachos sandwich.json -- a "sandwich" is generally two slices of "bread" with something in between. examples: BLT, PB&J sandwich, fish sandwich offal_dishes.json -- comestible made of various offals. the offal types are: liver, brain, kidney, sweetbread, stomach. This must be the primary part of the dish. seed.json -- seeds meat_dishes_human.json -- comestible made of human flesh. examples: hobo helper, tio taco meat_dishes.json -- comestible made with meat. raw_veggy.json -- comestible that is a vegetable in its raw form. irradiated_veggy.json -- comestible that is an irradiated vegetable. has an indefinite shelf life. raw_fruit.json -- comestible that is a fruit in its raw form. irradiated_fruit.json -- comestible that is an irradiated fruit. has an indefinite shelf life. veggy_dishes.json -- comestible made of vegetables. bread.json -- comestible that is either a bread starter, or a cooked bread. wheat.json -- either raw wheat, or made of wheat egg.json -- either an egg, or made of egg dairy.json -- made of milk mushroom.json -- a mushroom or made of mushrooms nuts.json -- a nut or made of nuts other.json -- if you made it here, your comestible doesn't fit any other category!