Energy and insanity: costs, sleep and every food and drink
Every food, drink and potion with its energy and insanity values, what causes insanity, and the rules for sleep.
Crafting, gathering, digging, studying and fighting all cost energy. Insanity is the second bar, and it lowers the first one: maximum energy is 100 minus insanity, so at 80 insanity (the cap) the bar holds 20 energy.
- 100
- Maximum energy, minus insanity
- 80
- Insanity cap (70 with Iron Will)
- +100
- Most energy: Energy Potion III
- -50
- Most insanity removed: Krotowuha
Lack of sleep reads: "You're tired. Until you go to bed, any work will waste more energy, and your insanity will increase more quickly". While the Keeper is tired, every action generates insanity.
Energy, insanity and sleep
- What causes insanity
- Digging a grave, burying a body, exhuming a grave and autopsies generate insanity. While the Keeper has Lack of sleep, every action does.
- Refilling energy
- Food and potions refill energy when used from the inventory. Sleeping in the bed restores it too.
- Reducing insanity
- Sleeping while tired, and the drinks, food and potions under Insanity reducers below.
- Saving
- The game saves automatically after sleep.
The foods, drinks and potions that restore the most energy.
Energy Potion III
+100 energy
Burger
+80 energy, +5 insanity
Grape Juice (gold)
+60 energy - worth 33 bronze
Grape Juice (silver)
+55 energy - worth 28 bronze
Chocolate
+50 energy, -20 insanity
Cheese
+50 energy
Energy Potion II
+50 energy - worth 5 silver
Grape Juice (bronze)
+50 energy - worth 25 bronze
Omelet
+50 energy
The consumables that remove the most insanity. Wine removes 25 (bronze), 30 (silver) and 35 (gold) by quality.
Krotowuha
-50 insanity - worth 1 bronze
Wine (gold)
-35 insanity - worth 1 silver 5 bronze
Wine (silver)
-30 insanity - worth 90 bronze
Wine (bronze)
-25 insanity - worth 75 bronze
Chocolate
-20 insanity, +50 energy
- C
Cognac (bronze)
-15 insanity
Beer
-12 insanity - worth 36 bronze
Blueberry Cider
-10 insanity - worth 30 bronze
Mead
-10 insanity - worth 30 bronze
Dishes that also grant tech points or a timed buff.
Elder's meal
+30 energy and +30 red + 30 green + 30 blue tech points
Fried golden carp
+30 energy and +50 green tech points
Heavenly salmon
+30 energy and +50 red tech points
Kraken steak
+30 energy and +50 blue tech points
Fisherman's pie
+20 energy and +10 red + 10 green + 10 blue tech points
Bowl of sauerkraut (gold)
+30 energy and Book writing spirit III: You temporarily have +3 Book writing.
Bowl of sauerkraut (silver)
+25 energy and Book writing spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Book writing.
Soldier's stew
+25 energy and Smithing spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Smithing.
Vegetable salad (gold)
+25 energy and Anatomy spirit III: You temporarily have +3 Anatomy.
Bowl of sauerkraut (bronze)
+20 energy and Book writing spirit I: You temporarily have +1 Book writing.
Muffin
+20 energy and Farming spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Farming.
Pumpkin soup
+20 energy and Building spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Building.
Toast with onions
+20 energy and Beer thirst: Beer takes away 24 insanity instead of 12 while it lasts.
Vegetable salad (silver)
+20 energy and Anatomy spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Anatomy.
Vegetable salad (bronze)
+15 energy and Anatomy spirit I: You temporarily have +1 Anatomy.
Steamed Up: You feel refreshed after your sauna: food gives +10% energy. A Burger goes from 80 to 88 energy. The Sauna is a pre-order building.
All 90 foods, drinks and potions
| Name | Kind | Energy | Insanity | Health | Value (bronze) | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Potion III | Potion | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burger | Food | 80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
| Grape Juice (gold) | Drink | 60 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Grape Juice (silver) | Drink | 55 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Chocolate | Food | 50 | -20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cheese | Food | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
| Energy Potion II | Potion | 50 | 0 | 0 | 500 | |
| Grape Juice (bronze) | Drink | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Omelet | Food | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Lasagna | Food | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Sandwich | Food | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Baked fish | Food | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Baked salmon | Food | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Baked meat | Food | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Blueberry Juice | Drink | 35 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
 Grated beets | Food | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Onion rings | Food | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Berry Pie | Food | 30 | -3 | 0 | 33 | Sauna bonus applies |
| Bowl of sauerkraut (gold) | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Book writing spirit III - Sauna bonus applies |
| Elder's meal | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 red + 30 green + 30 blue points - Sauna bonus applies |
 Fish soup | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Fried egg | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Fried golden carp | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +50 green points - Sauna bonus applies |
| Heavenly salmon | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +50 red points - Sauna bonus applies |
| Kraken steak | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +50 blue points - Sauna bonus applies |
 Yogurt | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Baked mushrooms | Food | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Apple Juice | Drink | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
 Baked pumpkin | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Berry Juice | Drink | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
 Berry smoothie | Drink | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
| Bowl of sauerkraut (silver) | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Book writing spirit II - Sauna bonus applies |
 Brown Mushroom (gold) | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Cabbage soup | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Fish nuggets | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
| Soldier's stew | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | Smithing spirit II - Sauna bonus applies |
| Vegetable salad (gold) | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anatomy spirit III - Sauna bonus applies |
 Vegetable soup | Food | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Baked apple | Food | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Croissant | Food | 20 | -5 | 0 | 35 | Sauna bonus applies |
Energy questions
What restores the most energy?
Energy Potion III (+100), Burger (+80), Grape Juice (gold) (+60). Of the foods, the Burger restores the most: +80.
What lowers insanity?
Sleeping while tired, and these consumables: Krotowuha (-50), Wine (gold) (-35), Wine (silver) (-30), Wine (bronze) (-25).
What is the insanity cap?
Insanity stops at 80. The Iron Will perk lowers that ceiling to 70, which keeps at least 30 maximum energy.
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