ALL Questions about FOOD & STEWS. [SPOILERS]

Just wondering when it says "unfinished stew" does it mean it's unfinished as I have not found all the ingredients yet or unfinished as it's not finished cooking?

Kinda confusing so I was just wondering. Thanks

You haven't found all the ingredients yet

ok.. I have added food, i have added herbs,.. Now what? I cant get it to stop saying 'unfinished stew...

Mine didn't work at first either, then i

Also make sure you are

ok, i will try both of those, thank you both!


Oh, I did it.. WOOHOO!!! Thanks yall *Happy Dance*

How do I get them to put food in the pot?
I have tried having my researcher pick berries but he takes them
to the food hut. Do I have to put him on the food hut for him to
take food?

Dixie,

Oh no... I fed him 3 red flowers and h *L*
I fed them 2 red and one white and !

Other flowers tell me they are not ready yet...
when does that happen? So far I am only able to pick 2 types

Also when your able to pick all will someone please post
a guide on what flowers do what?
Thanks

And I'm sure someone will post a guide on what mixture of flowers do what.

Ya I found them and the villagers could not get enough!
Here are 2 I have found hope they help someone

I'm sure we will be posting a complete guide to stews but it may have to wait a little bit. Meanwhile there are 2 things that can cause it to say unfinished stew.

For most edible stews, you will need

I am already working on a guide :D, I start off writing down each recipe that i make, and what they do, every time i start a New VV!!

I have been having trouble getting my villagers to eat stews.

I've made at least 4 different stews successfully earlier today (so I know what needs to be done), but now they just won't eat. The message I'm getting is "unfinished stew". There definitely IS boiling water, 3 herbs, and something from the food bin.

I wonder if it has something to do with my completed puzzles. I just finished puzzle 7, and when I make someone use that, they carry the item to the stew, not to the food bin. When I get the message that it's unfinished, I can still take something from the food bin. When I click on the pot, I don't get a "x more herbs needed" message.

I cannot empty out the water, and have had a "water must be boiling" message a few times. So I've done that part again, added 3 more herbs, more food, and tried it all over again (basically doing everything except filling the pot with water, because the water is already there). Every time, the villager is happy to mix (if there were already too many herbs, I'd expect they'd say so), but once mixed, and food added, they refuse to eat, saying "unfinished stew".

After closing the game down and reopening, the pot is now empty. I make a stew using all the correct ingredients, and they still refuse to eat, saying the stew is unfinished.

Just noticed, my child is also now carrying mushrooms straight to the stew, not to the food bin.

I have a feeling it's getting mixed up about exactly what IS in the stew, as it will now allow me to just keep adding more and more ingredients.

on this one, i got that too but then they

i don't get it. what do i have to add to fresh water?
i added 3 diffrent kind of herbs and food, but still unfinished.

I am having the same problem - except my kids are not taking mushies to the stew!

Shrooms are seems to be the new component.
But yeah, I still trying to figure out, how to finish stew...maybe adding soup?

I will not give you the straight point-blank answer; but I will give you a couple of hints:

Already completed.

QuickStorm, I was going to PM u, but i think Rockmower said it would help just to put it here.

TY, Esther, but I will not give a complete step by step guide for making the stew unless someone is really stuck. The game has only been out for a short time and we should all try to be a little creative in solving the puzzles.

With that said, there are many stews but there are three levels of cooking knowledge:

Quick Stews
These only call for two ingredients

Easy, Breezy Stews
These require three ingredients

The Gourmet Lovers Stew
This requires quite a few different types of ingredients.

is there a second food sorce i have the berrys i know about the stew but is there something else fishing or something.

Fish and Fruit Tree lulz.

And, there is one more later in the game.

//Moderators comment: There are only 3 food sources (ok 4 if you count the mushrooms)//

How do they catch the fish? Also, how do they cook the fruit they shake off the trees??

tyvm

bfunky, to catch fish and cook fruit:

New food source founded:
crabs

I bet I know what the missing ingredient is then...

Sorry, that's not a food source

My question is about the hard fruit in the trees.

well, that didnt work like i planned! if u look u will find the answer!

//Is this what you were trying to do? //

Oh yes it is! Not until late on in the game, though.

Really? Gee Thanks for the update Arnie! I must have missed that somewhere.

How do you make the pulp to repair the fish nets?

[quote=esther1981]

I had this same problem, Esther, I keep trying to figure out if I'm doing something wrong. It's one of my few remaining puzzles and I'm confused...lol

How do I pick up hard fruit from tree? My villagers shoke it and it fell down. How do cook it? Also how do I boil the fresh water in the pot to make stew?


Thanks so much!1

Please see this thread: http://www.ldwforums.com/ubbthreads/ubbt...onta#Post217093

As well, you will find this stickied thread quite helpful.

well, I have found that it can be.....if you persevere after the puzzle is solved

lol yes that IS what i was trying to do! thank u very much Rockmower!

How many herbs are there to be found and used in stews, etc? I don't want to know where they are just yet--I'll find them myself. Just wondering how many I should be looking for, have found 3 so far.

Is there anyone out there know the answer to my question?

I will

That's it.

When I try to drop a kid on several other plants it tells he they are refusing as it is not in full bloom yet!
Or do we need level 3 before they bloom?

Those flowers only come into bloom for a short time late in the game They are not used as herbs.

What is the 4th herb????

i can't figure out puzzle #11. even with all of your help.

Solution:

dixie50,

Thank you very much.

Thank you I had not realised!!!

still not working. i do something wrong, but don't know what yet. Help?

You left out one item:

Oh, yes, silly me. Edited.

I mixed all possible stews with 3 herbs, and I found "Health Potion'ed" one.


Others have effects like Yummy, Yuck, Hiccups, Nature is calling, Burping and stuff.

OK, so I have lvl 2 food mastery, and I'm trying to "use" the cooking pot. I drag a villager to the freshwater pot and they fill it, but then it says it needs boiling water. I've tried dragging them to the fire, but they won't take it. How do I get them to boil the water.

Jazzo

Thank you.

OK, I have done the following:



And it STILL says unfinished stew.

How on earth do you get the water in the pot ???

thanks so much will go look now, great works a treat, much appreciated

I tried all of that



It still says unfinished stew!!

Edit:
Now I'm not sure if the mushroom was added or not because the water got cold in the pot... This is frustrating, I just picked 3 mushrooms in a row and now there are none

I don't want to have to start this stew all over for a third time, my villagers walk too slow! lol

OK, so I have lvl 2 farming, a bunch of tech points and I'm running out of food. What's the next food source after the berry bush?

the second food source involes buying lvl 2 of construction

Okay try #4....

Added all of the requirements AND I did not let the stew get cold once.

Why does it STILL say unfinished stew???

Is there something else that nobody is saying but is supposed to be a common sense thing? Or a puzzle I didn't complete. Only puzzles I haven't completed are # 9, 11, 14, 15, and 16.

Maybe this is a glitch :\

The stew does work because I have completed it several times.

But if I have to add more than one food item, wouldn't that mess up the entire stew since it only calls for ONE of everything?

Don't think so. But what do you have to lose at this point.

Okay after one last attempt I found the solution:

for puzzle #11

The answer is :

^ Cover your spoiler.

And

So, um, I exhausted the berry supply.

I have Level 2 in Food Mastery, and Construction.

How do I get more sources of food?

Besides the 2 yellow fruit trees?

I suggest you read this thread for some answers on food sources.

i cant figure it out!!

Does anyone know how to make villagers sick with a stew? I know it sounds mean but It helps when you want to make one of your villagers a master healer =)

LOL, it doesn't work. You can make your villager sick though:

ok, I've added fresh water, added the heated rock, added three herbs plus food from the food bin and it keeps saying unfinished stew.... I can add more food, more herbs, doesn't matter, always unfinshed. Any thoughts? thanks!

oh yes - it's sooo great to have the newest game! who hoo, thankyou Last Day at Work! xxx

What herbs? One combination is used in another puzzle and you might not have the technology to complete that stew yet.

I've read through this whole thing but still am not able to cook the fruit--and am panicking because I have less than 100 food left in the food hut!

I did

Have you tried

ok i feel like a real dork asking but can someone please tell me what else to do,i figured out how to boil the water and to put the herbs in but they still wont cook the fruit,i have no food in the bin except when theres a mushroomi havent got puzzle 2 done and im a little unsure of what to do now?

You are asking about Puzzle 7; please see this thread.

Ok now I am stumped. I have level 3 in science, food, and building, I have one master farmer, I have the nets repaired but when I drop my farmer on the nets they don't gather the fish what am I doing wrong??? Do I need something more??? Have I missed something??? Have tribe of 10 but want to grow larger but need the fish for food to do so. Don't want my villagers to starve.

What am I supposed to do for food when the berries run out? Only three villagers are left! Do they have to repair the piers?

ummmm I can not get my villagers to fill the pot with water... Any help I have 2 done but they will not fill it...

I keep getting the message that there's an unfinished stew ... am I doing something wrong, missing an important step? Do I need a special level of something (I'm at level 1 of everything)? Please help me because I'm just about out of food and my tribe will slowly but surely starve to death. :-(

Hi guys, I have a question.

Is there a stew that can make the villagers move faster? They're slow as snails haha.

Stews aren't a source of food. They do use food, so if your villagers are starving I'd stay away from them, If I were you.

There is no stew to make the villagers move faster.

I had this "unfinished stew" and made a post here in Questions about Puzzle #4 (contains spoilers)
Good luck!

Does anyone know what herbs to use for the stew to fll there life line. Also when taking the fruit of the tree how to I get the food total to be higher. It seems when I get out of thegame for awile and come back its at 0 again.

can you make a fertility potion using the herbs like in previous VV games? I would like to try for twins and triplets

How do you make them burb bubbles?

How do you give them the hiccups? I got the burping trophie although I can't remember how to make it

Help - I have run out of berries - where can I get more food for my villagers ? Does the berry tree re-grow berries after a time limit.

I tried that and health was unchanged. Just YUMMY!

Did you try :

you want to make that one that how you can get trophy.

The 3 soapy herbs with salt water and food from bin just makes bars of soap.
Looking for the recipe for burping bubbles & hiccups?

does anyone know a stew to reduce a villagers health

The recipe I used for "burping bubbles"



Hope that helps you, fasthouses

Have you read the Official Guide? You should download and read it, it's very good.


To empty out the water so you can start over, there is a sort of drain with a grate over it near the pot. Put a villager on it and he will empty the pot for you. As it says in the Guide, lol. Everyone should download the guide

Edit: Woops, I thought we were talking about .
Everyone comes running to eat it and their health goes to 100%. Might be that you need some tech level - I have .

Thanks Rock I wondered why my peeps did not finish a certon stew taken me ages to write this my internet is not responding

I am trying to get the trophy for my villagers having hiccups. So far no one has had them. I don't want to know the solution to this situation, as I want to figure it out myself. All I will ask is this: Do I need to make a certain stew to give them the hiccups, or will they get them through another means? Again, please don't respond with the solution--just say yes or no as to whether it involves a particular stew or not. Thx.

The Pics:



Some stews made with boiled (see at the Questions about Puzzle #3 (contains spoilers)) Fresh Water and food from the bin:


Some stews made with boiled (see at the Questions about Puzzle #3 (contains spoilers)) Salt Water and food from the bin:



And this one :


I hope that I didn't forget any thing and that it may help!
_____

It's what I thought! Thanks Arnie!
Anyway, I think that if you add some food in it, it doesn't change any thing!!

Spoken like a true Frenchwoman! A nation of gourmets.

LOL Arnie!! I suppose it's why I prefer a stew to a potion!

~~


Even if I didn't succeed yet to put some frog's legs in my stews!!

Sounds like you are in the middle of creating a feast, not just a stew. it requires more items than just herbs and food from the bin. experiment with other items you think might go in there. PM me if you want to know the answer.

Don't PM the answer - that only helps one person! Put it in forum inside spoiler tags. But maybe that was your plan and you just want to know if they want help..

- 79 year old Grannie myself -

Did someone answer this for you? it means you are working on a super stew or "feast" and you need other ingredients. So, keep adding stuff until you find the other items you need.


yes but slowly - you need to get the bridges built for the fish asap


I used the following for hiccups - need for the trophies.

How do you get fresh water I can only get salt water

There are more sets of bowls in the game, it appears that the villagers go to the nearest watersource

It is necessary to go at the very top, to the source!

Can someone tell me what tech levels I need for fishing, please?

You have to repair the nets and so For more information you may look at the Questions about Puzzle #12 (contains spoilers)
Good luck!

Thanks Laurence!

You're welcome!

for fishing you need:
so level 2 science thats all

Females can breed at any age in VV4. No need for that.

I used 2 spicy 1 sweet and food and my villagers got the hic ups .. to funny

Does anyone know how to get the trophy for grandiose feast? i have 79 people eating each and every one i have tried. But am getting confused with whcih ones i have done already, including using pulpy vines, blackberries and food from the food bin... i tried keeping the fire going with more hot rocks as i added more herbs and such but still no grandiose feast. Oh and by th3e bye, thanks LDW, i have had this game for barely 2 weeks, solved all the puzzles with no cheating for the first time ever playing your games, have finished all the levels of tasks and my tree of life is in full bloom! Only need a few more trophies and THIS time the game will be won with the barest of help!

OptiTron

this what you need for the grand feast



Hope this helps.

But a crab is needed!!

I find that, once the stew is ready, if I drop 3-4 people (kids or adults) at the stew pot, the rest of the tribe will stop what they are doing and head for the pot as well.

Laurence: Are you sure you need a crab? I never have needed it.

As I thought that all the kind of food resources are needed, I always put a crab in that stew! so I don't really know if necessary!

The grandiose feast is essentially the same as the Grand Feast puzzle ( Puzzle 11), but with more villagers.

All the villagers should take part of their own accord, although remember that babes-in-arms aren't counted. Another thing is to avoid the temptation of picking up and dropping a slow-moving villager on the pot in hopes of speeding things up. In fact, that will result in resetting the feast: all the other villagers already served will lose their bowls and will start again. There is the danger that the timer will run out and all the food will be gone before they are all fed.

BTW, a crab is definitely not needed.

Yes, I have confirmed that the crab is not needed. I purposely did the feast before I had caught even 1 crab and it worked.

What does it take to have the villagers gather fish? They have repaired the fishnets, and fish have begun to accumulate in them. However, dropping a villager on the fish in the net does nothing. They just proceed to do something else.

Drop them on the wooden pier, not on the net.

Okay, I'm feeling a little impaired on this one so I wanted to see if I'm clear on this...

Regarding the hard fruit...





Apologies if this has been asked and answered. I really did look through several threads before posting

This post will help you, Bethlham

Oh!!! *dur* Thanks Xay! That did help

I haven't found the herbs, please help!

thanks laurence!

I want to get the "Soapy Stew" (25 villagers were burping bubbles) trophy, but the only soapy stew I've succeeded in making makes them throw up rather than burp. Can anyone help please?

That one is as follow

Great, thanks!

Okay, I'm stuck, and I can't find the answer anywhere.

I have level 2 in all Tech, but my villagers are out of food. How do I get them to keep the food they shake out of tree?

Where do I get cloth points from? I have the clothing shack built, but it says it's out of cloth, so I can't build fishing nets.. my villagers are going to starve to death soon if I don't figure this one out!

Try sending them to the If you need more help just let me know... I don't want to ruin the puzzle for you.

To get started on clothmaking Then there's a few more things you'll need to do.

I have lvl 2 of all techs and can not figure out how to get water boiling (regardless of whether fresh or salt water)....can anyone help? Also do I need to figure this out before I can get the non berries food (the yellow fruit next to the pit)? Because that is what I am really trying to do but I think I need the pot to stew something as part of that right?

thanks!

No, deevineyaya, you don't need to have boiling water to get to the yellow fruit. The best way to figure out something is to drop a villager on things all around the village to see what he/she does. Drop him/her everywhere, on everything, empty spaces included. That should help you find the answer you are looking for. Good luck.

This is Puzzle 7.

The stew consisting of is ALWAYS unfinished until you use it to solve puzzle #See the thread for that puzzle, or the Official Game Guide, for more. Hint: Just adding additional flowers and food-bin food won't do it.





Well, I'd call it the middle of the game, since I had just about half the puzzles solved then and only some 8 villagers, counting the two kids.

As soon as you've caught enough crabs to solve one of the puzzles, the additional ones are food: 35 basic points (I assume), 52 with the 50% boost at Food Mastery 2 (I attest), and doubtless 70 when doubled.

What do I need to catch fish. Someone

That's Puzzle 12.

I was so thrilled to find out about the crabs as a food source! (I found them today on my own and then saw the post here lol) They're worth as much as a rare mushroom, and much easier to find.

For stew you pick three flowers that are green above the research area and the flower that is to the right of the mausoleum

What do you do when you run out of blackberries. I've tried the hard fruit but it says "it must be cooked!" please help me

You need to figure out how to cook the hard fruit. I could tell you exactly how to do it but that is no fun. For a hint .

Okay thank you MissKathy
Are there any more food sources other than the berries and hard fruit?

Fish, and crabs. Here's instructions on how to get them:

Fish:

Crabs:

Oh, and mushrooms that pop up around the village.

Don't forget about the mushrooms. I keep children around to keep collecting both the regular ones and the rare red ones. The red ones are worth more too.

That first part was not quite right, VFLover.

Oh, forgive me, I haven't played VV4 in a while.

I have 2 questions:
1.How do you get the crabs?
2.How do you get the fruit from the tree to cook?
Please Help!

Hi AngelCakes23. Those are both puzzles that you have to solve.

You probably made a stew with one of each. You need EVERY type of food (even mushrooms) fish, cooked fruit, blackberries, etc..

How do you even make stews? sorry, but i'm new here and it's kinda confusing