Canned Food

Long-Term Food Security in Oxygen Not Included with Canned Goods

Facing the challenges of prolonged expeditions or the ever-present threat of spoilage in your Oxygen Not Included colonies? This mod introduces a practical solution, allowing you to preserve vital sustenance for your duplicants, ensuring they remain well-fed even during extended off-world missions. Forget the worries of food rotting before it can be consumed; this mod brings you a new tier of non-perishable food items.

Introducing Canned Delicacies

This mod expands your culinary options with the addition of several new, shelf-stable food items. Prepare your duplicants for journeys into the unknown with the reliability of:

• Canned Barbeque: Crafted from regular Barbeque, this offers a hearty and enduring meal.
• Canned Tuna: Utilizing Cooked Seafood as its base, Canned Tuna provides a convenient and spoilage-proof protein source.
• Canned Bread: Made from Pepper Bread, this canned option ensures your duplicants have access to carbohydrates no matter the duration of their travels.

Preservation and Crafting Mechanics

Creating these valuable canned goods is an efficient process. All canning is performed at the crafting station. The recipe requires a modest amount of refined metal – specifically 500g of Copper, Aluminum, or Steel, which can be configured in the mod settings, with Copper being the default choice. This metal is combined with 500g of the respective food item. The resulting canned food offers approximately half the calorie density of its fresh counterpart, a trade-off for its remarkable preservation capabilities.

Strategic Advantages for Your Colony

The primary benefit of these canned foods is their complete immunity to spoilage. This makes them an indispensable resource for:

• Extended space missions where fresh food sources are scarce.
• Emergency rations for unexpected setbacks or resource shortages.
• Providing a reliable food buffer for rapidly growing colonies.

Furthermore, upon consumption, the empty cans are dropped. These discarded scraps can be recycled, yielding the very metals used in their construction, creating a sustainable loop for your crafting operations.

DLC Integration: Radiation Resistance

For players enjoying the DLC content, Canned Tuna offers an additional strategic benefit. Much like its fresh counterpart, consuming Canned Tuna provides valuable Radiation Resistance, aiding your duplicants in navigating hazardous, irradiated environments. This enhancement makes Canned Tuna a particularly valuable asset for expeditions into specific biomes.