

In this stage it is recommended to stay near a ready source of food or to always carry food, as the risk of starvation is high. While a player can eat food on their own in this stage, they can still be breastfed for two extra years, which is more efficient as it doesn't consume food items, and the mother only loses 1 hunger point for each feed. Planning is the key.ĭuring this stage you are able to pick up any item except for a Hand Cart, Knife and a Yew Bow.

This stage is a good time to start observing and learning how to craft and to survive later in game. A baby is helpless and cannot do anything except be fed and cared for. It is advisable for a newborn to learn from an expert in game. The most common way of asking to be fed in-game is by saying "F" for 'food'. This allows a baby basic communication with its mother, especially when a baby needs to be fed. As they age, they can type more characters, up to 3 as a baby (6 food bars - two characters, 9 bars - four characters). However, a baby can initially only say 1 character at a time. It is also possible for babies to give other babies their clothes.īabies can speak too! A player can press the "enter" key to type.

A baby is able to remove and drop its own clothing but can't pick it back up from the ground. It is possible to place clothes and backpacks on babies, and also to indirectly give items (including a knife) within a backpack or apron placed on the baby (Although this is ill-advised as it is also possible to steal a baby's clothing and any contained items by swapping clothing). They have limited interaction with their environment, such as goose ponds, doors and chests. It is advised to pay attention to the age of the mother.īabies cannot pick up any items, including food (with the exception of Rubber Balls). Babies start with 4 blocks in their food meter which grows one block each year/minute as the baby grows, allowing them to survive longer without being fed.Ī baby being held by a male or post-menopausal character will not be breast-fed, cannot be manually fed, and is at risk of starving if not dropped, or if the player does not escape and acquire food in time. Until age 3, a baby cannot jump out of their mother's arms but must wait to be put down.

They can only be breastfed by adult and young adult women (menopause starts at age 40) by being picked up, or they can be fed by any other characters by literally handing them food items. When a player is born as a baby, they spawn in proximity to an adult woman.
