Energy and insanity
/energy-and-insanity
Energy and insanity: best food, sleep and what drains you
Your energy bar is 100 minus your insanity. Here is every food and drink, ranked, and how sleep really works.
Almost everything the Keeper does costs energy: gathering, crafting, digging, studying and fighting. Insanity is the second bar, and it matters because it eats the first one - your maximum energy is 100 minus your insanity, so at 80 insanity (the cap) you only have 20 energy to work with.
- 100
- Maximum energy, minus insanity
- 80
- Insanity cap (70 with Iron Will)
- +100
- Most energy: Energy Potion III
- -50
- Biggest calm: Krotowuha
After two days without sleep you get Lack of sleep: "You're tired. Until you go to bed, any work will waste more energy, and your insanity will increase more quickly". Sleeping it off also takes 20 insanity away - a free insanity cure.
Energy, insanity and sleep
- What costs energy
- Some actions in the game spend your Energy. Crafting, gathering, and fighting take energy.
- What causes insanity
- Some actions generate insanity. When you are tired, any action will generate insanity.
- Why insanity hurts
- Insanity reduces your maximum energy.
- Refilling energy
- You can always refill your energy with Food and Potions. Just right-click to use them from your inventory.
- Sleeping
- Sleep in your bed to restore energy. You can only go to bed when your energy is not full or when you are tired - otherwise the Keeper refuses. Waking up saves the game.
- Curing insanity
- Sleeping when you're tired is the best way to reduce insanity.
The biggest energy refills. Cooked dishes beat raw produce by a wide margin, so a kitchen pays for itself quickly.
+100 energy
+80 energy, +5 insanity
+60 energy - worth 33 bronze
+55 energy - worth 28 bronze
+50 energy, -20 insanity
+50 energy
+50 energy - worth 5 silver
+50 energy - worth 25 bronze
+50 energy
Energy per bronze of the item's value - what you give up by eating it rather than selling it.
2 energy per bronze - +50 for 25 bronze
2 energy per bronze - +30 for 15 bronze
2 energy per bronze - +18 for 9 bronze
2 energy per bronze - +10 for 5 bronze
1.96 energy per bronze - +55 for 28 bronze
1.94 energy per bronze - +35 for 18 bronze
Drinks and potions that take insanity away. Wine is the strong everyday choice, and its quality matters.
-50 insanity - worth 1 bronze
-35 insanity - worth 1 silver 5 bronze
-30 insanity - worth 90 bronze
-25 insanity - worth 75 bronze
-20 insanity, +50 energy
-15 insanity
-12 insanity - worth 36 bronze
-10 insanity - worth 30 bronze
-10 insanity - worth 30 bronze
Some dishes do more than refill: a few grant tech points, others a temporary mastery bonus.
+30 energy and +30 red + 30 green + 30 blue tech points
+30 energy and +50 green tech points
+30 energy and +50 red tech points
+30 energy and +50 blue tech points
+20 energy and +10 red + 10 green + 10 blue tech points
+30 energy and Book writing spirit III: You temporarily have +3 Book writing.
+25 energy and Book writing spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Book writing.
+25 energy and Smithing spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Smithing.
+25 energy and Anatomy spirit III: You temporarily have +3 Anatomy.
+20 energy and Book writing spirit I: You temporarily have +1 Book writing.
+20 energy and Farming spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Farming.
+20 energy and Building spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Building.
+20 energy and Beer thirst: Beer takes away 24 insanity instead of 12 for a while.
+20 energy and Anatomy spirit II: You temporarily have +2 Anatomy.
+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 is the best food for energy?
Energy Potion III (+100), Burger (+80), Grape Juice (gold) (+60). Among everyday food, cooked dishes like the Burger give several times what raw vegetables do.
How do I lower insanity?
Sleep when you are tired (it clears Lack of sleep and 20 insanity), or drink: Krotowuha (-50), Wine (gold) (-35), Wine (silver) (-30), Wine (bronze) (-25).
Why can't I go to sleep?
The Keeper only goes to bed when his energy bar is not full or when he is tired. With a full bar he says he does not want to sleep now.
Is there a way to raise the insanity cap?
The cap works the other way: insanity stops at 80. The Iron Will perk lowers that ceiling to 70, which keeps at least 30 energy in your bar however bad it gets.
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