Feeding Homeland workers: food, energy and petting

Every Aniimo assigned to a Homeland task consumes food at a rate of 10 per minute. That rate is per worker, so a bigger workforce empties the pantry faster. Feeding them is what keeps their work efficiency up.

The practical upshot is that food is a running cost of the whole Homeland, not something you top up once. Plan your supply around how many Aniimo you have working, and check it whenever you add another.

Two foods are known to work for house Aniimo, and they are not equal.

Wheat flour provides 9,300 energy per item. It is a simple, early option and does the job.

Roasted soy provides about 26,000 energy per unit, which is a lot more per item than flour. It also has sell value, so it is a food you can either put in front of your workers or turn into income. That makes it the better staple once you can make it, with the trade-off that every unit you feed is one you did not sell. Which processed goods are worth selling instead is covered in our Homeland recipes and processing chains guide.

A worker without food stops working completely. There is no reduced output mode to fall back on: production at that station stalls until you restock. If a chain of tasks suddenly goes quiet, an empty food supply is the first thing to check. The full list of reasons Homeland production stops, including seeds, is in our guide to why Homeland production stops.

Food is not the only thing to watch. Aniimo in the Homeland can fall sick or become injured, so a worker that looks off may need more than a meal.

They also show their feelings. Aniimo display visible emotions such as happiness, frustration, tiredness and sadness, and they do it at home as well as in the field. Those moods are your quickest read on how your workforce is doing, so it is worth glancing at them when you pass through.

You can pet and interact directly with the Aniimo kept at your Homeland, and petting can be done daily. Some of them will ask for it. Petting a Homeland Aniimo that requests it before its timer runs out awards Bud Tickets, so a quick lap of the base each day is worth the time. Our guide to earning Bud Tickets in the Homeland covers the rest of that currency.

06Where to start

Keep a stock of roasted soy for your workers if you can make it, and use wheat flour when you can't. Restock before the supply hits zero, because an unfed worker produces nothing. Check moods and health as you pass, and pet anyone who asks for it each day so you collect the Bud Tickets.