Item · Food

Empanadas

Food that lowers the wounded threshold from 50 percent health to about 28 percent, at the cost of the low-health warning.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What eating Empanadas does at base meal intensity. Optional ingredients that raise the intensity make these stronger.

Effect	Base amount
Wounded threshold	−30%

What goes into Empanadas and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Specific meat (any kind) Made from	1
Seasoning (any kind) Made from	1
Flour Made from	1
Vegetable (any kind) Optional extra	1

Made by cooking · 30 seconds · known from the start · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Each fact links to where it comes from.

Alpha 5
Can also take 1 vegetable (any kind) as an optional extra, once that option is unlocked.
Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Alpha 4
Empanadas lower the wounded threshold from 50 percent health to about 28 percent at that food quality.
Video: Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) at 1:19:56 (opens in a new tab)
Alpha 4
The tradeoff is losing the low-health warning, so one-shot deaths become more likely.
Video: Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) at 1:21:03 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Lower the wounded threshold, so health regenerates from a much lower point and fewer bandages are needed.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 30:57 (opens in a new tab)

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3 versions

Every fact about Empanadas by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Lower the wounded threshold, so health regenerates from a much lower point and fewer bandages are needed.
Alpha 5	Made by cooking from 1 specific meat (any kind), 1 seasoning (any kind) and 1 Flour. Crafting takes 30 seconds; known from the start. Can also take 1 vegetable (any kind) as an optional extra, once that option is unlocked. Recipe price: 90 gold. Effect when eaten: wounded threshold −30%, at base meal intensity.
Alpha 4	Empanadas lower the wounded threshold from 50 percent health to about 28 percent at that food quality. The tradeoff is losing the low-health warning, so one-shot deaths become more likely.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	6
Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video	Sep 20, 2026	2
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) Video	Jul 18, 2026	1