Starfield Survival Sandwich

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Description

Survival mode in Starfield, although a welcome addition, is somewhat flawed as every single item buff lasts 30 minutes. This mod aims to fix and restore some elements of survival that for whatever reason were not fully implemented with the update. The mod currently focuses on the food and drink needs but could be expanded to cover more in the future.

Mod Story

Finally taking the plunge into Starfield, I was struggling to enjoy many aspects of the planet exploration when running and gunning through procedurally generated areas. To offset some of this frustration, I decided to jump into the options and slam everything to the highest difficulty, noticing there was also a survival mode. This helped with my enjoyment of these parts of the game until I came to realise that the food and drink was somewhat lacking in complexity.

Every food and drink item, regardless of the size of the meal, was only offering 30 minutes of buffs. This means there would be no difference between eating an onion versus a slab of meatloaf. Having thus far resisted the urge to mod the game and simply play the damn thing, I couldn't help myself and loaded up xEdit only to discover that Bethesda had set the properties for three tiers of hydration and nourishment incorrectly to tier 2 for everything.

The framework for a slightly more complex survival system was already there but Bethesda had either messed something up, made the decision to keep it super simple, or just didn't have the development time to fully implement the system. What I thought would be a simple hour job turned out to be a good couple of days modding work and the Starfield Survival Sandwich was born.

Features

Tiered Buffs

Different food now keeps you fed for a longer or shorter period depending on the food item being consumed. The same goes for drinks.

Improved Naming Conventions

Each effect is named based on the effectiveness of the food consumed. For example, an onio