Item · Food

Pemmican

Meat and berry food; since Alpha 4 it boosts damage to animals and skinning luck.

At a glance

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

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

Effect	Base amount
Lucky gathering when skinning	+8%
Damage to animals	+15%

What goes into Pemmican and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Specific meat (any kind) Made from	1
Strawberries Made from	1
Tallow Made from	1
Seasoning (any kind) Optional extra	1

Made by cooking · 30 seconds · tier 3 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Older recipe details from posts and streams are under Facts and Patch history.

Each fact links to where it comes from.

Alpha 5
Can also take 1 seasoning (any kind) as an optional extra, once that option is unlocked.
Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Alpha 4
No longer extends buff duration.
Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)
Alpha 4
Now raises damage to animals and lucky find when skinning.
Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Eating it boosts damage to animals and gives better looting from animals.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 1:43:00 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Restores hunger for 45 minutes in the dev build.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 1:12:29 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Effects: increased damage to animals and lucky gathering when skinning.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 1:12:29 (opens in a new tab)
Alpha 3
In Alpha 3 pemmican typically lasted about 2 hours, sometimes longer depending on ingredients.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 1:11:56 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Meat and berry food; often made from bison.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 3:31:32 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build Unconfirmed
Includes berries along with meat.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 3:31:32 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Lasts much longer than other food, for players who want to eat less often.
Video: Cooking in The Legend of California at 0:23 (opens in a new tab)

Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.

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4 versions

Every fact about Pemmican by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Eating it boosts damage to animals and gives better looting from animals. Restores hunger for 45 minutes in the dev build. Effects: increased damage to animals and lucky gathering when skinning. Meat and berry food; often made from bison. Includes berries along with meat. Unconfirmed Lasts much longer than other food, for players who want to eat less often.
Alpha 5	Made by cooking from 1 specific meat (any kind), 1 Strawberries and 1 Tallow. Crafting takes 30 seconds; a tier 3 recipe. Can also take 1 seasoning (any kind) as an optional extra, once that option is unlocked. Recipe price: 60 gold. Effects when eaten: lucky gathering when skinning +8% and damage to animals +15%, at base meal intensity.
Alpha 4	No longer extends buff duration. Now raises damage to animals and lucky find when skinning.
Alpha 3	In Alpha 3 pemmican typically lasted about 2 hours, sometimes longer depending on ingredients.

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

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	7
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam post	Sep 16, 2026	2
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video	Aug 15, 2026	1
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) Video	Jul 18, 2026	3
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video	Jun 6, 2026	4
Cooking in The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 21, 2026	1