Simple Food Spoilage System
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #73 of 155 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mod Description
Food you have in inventory, placed somewhere or left in some chest, will become rotten, mouldy, spoiled after some time in game depending on food type.Little immersion touch, especially for survival players, now you need to plan yours trips more carefully and prepare food that can last long enough without spoiling.
In addition if you have CID and BOS, it will be much harder to get free unspoiled food in dungeons, caves and containers.
History of mod:
V1. 0 was basically food spoilage from RND, but just spoilage, no other features.
But science 2. 0 it have much better script optimization, no limit of 128 max traced food and more food spoilage types and models is provided.
Plus it's using KID, BOS and CID so it's super compatible.
V3. 0 bring even more optimization, more functionality and more spoiled food.
V4. 0 Is to cover all missing vanilla food and migrate script to Simple Spoilage System Framework
(Better optimization, modular framework and easier Updates)
V5. 0 Added Alchemy of Time support plus minor tweaks.
V6. 0 Save your food from spoilage by some immersive solutions.
V7. 0 Default implementation and improvements.
How to preserve food from spoiling?
Keep food in Food Sacks (There is 4 craftable and obtainable in vendors, food sacks)
Frost Salts and Ice Wraith Teeth will slow down spoilage of most food items
Salt will slow down spoilage of raw meat
Dwemer Fridge will highly slower spoilage of all food, it can be found in dwemer ruins (Very rare).
In the Sovengard there is OX Head and OX Leg, take them, it was useless items in vanilla, but not one a day they will give you a fresh cooked beef and leg, yummy.
Compatibility
This mod is created to be simple as it can be so there are no incompatibilities.No vanilla edits!
Compatible and recommended to use with any survival mod!
RND, Last Seed and iNeed, have their own spoilage systems, and they will override themselves.
My mod is a bit better because of:
Spoilage in world, player, NPC inventory, in containers, etc (everywhere)
Slow down spoilage (by food shacks, barells, salt etc)
Compatible with everything released and not released.
SKSE plugin is almost limitless about the number of items that it can track.
My mod offers custom models and textures for all spoiled items.
So I suggest you to disable build in Spoilage systems in these mods and use my instead.
Food from mods
All food is covered by "default" config. It mean that if you have a mod that add some food, that is not covered by any patch yet it will have default behaviour to spoil into "Spoiled junk" after 7 days.
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Simple Food Spoilage System adds realistic food decay to Skyrim, making food items become spoiled, rotten, mouldy, and inedible over time. It's a lightweight, compatibility-friendly immersion mod with 239 endorsements and 21,806 downloads, last updated October 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 239 endorsements and 21k downloads—people are using it.
- Compatibility-friendly approach means it's less likely to clash with your other mods.
- Simple and immersive—does exactly what it says without bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- No details on how spoilage works (timers, conditions) or if it's configurable.
- Last updated in October 2024—might not be actively maintained for the latest Skyrim versions.
- Potential conflicts with other food-related mods that alter food items or add new ones.
For Skyrim players who want a touch of realism in their survival or immersion playthroughs. If you're tired of food never going bad, this adds a simple layer of consequence. Skip if you prefer food to stay fresh forever or if you're running a heavy food overhaul that might conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple mod, you can install it manually by dropping the files into your Data folder, but using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 is still recommended for easy uninstallation.
- Check if you have other mods that modify food items—this mod might need to load after them to work correctly.
- If you're using a survival mod like iNeed or Frostfall, test how this interacts with their food mechanics.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- RavenKZP
- Version
- 7.5
- Downloads
- 21,806
- Endorsements
- 239
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 3/10/2024
- Updated
- 10/24/2024
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