Once Human – Guide to Gaining and Losing Weight

Gaining and Losing Weight

This is about character weight in the game and how to manage it.

The game has three weight options:

  • Underweight (less than 65kg): Can carry 80kg, faster melee attacks, less melee damage, more stamina.
  • Moderate (65kg to 85kg): Can carry 90kg, less chest damage, faster stamina recovery.
  • Overweight (more than 85kg): Can carry 100kg, slower melee attacks, more melee damage, slower rolling, better weapon control.

You can choose your weight when making your character. Your weight can change as you play. Eating fatty foods makes you gain weight. Healthy foods keep your weight the same. Eating when not very hungry makes you gain weight faster. It’s best to eat when your hunger bar is in the middle. Doing activities that use stamina without eating enough makes you lose weight.

The game doesn’t tell you all this information. It would be helpful if it showed how many calories are in each food, like in Project Zomboid. But if you just eat regularly, you shouldn’t have many problems.

The Extradimensional Cat in the game has a hidden effect. It’s supposed to help you sleep better, but it actually makes your character gain weight. When you sleep with the cat at your base, you get a buff called “Cat Snooze”. This buff says it restores health, but it also makes you gain 1 kg over time. The game doesn’t tell you about this weight gain anywhere.

To lose weight in the game:

  • Eat spoiled food one at a time. It gives you food and water, but lowers your sanity.
  • Eating spoiled food can give you “Gastric Discomfort”. When this gets to medium level, you start losing weight.
  • Don’t let your sanity get too low. Rest in bed to recover it between eating spoiled food.
  • Keep the “Gastric Discomfort” at medium level. If it gets severe, you need to use antibiotics to cure it.

Some players say doing push-ups can help lose weight too, but I haven’t tested this.

TLDR

To sum up:

  • To gain weight: Sleep with the Extradimensional Cat at your base.
  • To lose weight: Eat spoiled food to get medium “Gastric Discomfort”.

I hope you found this helpful!

Volodymyr Azimoff
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