Cooking System¶
Overview¶
Cooking is a crafting skill that allows players to prepare food and beverages on UO:X. The skill enables you to transform raw ingredients into consumable items that provide sustenance and stat bonuses. Cooking ranges from simple tasks like baking bread to more complex preparations like creating pizzas and pies.
Getting Started¶
Required Tools¶
To practice cooking, you'll need: - Cooking Tools - Basic utensils for food preparation - Heat Source - A campfire, forge, or other heat source for cooking meat and fish - Oven - Required for baking bread, pies, cakes, and other baked goods - Flour Mill - Needed to grind wheat into flour
Skill Gain¶
Cooking skill increases through practice. The skill has a gain factor that allows for steady progression as you craft items. You can gain skill by: - Preparing ingredients (flour, dough, etc.) - Baking goods in an oven - Cooking meat and fish over heat sources - Creating more complex recipes as your skill improves
Crafting Categories¶
Ingredients (Basic Preparations)¶
These are the foundational components used in more complex recipes:
| Item | Skill Required | Ingredients | Equipment Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sack of Flour | 0.0 | 2 Wheat Sheaves | Flour Mill |
| Dough | 0.0 | 1 Sack of Flour, 1 Water/Beverage | - |
| Sweet Dough | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Jar of Honey | - |
| Cake Mix | 0.0 | 1 Sack of Flour, 1 Sweet Dough | - |
| Cookie Mix | 0.0 | 1 Jar of Honey, 1 Sweet Dough | - |
| Tribal Paint | 55.0 | 1 Sack of Flour, 1 Tribal Berry | - |
Preparations (Unbaked Items)¶
These items must be baked in an oven to become edible:
| Item | Skill Required | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Unbaked Quiche | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Eggs |
| Unbaked Meat Pie | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Raw Ribs |
| Uncooked Sausage Pizza | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Sausage |
| Uncooked Cheese Pizza | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Cheese Wheel |
| Unbaked Fruit Pie | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Pear |
| Unbaked Peach Cobbler | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Peach |
| Unbaked Apple Pie | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Apple |
| Unbaked Pumpkin Pie | 0.0 | 1 Dough, 1 Pumpkin |
Baking (Oven Required)¶
These items are finished products that require an oven:
| Item | Skill Required | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Bread Loaf | 0.0 | 1 Dough |
| Cookies | 0.0 | 1 Cookie Mix |
| Cake | 0.0 | 1 Cake Mix |
| Muffins | 0.0 | 1 Sweet Dough |
| Quiche | 0.0 | 1 Unbaked Quiche |
| Meat Pie | 0.0 | 1 Unbaked Meat Pie |
| Sausage Pizza | 0.0 | 1 Uncooked Sausage Pizza |
| Cheese Pizza | 0.0 | 1 Uncooked Cheese Pizza |
| Fruit Pie | 0.0 | 1 Unbaked Fruit Pie |
| Peach Cobbler | 0.0 | 1 Unbaked Peach Cobbler |
| Apple Pie | 0.0 | 1 Unbaked Apple Pie |
| Pumpkin Pie | 0.0 | 1 Unbaked Pumpkin Pie |
Barbecue (Heat Source Required)¶
These items require a heat source like a campfire or forge:
| Item | Skill Required | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked Bird | 0.0 | 1 Raw Bird | Uses all available raw birds |
| Chicken Leg | 0.0 | 1 Raw Chicken Leg | Uses all available raw legs |
| Fish Steak | 0.0 | 1 Raw Fish Steak | Uses all available raw steaks |
| Fried Eggs | 0.0 | 1 Eggs | Uses all available eggs |
| Lamb Leg | 0.0 | 1 Raw Lamb Leg | Uses all available raw legs |
| Ribs | 0.0 | 1 Raw Ribs | Uses all available raw ribs |
Crafting Mechanics¶
Quality Levels¶
Cooked items can be created at different quality levels: - Below Average - Created when barely succeeding at the craft - Normal Quality - Standard successful creation - Exceptional Quality - High-quality items created with skill and luck
Success and Failure¶
When crafting: - Success - You create the item - Exceptional Success - You create an exceptional quality item (may include maker's mark) - Failure (Materials Lost) - You fail and lose some ingredients - Failure (No Loss) - You fail but keep your materials - Tool Broken - Your cooking tool wears out (tools have limited uses)
Equipment Requirements¶
Different recipes require specific equipment: - Flour Mill - Converts wheat sheaves into flour - Oven - Required for all baking (bread, pies, cakes, etc.) - Heat Source - Required for cooking meat, fish, and eggs
Tips for Aspiring Cooks¶
- Start Simple - Begin with basic recipes like bread and cooked meat to build your skill
- Stock Ingredients - Keep a supply of flour, dough, and common ingredients on hand
- Location Matters - Set up near an oven and heat source for efficient cooking
- Bulk Cooking - Barbecue recipes use all available raw materials, making them efficient for processing large quantities
- Gather Resources - Wheat can be harvested, meat comes from hunting, and fruits can be picked
- Tool Durability - Keep spare cooking tools as they wear out with use
Food and Stat Bonuses¶
While the exact stat bonuses from food are not detailed in the crafting system itself, consuming food is essential for character maintenance. Different foods provide varying levels of sustenance, with more complex preparations generally offering better benefits.
Skill Information¶
- Primary Stat: Intelligence
- Skill Type: Crafting
- Difficulty: Easy to start, moderate to master
- Related Skills: None directly, but gathering skills (Fishing, Animal Lore) help obtain ingredients