I only have about 100 hours into this game, but from what I can tell, the only harrowing part about water/food consumption is finding the first water source and some way to open cans, once that's over, food is easy to get. Apples seem to spawn AFTER you've walked past them, so if they're not there, go back a couple minutes later and they're there. I don't WANT this game to get too easy, if someone wants to get into a firefight instantly, other genres are probably what you're looking for. That being said, I have some gripes, mainly with things like how hard it is now to find stones.
