The condition of picked produce determines the star level of the cooked meal. Three distinct quality bands exist across the farming engine: Standard, Silver, and Gold.
Mixing ingredient tiers triggers an internal averaging calculation. If a player blends two Gold-tier pumpkins with a standard-grade wild leek, the resulting meal rolls a 66% probability of resolving at Gold tier and a 34% chance of defaulting to Silver. To guarantee top-quality outputs, feed uniform ingredient tiers into the cooking slots.
Gold-tier dishes grant characters significant passive stamina regeneration buffs alongside their friendship values. For players tackling deep mine expeditions or extensive land clearing, consuming a Gold-tier meal extends daily working hours by roughly 40% before exhaustion penalties take effect.
