In the current version of Rimworld (Alpha 10f), is there any way I can make sure my colony never runs out of meat for meals? I know that I can switch over to nutrient paste or simple meals, but I'd prefer to have at least fine meals. I also know that I can buy enmass from other tribes or the bulk cargo ship, but that is not reliable and is a major hassle.
Specifically, I'd like to create a large, self sustaining colony, but the limiting factor seems to be meat. It is something that requires constant attention and seems to be a rather limited (or at least slowly replenishing) resource. Realistically it seems rather difficult and tedious to sustain a population of more than 5-6
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In Core, there's currently no reliable way to resolve this.
There are auto hunt mods which partially address this.
I'm playing with a large modset, so I have tried that particular mod on it's own, but the gist is that any animal that strays near a beacon will be marked for hunting.
That helps, but doesn't, for example, cover you if winter drives all animals away.
I've also seen "meat substitute"-mods, which makes it easier to provide fine meals.