Worm
| Worm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Insects |
| Type | Insect |
| Hunger | -1 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 3 |
| Fresh | 4 days |
| Rotten | 8 days |
| Cook Time | 5 min |
| Weight | 0.01 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Worm
|
A Worm is a small insect food used far more as bait than as a meal. It hooks fish, lures birds into stick traps and goes into fishing chum. Eating one barely touches hunger and makes the character much sadder.
Worms spoil within a few days, so they are best used soon after they are found. They turn up while foraging on open ground, especially on farmland. Digging a furrow can also turn one up on any tile. The best occupations for insects are the Fishing Guide and the Park Ranger. Each starts with the same Foraging skill.
Eating
A worm lowers hunger by only 1 and holds 3 calories. Eating one also raises unhappiness by 20, which is a heavy price for so little food. It is a last resort for a starving character with nothing else to hand.
A Cricket gives the same small hunger and the same unhappiness, but holds 20 calories. Both are far better used as bait than eaten.
The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.
| Item | Hunger | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat | Unhappiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worm | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 20 |
Cooking
A worm can be cooked in 5 minutes and burns after 25. Cooking a worm gives no Cooking experience, so it is not a way to train the skill.
Its one dish is fishing chum. A worm adds 1 to a chum mix made with the Add Bait to Chum option.
These dishes take the Worm as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chum | 1 | - |
Farming
As trap bait, a worm gives a 50 percent chance to attract a bird. It is meant for the stick trap, which catches small birds. That makes a handful of worms a cheap way to keep traps baited near a camp.
Trapped animals it lures as bait.
| Animal | Attraction |
|---|---|
| Bird | 50% |
Storage
A worm stays fresh for 4 days and is fully rotten by day 8. A fridge slows both counts down. Since worms spoil fast, it is best to use them as bait soon after foraging.
Locations
Worms are mostly found by foraging on natural ground such as grass, sand and gravel. Farmland is the best place to search. The Fisherman occupation and the Angler trait both make worms easier to find. Digging a furrow can also turn up a worm on any tile.
In the loot tables they are rare. Fridges and freezers in late game survivor safehouses sometimes hold a few.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Freezer | 9.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fridge | 8.7% |
Notes
- Worms are bait for Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Perch, Sunfish, Trout and Pike.
- A worm in a stick trap gives a 50 percent chance to lure a bird.
- Eating a worm raises unhappiness by 20, so it is better kept on the hook.
- Fisherman and Angler characters find worms more often while foraging.
- Worms rot in about a week, so foraging shortly before a fishing trip keeps the bait fresh.
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