After a majority of the population left Earth in No Place Like Home, only a few people remained. The small handful of people left eradicated the need for paper money in the game, but you still need to trade for a variety of goods and blueprints.
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Rather than using money, you will obtain Prepared Meals. This currency item can be collected in a few ways, and will prove to be very useful as you explore different zones in the world. In this guide, we are going to look at everything you need to know about obtaining and using Prepared Meals.
As you play, you will come across Prepared Meals, as well as dishes of food. Although Prepared Meals are technically food, they will only function as currency. Dishes, such as mashed potatoes, are not considered Prepared Meals and are not treated as currency.
Prepared Meals can be made with the Preserving Machine. This is an item that allows you to place food inside to create Prepared Meals. The items that you place inside will create different amounts of Prepared Meals depending on their quality and rarity.
For example, potatoes are pretty simple, while truffles are not. Because of this, you will get more Prepared Meals by placing truffles in the Preserving Machine.
Once the items have been placed inside, you just need to wait until it is finished processing to collect. If you place items inside and then go to bed, the Prepared Meals will be ready the following morning.
Cooked meals can be placed inside the Preserving Machine to create Prepared Meals. For example, by placing one sunny side-up egg dish in the machine, you can earn 16 Prepared Meals. This is an efficient way of making Prepared Meals, considering the egg dish only
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