Hell no I only get them once I invest into cooking.Does anyone else feel like you get a ton of home cooking weekly books, regardless of how you spend your points?
I usually put a single point in Master Chef to reduce cooking times and ingredients needed to cook with.It saves putting a point into master chef...
Master Chef is debatable single player. It certainly saves time and fuel and helps you get to better foods FASTER (magazine weighting from skill points still makes a big difference) but you can certainly do without it.Cooking and farming magazines are common, even without points in their perks. That's a good thing. It means you don't have to worry about Master Chef or Living Off the Land and can still cook and farm. I never use Master Chef, and only start to put points into LoTL mid game. Not having to put points in those while still being able to cook and farm is helpful, especially if you play solo.
It's more a matter of preference. I won't use it even with more people when I'm cooking. Saving fuel/time doesn't matter. It's very easy to get wood or coal and you're rarely in a hurry to get food cooked. You just start it cooking and leave. When it's done, it is usually going into a crate until someone needs it. Only in the very beginning of the game - a few days - is it nice to have food ready faster. That is also true for drinks. As far as the savings go... meat and vegetables are so easy to get that saving a little also doesn't matter. Even if you save a few hundred of each over the course of a game, that doesn't really matter. A farm can produce plenty. All it takes is a large enough farm for your needs. And meat practically falls into your lap without even trying.Master Chef is debatable single player. It certainly saves time and fuel and helps you get to better foods FASTER (magazine weighting from skill points still makes a big difference) but you can certainly do without it.
In Multiplayer Master Chef is quite good when you're cooking for 3+ people and with multiple people sharing the load of the different specializations spending a few points is far less of a consideration. Game just works amazingly well multiplayer honestly.
I don't mind it I guess. It just seems excessive after the 100'th book. Maybe they could implement something to lower the chances of getting certain books after you've had them maxed for a while.That's a good thing. Especially early game.