The Isle's main mechanic and objective for players is to grow their dinosaurs by adequately managing their diet. Typically, players will prefer to have one of each nutrient, as this provides double growth speed. However, players who cannot acquire every type of nutrient or are already fully grown may find it better to acquire a specific combination to aid with various aspects, such as health regen or scent/night vision range. Players should always aim to have complete nutrients, regardless of their type.

How Does Nutrition Work?

The Isle has three main nutrition types, which can be acquired through various types of food. The three types are Protein - (S), Lipids - (//), and Carbohydrates - (∴), and each combination of the three provides a different buff for the player, providing players with an extra growth rate and other helpful buffs.

Diet Combinations

Nutrition Combo	Stats
-∴ -// -S	Growth Rate Increased +100% Sprint/Swimming Cost Decreased +15%
-∴ -∴ -∴	Growth Rate Increased +30% Sprint/Swimming Cost Decreased +15%
-∴ -∴ -//	Growth Rate Increased +50% Scent/NV Range Increased +10% Stamina Decay Decreased +15% Sprint/Swimming Cost Decreased +15%
-∴ -∴ -S	Growth Rate Increased +50% Health/Locked Health Regen Increased +10% Sprint/Swimming Cost Decreased +15% Fracture Resist Increased +10%
-// -// -//	Growth Rate Increased +30% Scent/NV Range Increased +15%
-// -// -∴	Growth Rate Increased +50% Sprint/Swimming Cost Decreased +10% Scent/NV Range Increased +15% Blood Regen Increased +10%
-// -// -S	Growth Rate Increased +50% Health/Locked Health Regen Increased +10% Scent/NV Range Increased +15% Bleed Resist Increased +10%
-S -S -S	Growth Rate Increased +30% Health/Locked Health Regen Increased +15%
-S -S -∴	Growth Rate Increased +50% Health/Locked Health Regen Increased +15% Fracture Regen Increased +10% Sprint/Swimming Cost Decreased +10%
-S -S -//	Growth Rate Increased +50% Health/Locked Health Regen Increased +15% Scent/NV Range Increased +10% Egg Incubation Speed Increased +10%