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Skills

2022-05-28T03:48:25Z

DecDuck: Added ways to unlock

=Skills=
Skills are abilities that can be learnt by a sapien. Skills are required to perform their related actions, and they can be learnt from other sapiens or by investigating a specific object.

===General Labour===
General Labour includes hauling items, clearing grass and harvesting common resources like fruits from trees.
===Basic Building===
Basic Building includes the construction of beds, crafting/storage areas and placing other objects.
===Wood Building===
Wood Building includes the construction from wood, like door frames, window walls and walls.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate a [[Items|Split Log]].
===Thatch Building===
Thatch Building includes the ability to make structures out of hay, reeds or branches.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate hay.
===Mud Brick Building===
Mud Brick Building includes the ability to make structures out of mud bricks.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate a dry mud brick.
===Investigation===
Investigation includes the process of investigating a new thing to make breakthroughs to advance the tribe's knowledge.
===Diplomacy===
Diplomacy includes the persuasion of wandering [[Sapien]]s to join your tribe.
===Fire Lighting===
Fire Lighting includes the lighting of fires, which provide warmth and cook food.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate a branch.
===Rock Knapping===
Rock Knapping includes the ability to create primitive rock tools and split larger rocks into smaller ones.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate a rock.
===Flint Knapping===
Flint Knapping includes the ability to create less primitive flint tools, which are longer lasting and better than their rock counterparts.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Rock Knapping]], investigate flint.
===Bone Carving===
Bone Carving includes the ability to create musical instrumentals and sharp blades from bones.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Rock Knapping]], investigate a bone.
===Music===
Music includes the playing of music to lift the tribes' spirit, increasing loyalty and happiness.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate any musical instrument (a flute, drum or a balafon)
===Pottery===
Pottery includes the ability to create urns and pots.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Digging]], investigate clay.
===Spinning===
Spinning includes the ability to create twines and ropes from plant fibers.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires the ability to create [[Items|Flax Twine]].
===Basic Hunting===
Basic Hunting includes the ability to hunt and kill small animals by throwing simple projectiles.

'''UNLOCK''': Order a sapien to hunt a [[Animals|Chicken]].
===Spear Hunting===
Spear Hunting includes the ability to hunt and kill larger and faster animals than [[#Basic Hunting]], with the use of spears.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Tool Assembly]] and a spear, then order a sapien to hunt a [[Animals|Mammoth]] or [[Animals|Alpaca]]
===Butchery===
Butchery includes the ability to harvest meat from the carcass of a dead animal.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Rock Knapping]], then order for a sapien to butcher a dead animal.
===Basic Cooking===
Basic Cooking includes the ability to cook meat to provide more nutritional value.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Fire Lighting]], then investigate any meat, pumpkin or beetroot.
===Baking===
Baking includes the process of needing flour into dough and creating a nutritious meal.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Pottery]] & [[#Grinding]], then investigate [[Items|Bread Dough]] or [[Items|Flour]]
===Tree Felling===
Tree Felling includes the process of chopping down trees.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Rock Knapping]] and an axe, then just order for a tree to be cut down.
===Wood Working===
Wood Working includes the crafting of things made out of branches and logs.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Rock Knapping]], then investigate a log.
===Tool Assembly===
Tool Assembly includes the crafting of more complex tools by combining multiple components.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Spinning]], then investigate one of the following:
* [[Items|Stone Spear Head]]
* [[Items|Flint Spear Head]]
* [[Items|Bone Spear Head]]
* [[Items|Stone Pickaxe Head]]
* [[Items|Flint Pickaxe Head]]
* [[Items|Stone Axe Head]]
* [[Items|Flint Axe Head]]
* [[Items|Branch]]
* [[Items|Flax Twine]]
===Digging===
Digging includes the clearing of soil, sands and clay.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Rock Knapping]] and a shovel.
===Mining===
Mining includes the process of digging up valuable resources like rock.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Tool Assembly]], then order a sapien to go mining.
===Planting===
Planting includes the process of planting a seed or crow to harvest more.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Digging]], investigate a seed.
===Threshing===
Threshing includes the process of making grains ready to mill or cook.

'''UNLOCK''': Requires [[#Pottery]], investigate wheat.
===Grinding===
Griding includes the process of crushing grains to make food out of them.

'''UNLOCK''': Investigate [[Items|Hulled Wheat]]

Sapien

2022-05-27T15:48:20Z

DecDuck: Clarification for Long Sleeper & Early Riser

=Sapien=
A sapien is a human that lives in the game. These sapiens make up your tribe and do the work that the tribe needs.

==Traits==
All sapiens are born with traits that affect certain aspects of the game.
====Charismatic====
+1 to [[Skills|Diplomacy]].
====Loyal====
Increases loyalty by 1 with the tribe.
====Courageous====
+0.5 to [[Skills|Diplomacy]].
====Fearful====
-0.5 to [[Skills|Diplomacy]].
====Strong====
+1 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Gathering]]
* [[Skills|Basic Hunting]]
* [[Skills|Spear Hunting]]
* [[Skills|Tree Felling]]
* [[Skills|Digging]]
* [[Skills|Mining]]
* [[Skills|Planting]]
* [[Skills|Threshing]]
* [[Skills|Grinding]]
====Focused====
+1 to to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Researching]]
* [[Skills|Basic Cooking]]
* [[Skills|Gathering]]
* [[Skills|Butchery]]
* [[Skills|Baking]]
+0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Fire Lighting]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Rock Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Flint Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Bone Carving]]
* [[Skills|Wood Working]]
* [[Skills|Tool Assembly]]
* [[Skills|Pottery]]
* [[Skills|Spinning]]
* [[Skills|Grinding]]
* [[Skills|Music]]
====Logical====
+1 to [[Skills|Researching]]

+0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
====Creative====
+0.5 to [[Skills|Researching]]

+1 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Rock Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Flint Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Bone Carving]]
* [[Skills|Wood Working]]
* [[Skills|Tool Assembly]]
* [[Skills|Basic Cooking]]
* [[Skills|Pottery]]
* [[Skills|Spinning]]
* [[Skills|Music]]
====Fast Learner====
+1 to [[Skills|Researching]]

+0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
====Slow Learner====
-1 to [[Skills|Researching]]

-0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
====Lazy====
+1 to the amount of rest required.
====Energetic====
-1 to the amount of rest required.
====Long Sleeper====
+1 to sleep length.

Impact is equivalent to 5 times the difference between adult and child waking times. Applies to [[#Early Riser]] as well
====Early Riser====
-1 to sleep length.
====Glutton====
+1 to hunger.
====Small Eater====
-1 to hunger.
====Optimist====
+1 to mood.
====Pessimist====
-1 to mood.
====Musical====
+1 to musical influence.

+1 to [[Skills|Music]]
====Tone Deaf====
-1 to musical influence.

-1 to [[Skills|Music]]

Sapien

2022-05-27T13:27:10Z

DecDuck: Created Sapiens and added traits, but some descriptions need clarification

=Sapien=
A sapien is a human that lives in the game. These sapiens make up your tribe and do the work that the tribe needs.

==Traits==
All sapiens are born with traits that affect certain aspects of the game.
====Charismatic====
+1 to [[Skills|Diplomacy]].
====Loyal====
Increases loyalty by 1 with the tribe.
====Courageous====
+0.5 to [[Skills|Diplomacy]].
====Fearful====
-0.5 to [[Skills|Diplomacy]].
====Strong====
+1 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Gathering]]
* [[Skills|Basic Hunting]]
* [[Skills|Spear Hunting]]
* [[Skills|Tree Felling]]
* [[Skills|Digging]]
* [[Skills|Mining]]
* [[Skills|Planting]]
* [[Skills|Threshing]]
* [[Skills|Grinding]]
====Focused====
+1 to to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Researching]]
* [[Skills|Basic Cooking]]
* [[Skills|Gathering]]
* [[Skills|Butchery]]
* [[Skills|Baking]]
+0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Fire Lighting]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Rock Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Flint Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Bone Carving]]
* [[Skills|Wood Working]]
* [[Skills|Tool Assembly]]
* [[Skills|Pottery]]
* [[Skills|Spinning]]
* [[Skills|Grinding]]
* [[Skills|Music]]
====Logical====
+1 to [[Skills|Researching]]

+0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
====Creative====
+0.5 to [[Skills|Researching]]

+1 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Rock Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Flint Knapping]]
* [[Skills|Bone Carving]]
* [[Skills|Wood Working]]
* [[Skills|Tool Assembly]]
* [[Skills|Basic Cooking]]
* [[Skills|Pottery]]
* [[Skills|Spinning]]
* [[Skills|Music]]
====Fast Learner====
+1 to [[Skills|Researching]]

+0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
====Slow Learner====
-1 to [[Skills|Researching]]

-0.5 to the following skills:
* [[Skills|Wood Building]]
* [[Skills|Thatch Building]]
* [[Skills|Mud Brick Building]]
====Lazy====
+1 to the amount of rest required.
====Energetic====
-1 to the amount of rest required.
====Long Sleeper====
+1 to sleep length.
====Early Riser====
-1 to sleep length.
====Glutton====
+1 to hunger.
====Small Eater====
-1 to hunger.
====Optimist====
+1 to mood.
====Pessimist====
-1 to mood.
====Musical====
+1 to musical influence.
+1 to [[Skills|Music]]
====Tone Deaf====
-1 to musical influence.
-1 to [[Skills|Music]]

Skills

2022-05-27T13:07:45Z

DecDuck: Added digging

===General Labour===
General Labour includes hauling items, clearing grass and harvesting common resources like fruits from trees.
===Basic Building===
Basic Building includes the construction of beds, crafting/storage areas and placing other objects.
===Wood Building===
Wood Building includes the construction from wood, like door frames, window walls and walls.
===Thatch Building===
Thatch Building includes the ability to make structures out of hay, reeds or branches.
===Mud Brick Building===
Mud Brick Building includes the ability to make structures out of mud bricks.
===Investigation===
Investigation includes the process of investigating a new thing to make breakthroughs to advance the tribe's knowledge.
===Diplomacy===
Diplomacy includes the persuasion of wandering [[Sapien]]s to join your tribe.
===Fire Lighting===
Fire Lighting includes the lighting of fires, which provide warmth and cook food
===Rock Knapping===
Rock Knapping includes the ability to create primitive rock tools and split larger rocks into smaller ones.
===Flint Knapping===
Flint Knapping includes the ability to create less primitive flint tools, which are longer lasting and better than their rock counterparts.
===Bone Carving===
Bone Carving includes the ability to create musical instrumentals and sharp blades from bones.
===Music===
Music includes the playing of music to lift the tribes' spirit, increasing loyalty and happiness.
===Pottery===
Pottery includes the ability to create urns and pots.
===Spinning===
Spinning includes the ability to create twines and ropes from plant fibers.
===Basic Hunting===
Basic Hunting includes the ability to hunt and kill small animals by throwing simple projectiles.
===Spear Hunting===
Spear Hunting includes the ability to hunt and kill larger and faster animals than [[#Basic Hunting]], with the use of spears.
===Butchery===
Butchery includes the ability to harvest meat from the carcass of a dead animal.
===Basic Cooking===
Basic Cooking includes the ability to cook meat to provide more nutritional value.
===Baking===
Baking includes the process of needing flour into dough and creating a nutritious meal.
===Tree Felling===
Tree Felling includes the process of chopping down trees.
===Wood Working===
Wood Working includes the crafting of things made out of branches and logs.
===Tool Assembly===
Tool Assembly includes the crafting of more complex tools by combining multiple components.
===Digging===
Digging includes the clearing of soil, sands and clay.
===Mining===
Mining includes the process of digging up valuable resources like rock.
===Planting===
Planting includes the process of planting a seed or crow to harvest more.
===Threshing===
Threshing includes the process of making grains ready to mill or cook.
===Grinding===
Griding includes the process of crushing grains to make food out of them.

Main Page

2022-05-27T13:06:53Z

DecDuck: Fixed skills link

==Welcome to the Official Sapiens Wiki==
A compendium of knowledge about the game created, curated and maintained by the player base.

===Frequently Asked Questions===
If you're having a bit of trouble following the tutorial or figuring out how to do something, you've found the right place. Common questions & answers:

Q: How do I unlock X? 
A: Check [[Skills]] for a list of skills and how to unlock them.

Q: Why do my Sapiens keep leaving? 
A: The [[Sapien]] page has some good information on their traits (happiness, etc) that may help.

===Table of Contents===

* [[Gameplay]]
* [[Animals]]
* [[Crafting]]
* [[Sapien]]
* [[Building]]
* [[Modding]]

Statistics:
<ul>
<li>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}} Pages</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} Articles</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFFILES}} Files</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFEDITS}} Edits</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} Active Users</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFADMINS}} Admins</li>
</ul>

Skills

2022-05-27T12:57:30Z

DecDuck: Created all the skills, taken from the locale file.

===General Labour===
General Labour includes hauling items, clearing grass and harvesting common resources like fruits from trees.
===Basic Building===
Basic Building includes the construction of beds, crafting/storage areas and placing other objects.
===Wood Building===
Wood Building includes the construction from wood, like door frames, window walls and walls.
===Thatch Building===
Thatch Building includes the ability to make structures out of hay, reeds or branches.
===Mud Brick Building===
Mud Brick Building includes the ability to make structures out of mud bricks.
===Investigation===
Investigation includes the process of investigating a new thing to make breakthroughs to advance the tribe's knowledge.
===Diplomacy===
Diplomacy includes the persuasion of wandering [[Sapien]]s to join your tribe.
===Fire Lighting===
Fire Lighting includes the lighting of fires, which provide warmth and cook food
===Rock Knapping===
Rock Knapping includes the ability to create primitive rock tools and split larger rocks into smaller ones.
===Flint Knapping===
Flint Knapping includes the ability to create less primitive flint tools, which are longer lasting and better than their rock counterparts.
===Bone Carving===
Bone Carving includes the ability to create musical instrumentals and sharp blades from bones.
===Music===
Music includes the playing of music to lift the tribes' spirit, increasing loyalty and happiness.
===Pottery===
Pottery includes the ability to create urns and pots.
===Spinning===
Spinning includes the ability to create twines and ropes from plant fibers.
===Basic Hunting===
Basic Hunting includes the ability to hunt and kill small animals by throwing simple projectiles.
===Spear Hunting===
Spear Hunting includes the ability to hunt and kill larger and faster animals than [[#Basic Hunting]], with the use of spears.
===Butchery===
Butchery includes the ability to harvest meat from the carcass of a dead animal.
===Basic Cooking===
Basic Cooking includes the ability to cook meat to provide more nutritional value.
===Baking===
Baking includes the process of needing flour into dough and creating a nutritious meal.
===Tree Felling===
Tree Felling includes the process of chopping down trees.
===Wood Working===
Wood Working includes the crafting of things made out of branches and logs.
===Tool Assembly===
Tool Assembly includes the crafting of more complex tools by combining multiple components.
===Mining===
Mining includes the process of digging up valuable resources like rock.
===Planting===
Planting includes the process of planting a seed or crow to harvest more.
===Threshing===
Threshing includes the process of making grains ready to mill or cook.
===Grinding===
Griding includes the process of crushing grains to make food out of them.

Animals

2022-05-27T12:41:01Z

DecDuck: Abilities -> Skills

== Alpaca ==

The Alpaca is a herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and butchered for [[Alpaca Meat]].

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=== Research and Utility ===

Alpacas can be researched to unlock the "[[Skills|Spear Hunting]]" skill.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Alpacas spawn periodically in 'migrating groups'.

== Mammoth ==
[[File:Mammoths.jpg|400px|right|Group of Mammoths]]
A Mammoth is a large herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and harvested for [[Mammoth Meat]], a fairly decent food source. Mammoths are exceedingly dangerous because if a [[Sapien]] gets too close, it will be attacked and most likely killed.

=== Research and Utility ===

Mammoths can be researched to unlock the "[[Skills|Spear Hunting]]" skill.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Mammoths spawn in groups, which migrate from one end of the map to the other. Occasionally, this can be a little annoying as they must be given a wide berth to avoid casualties.

== Chicken ==

The Chicken is an herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and butchered for [[Chicken Meat]].

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=== Research and Utility ===

Chickens can be researched to unlock the "[[Skills|Basic Hunting]]" skill.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Chickens spawn periodically in 'migrating groups'.

Main Page

2022-05-27T12:39:16Z

DecDuck: Renamed to FAQ

==Welcome to the Official Sapiens Wiki==
A compendium of knowledge about the game created, curated and maintained by the player base.

===Frequently Asked Questions===
If you're having a bit of trouble following the tutorial or figuring out how to do something, you've found the right place. Common questions & answers:

Q: How do I unlock X? 
A: Check [[Skill]]s for a list of skills and how to unlock them.

Q: Why do my Sapiens keep leaving? 
A: The [[Sapien]] page has some good information on their traits (happiness, etc) that may help.

===Table of Contents===

* [[Gameplay]]
* [[Animals]]
* [[Crafting]]
* [[Sapien]]
* [[Building]]
* [[Modding]]

Statistics:
<ul>
<li>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}} Pages</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} Articles</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFFILES}} Files</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFEDITS}} Edits</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} Active Users</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFADMINS}} Admins</li>
</ul>

Main Page

2022-05-27T12:38:28Z

DecDuck: Main page overhaul, added a FAQ section, along with renaming the table of contents.

==Welcome to the Official Sapiens Wiki==
A compendium of knowledge about the game created, curated and maintained by the player base.

===I'm new, help!===
Hi there! Welcome to Sapiens! If you're having a bit of trouble following the tutorial or figuring out how to do something, you've found the right place. Command questions & answers:

Q: How do I unlock X? 
A: Check [[Skill]]s for a list of skills and how to unlock them.

Q: Why do my Sapiens keep leaving? 
A: The [[Sapien]] page has some good information on their traits (happiness, etc) that may help.

===Table of Contents===

* [[Gameplay]]
* [[Animals]]
* [[Crafting]]
* [[Sapien]]
* [[Building]]
* [[Modding]]

Statistics:
<ul>
<li>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}} Pages</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} Articles</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFFILES}} Files</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFEDITS}} Edits</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} Active Users</li>
<li>{{NUMBEROFADMINS}} Admins</li>
</ul>

Animals

2022-05-27T12:16:32Z

DecDuck: Reformatting of image along with minor changes to text.

== Alpaca ==

The Alpaca is an herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and butchered for [[Alpaca Meat]].

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=== Research and Utility ===

Alpacas can be researched to unlock the "Spear Hunting" ability.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Alpacas spawn periodically in 'migrating groups'.

== Mammoth ==
[[File:Mammoths.jpg|400px|right|Group of Mammoths]]
A Mammoth is a large herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and harvested for [[Mammoth Meat]], a fairly decent food source. Mammoths are exceedingly dangerous because if a [[Sapien]] gets too close, it will be attacked and most likely killed.

=== Research and Utility ===

Mammoths can be researched to unlock the "[[Abilities|Spear Hunting]]" ability.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Mammoths spawn in groups, which migrate from one end of the map to the other. Occasionally, this can be a little annoying as they must be given a wide berth to avoid casualties.

== Chicken ==

The Chicken is an herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and butchered for [[Chicken Meat]].

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=== Research and Utility ===

Chickens can be researched to unlock the "Basic Hunting" ability.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Chickens spawn periodically in 'migrating groups'.

Animals

2022-05-27T12:06:45Z

DecDuck: Minor edits, fixed grammar + links

== Alpaca ==

The Alpaca is an herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and butchered for [[Alpaca Meat]].

[Insert Missing Photo]

=== Research and Utility ===

Alpacas can be researched to unlock the "Spear Hunting" ability.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Alpacas spawn periodically in 'migrating groups'.

== Mammoth ==
The Mammoth is a herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and harvested for [[Mammoth Meat]], a fairly decent food source.
Beware that Mammoths can hurt and kill your [[Sapien]]s.

[[File:Mammoths.jpg|220px|Group of Mammoths]]

=== Research and Utility ===

Mammoths can be researched to unlock the "[[Abilities|Spear Hunting]]" ability.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Mammoths spawn later in the game, and in groups, which migrate from one end of the map to the other. Beware if they pass through your camp, as sapiens that get too close, even if they don't attack, will be attacked by the mammoths.

== Chicken ==

The Chicken is an herbivorous animal found all across the world. In the game's later stages, they may be hunted and butchered for [[Chicken Meat]].

[Insert Missing Photo]

=== Research and Utility ===

Chickens can be researched to unlock the "Basic Hunting" ability.

=== Spawning Behavior ===

Chickens spawn periodically in 'migrating groups'.

Mammoth Meat

2022-05-27T12:03:31Z

DecDuck: Created page with basic information

===Mammoth Meat===
(Raw) Mammoth Meat is an item that is harvestable from a [[Mammoth]] once it had died. It cannot be eaten, and only one recipe uses it: [[#Cooked Mammoth Meat]]
===Cooked Mammoth Meat===
Cooked Mammoth Meat is an item that is made by cooking [[#Mammoth Meat]]. It has the same food statistics as [[Alpaca Meat|Cooked Alpaca Meat]], meaning a food value of 0.7 and 8 portions.