Survival mechanics of realistic MMORPG: Life is Feudal

Hunger, stamina and health are specifically related to LiF’s survival mechanics, but being able to craft primitive tools from scratch is also important. Upon leaving noob island, you have the option to spawn in the wilderness. Once there, you are able to craft crude tools and weapons from loose environmental material. Once you have some crappy equipment, it’s time to find food.

Hunger

Hunger is the value representing how well fed your character is and effects health, stamina regeneration and experience gain. Cooking is a primary craft in LiF, and the crafting system is explained at Crafting system of new medieval sandbox MMORPG: Life is Feudal. LiF features a food complexity meter, representing the benefits of a meal. The most important benefits you should take advantage of are skill multipliers.

Food multipliers consist of two bars: Hunger rate and quality of the last five meals eaten. Hunger is related to stamina and when you regenerate stamina, your hunger meter will drop. This next part relates more to cooking, rather than hunger itself.

The more complex your food recipe, the greater the quality of the meal produced. Example: you take 100 quality fish and fry it, ending up with 20 quality fried fish. BUT if you take 100 quality fish with 100 quality potatoes, onions, wine and cabbage (five ingredients!!!), the result could be 100 quality fish stew. Five ingredients is the maximum you can use per recipe, and getting 100 quality ingredients is difficult.

Food multiplier will be affected by the last five meals you ate. So, knowing (or being!) a great cook will speed up leveling. A guide to leveling skills in LiF can be found at Efficient skill progression: what to know for Life is Feudal.  Cooking in LiF will be just as valuable as blacksmithing, alchemy and healing!

Stamina

Stamina is used to fuel actions, and almost every action in LiF uses stamina. More info on stamina and health at Life is Feudal the action MMO RPG No target combat and double bars  but here is a short summary. Players have two stamina bars: soft stamina and hard stamina. When you perform an action, stamina will deplete from the small soft stamina bar. If you stop performing actions for a few seconds, stamina will begin to flow from the large hard stamina bar and refill the soft stamina bar. This is very different to the health bar mechanics.

Health

Health represents how much damage a player has taken, and LiF features two health bars. The health bars have been previously discussed at Life is Feudal the action MMO RPG No target combat and double bars, but injuries have not. Injuries can be fatal and nonfatal, ranging from broken bones, bleeding, concussions, etc. Some injuries are permanent unless treated by the healing skill, and fatal injuries can be mitigated with the battle survival skill. Injuries will be a prominent feature in LiF’s no target combat system.

There is only one place in LiF’s online world where survival mechanics will be lessened in severity. Newbie Island is where all players start the game, and lets you get a feel for the game’s mechanics. More info on Life is Feudal’s Newbie Island: the adventure begins...

In summary, LiF’s survival mechanics result in a more intense and thrilling gaming experience. It isn’t uncommon for PvP to end with the victor dying from their wounds, shortly after an engagement. PK hard, but PK smart.