Energy and insanity
/energy-and-insanity
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)
- +120
- Most energy: Elder's meal
- -50
- Most insanity removed: Krotowuha
Lack of sleep starts after two full days without sleep. While it lasts, every point of energy spent adds half a point of insanity, and everything that lowers insanity lowers it by only half as much. Sleeping until energy is full ends it and removes 20 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 point of energy spent adds half a point of insanity.
- Refilling energy
- Food and potions refill energy when used from the inventory. Sleeping in the bed restores it too.
- Reducing insanity
- Sleeping off Lack of sleep (-20 insanity once energy is full), 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.
Elder's meal
+120 energy (the tooltip lists 30)
Energy Potion III
+100 energy
Fisherman's pie
+80 energy (the tooltip lists 20)
Burger
+80 energy, +5 insanity
Fried golden carp
+60 energy (the tooltip lists 30)
Grape Juice (gold)
+60 energy - worth 33 bronze
Heavenly salmon
+60 energy (the tooltip lists 30)
Kraken steak
+60 energy (the tooltip lists 30)
Grape Juice (silver)
+55 energy - worth 28 bronze
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, Fisherman's pie, Fried golden carp, Heavenly salmon and Kraken steak add more than their tooltips list: eating one adds its tech points once for every colour of point it lists, and its energy once more than that. Elder's meal gives 120 energy and 90 red + 90 green + 90 blue points, where its tooltip lists 30 energy and 30 red + 30 green + 30 blue. Energy never goes above the bar's maximum.
Elder's meal
+120 energy and +90 red + 90 green + 90 blue tech points (the tooltip lists 30 energy and 30 red + 30 green + 30 blue)
Fisherman's pie
+80 energy and +30 red + 30 green + 30 blue tech points (the tooltip lists 20 energy and 10 red + 10 green + 10 blue)
Fried golden carp
+60 energy and +50 green tech points (the tooltip lists 30 energy)
Heavenly salmon
+60 energy and +50 red tech points (the tooltip lists 30 energy)
Kraken steak
+60 energy and +50 blue tech points (the tooltip lists 30 energy)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder's meal | Food | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +90 red + 90 green + 90 blue points - the tooltip lists 30 energy and 30 red + 30 green + 30 blue points - Sauna bonus applies |
| Energy Potion III | Potion | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fisherman's pie | Food | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 red + 30 green + 30 blue points - the tooltip lists 20 energy and 10 red + 10 green + 10 blue points - Sauna bonus applies |
| Burger | Food | 80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Sauna bonus applies |
| Fried golden carp | Food | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +50 green points - the tooltip lists 30 energy - Sauna bonus applies |
| Grape Juice (gold) | Drink | 60 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Heavenly salmon | Food | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +50 red points - the tooltip lists 30 energy - Sauna bonus applies |
| Kraken steak | Food | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +50 blue points - the tooltip lists 30 energy - Sauna bonus applies |
| 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 |
 Fish soup | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | Sauna bonus applies |
 Fried egg | Food | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
 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 |
Energy questions
What restores the most energy?
Elder's meal (+120, the tooltip lists 30), Energy Potion III (+100), Fisherman's pie (+80, the tooltip lists 20). Of the foods, the Elder's meal restores the most: +120. Energy never goes above the bar's maximum of 100 minus insanity.
What lowers insanity?
Sleeping off Lack of sleep (-20 once energy is full), and these consumables: Krotowuha (-50), Wine (gold) (-35), Wine (silver) (-30), Wine (bronze) (-25). While Lack of sleep lasts, they remove only half as much.
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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