Forum:COOKING CRAFTING FOOD...

Cincykidscott 19:54, October 31, 2010 (UTC) I am playing on XBOX 360. I am in level 6. I have a question. Is it worth the time to actually use these campfires to "cook" your different food items? I know you are supposed to be able to sell say a gecko hide for more $ if its tanned. It seems that whenever I eat a food item the health benifits only last for a few seconds anyway. Seems they boosted your HP in Fallout 3 a lot better and longer. ALSO, Is it worth the time to look for all the "ingredients" to rework your ammo? It seems to me to be just as easy to buy ammo or find it in lockers. Has anyone done any of this and thought it worth the time you put into it??Cincykidscott 19:54, October 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * It's worth getting Survival skill far enough to cook Gecko steaks, since they're all over the place. Maybe Bighorner too if you want, since bulls drop a lot of meat. As for ammo, you can buy most of what you need (powder, primer, etc) from the Gun Runners. It's definitely worth getting that perk that unlocks all the ammo types, because the ammo you can make usually is much, much better than what you get by default. --Rooker75 22:49, October 31, 2010 (UTC)

I think this aspect of the game + workbenches and reloading benches are tottaly useless. Usually after an 1 hour or half an hour of play time ur character starts to fell hungry. There are lots and lots of refrigerators where you can loot food, so for me its pointless to search for all the ingredients for Caravan lunch for example then find a camp fire and craft it. It removes only around 200 FOD - the same amount 2 Iguana on a sticks or 2 Steaks remove. The ammo you can create is good but with high weapons skill and a good weapon your enemies go down fairly easy even on Hard with Hardcore mode on. With guns at 70 and a normal sniper rifle most normal enemeis - legion, ncr, geckos go down in 2-3 shots with normal ammo type - whats the point in wasting time creating better ammo types o.0. Tip: complete the quest with the brahmin getting killed at midnight. The farmer lets you take all his food from the fridge which are 10 brahmin steaks giving you "-100 FOD" and +1 STR - i had only this in my inventory and they lasted for about 40 % of the game