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Each player has a vitamin display at the bottom right of the screen. (red arrow)
If these vitamins fall below a certain level, "vitamin deficiency" occurs. This results in various debuffs. (red circle)
Among other things, the following are reduced
* Less resistance / Fortitude
* Less stamina / stamina regeneration
* Less running speed.
You also suffer from the notorious Berlin cough.
So if you don't want to suffer from debuffs and be unpleasantly conspicuous due to constant coughing, you should do something about it as soon as possible.
Ideally, the food should be suitable and as easy to prepare as possible.
Even if it seems relatively time-consuming at the beginning, cooked Food This is much easier than having to deal with 2 different types of meat, fish, milk, vegetables and berries.
Not every food is equally easy to make everywhere, but classic combinations are Fish&Chips + Pork Pie or Fish&Chips + Beef Buns. Just see which materials you can grow in your grid and make sure that your combination covers all 4 colors.
Compared to normal meat and berries from the bush, this food not only has the advantage of getting rid of your cough.
In addition, you will receive a valuable buff as soon as all your vitamins are balanced (green arrow). The so-called Equilibirum (green circle).
This gives you bonuses:
* increased resistance / fortitude
* more melee damage
* a higher movement speed
* less oxy consumption.
And nobody sees or hears you coughing anymore.
If you hold down "H", you can see how long you have to wait until you get the Equilibirum buff by the small black lettering in the four bars.
The Giant Squid gives you a buff that increases or accelerates this effect.
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