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Well Fed (No Hunger)
"Your stomach never growls again."
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How do I install Well Fed (No Hunger)?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Well Fed (No Hunger) for The Long Dark in one click.
</>What does Well Fed (No Hunger) do?
Food is the one clock on Great Bear Island that never stops ticking — you're always burning calories, so hunting, cooking and rationing can quietly swallow a whole session. Well Fed keeps your calorie meter full so you can put the meal-planning down and get back to exploring, mapping and base-building. Starvation never sets in, so an empty pantry stops being a slow-motion death sentence. You can still cook and hunt for the warm-meal bonus — it's just no longer a demand. It's the food pillar of the comfort trio, alongside Camelback for thirst and Toasty for the cold.
</>What is Well Fed (No Hunger)?
Food is the clock that never stops ticking in The Long Dark, and hunting, cooking and rationing can eat a whole session. Well Fed keeps your calories full so you can put meal-planning down and get back to exploring, mapping and building your perfect base on Great Bear Island. Great on its own or paired with Camelback and Toasty for a totally comfortable run. A premium ProjectMods mod.
</>Common questions about Well Fed (No Hunger)
What does Well Fed do in The Long Dark?
Well Fed keeps your calorie meter full in The Long Dark, so hunger never sets in and you never have to stop and eat. Food is the one clock on Great Bear Island that never stops ticking: you are always burning calories, which means hunting, cooking, and carefully rationing what you find can quietly take over a whole play session. With Well Fed enabled, that pressure disappears, and your survivor stays fed no matter how long you go, freeing you to explore, map and build instead. It is a premium ProjectMods mod for players who love the world but not the constant meal-planning.
Do I still need to hunt and cook with Well Fed on?
No. Well Fed removes the need to eat in The Long Dark, because your calories never run down in the first place. In a normal run you spend real time hunting deer and rabbits, cooking meat over a fire, and rationing supplies so you do not starve between meals. With this mod on, none of that is required to stay alive; your hunger stays satisfied on its own. You can still cook and hunt if you enjoy those systems or want the other benefits of a hot meal, but it becomes a choice rather than a survival demand, and you will never starve for skipping it.
Does Well Fed stop the condition loss from starving?
Yes. Because Well Fed keeps your calories topped up in The Long Dark, the condition drain that normally comes from an empty stomach never begins. In a normal run, once your calories hit zero your survivor starts starving and steadily loses condition until you either eat or collapse, a slow death that has ended countless runs. Keeping hunger full removes that failure path entirely. Note that Well Fed only handles food; thirst, cold and fatigue still behave normally unless you add Camelback and Toasty, so the rest of your survival run stays intact while starvation is taken off the table for good.
Can I turn Well Fed off partway through a run?
Yes. Well Fed uses a single Enabled master toggle in The Long Dark, so hunger management is one flip away whenever you want it back. Leave it on while you focus on exploring or building, then switch it off and food returns to normal: calories tick down, and you will need to hunt, cook and ration again to survive. Your save is never permanently changed, so you can rely on Well Fed during a relaxed stretch and reintroduce the food economy later for a tougher challenge. You control the toggle from the ProjectMods desktop app, so you decide exactly when eating matters.
How does Well Fed pair with Camelback and Toasty?
Well Fed is the food pillar of a comfort run in The Long Dark. Hunger, thirst and cold are the three fastest ways Great Bear Island kills you, so many players run Well Fed alongside Camelback, which keeps thirst full, and Toasty, which keeps you warm. Together the three switch off the survival meters that demand the most constant attention, letting you explore, hunt for fun, map regions and build a base at your own pace. Each is a premium ProjectMods mod with its own toggle, so you can take all three for a fully relaxed run or use Well Fed alone.
What options does Well Fed (No Hunger) include?
Enabled
Master switch. Turn it on for the effect, off to go back to a normal survival run.
Well Fed is a The Long Dark mod from ProjectMods that keeps your calories full, so hunger never returns and you can put meal-planning aside for good.
System Requirements
What features does Well Fed (No Hunger) include?
- Keeps your belly full so hunger is never the thing that ends a run
- Puts down the meal-planning — no rationing, hunting or cooking just to stay fed
- Stops the starvation clock so an empty pantry never turns into a crisis
- Frees up the hours you'd spend on food for exploring, mapping and base-building
- Pairs with Camelback and Toasty for a fully hands-off comfort run
Best For
- Explorers deep in the backcountry who can't rely on finding food out there
- Base-builders who'd rather pour time into their home than into cooking rabbit after rabbit
- Long-run survivors past the point where hunting is fun who just want to keep going
- New players who want one fewer meter to juggle while they learn everything else
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