Looking at the mods which stop storage container food spoilage within a landclaim while owner is offline, it occurred to me that a slight compromise might be a little nicer, while still preserving some immersion of time passage. Something like a 20% food spoilage speed could still enable the world to feel alive without eliminating the mechanic entirely.
#20% Offline Spoilage Speed Within Landclaim
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i know its kind of a cop out, but i think slider are always nice. then depending on how long everyone will be away you could adjust it accordingly, but i agree no spoilage should be a last case thing