From what I am seeing, yes, I like the hydroponics best. Pess had/has enough protein powder stored out there to last years, ditto vitamin/mineral tabs. What to grow and how much of it to grow will be the issues. Meal planning, and then growing to fit the meal plans seems to be the best idea I can come up with. Condiments can be stored literally forever, don't foresee that as a problem....there is a LOT of storage area out there!! Game will get smart, as you say...won't do them any good...the cavern provides entrances to two other valleys, and where else can they go but those valleys? Which reminds me, Pess was always saying, "We're missing something here. There's a use for this cavern, and we're missing it." Well, I'm STILL missing it, and Pess doesn't even remember it, and my boy has never seen the place yet....you have any ideas??
We had a rather interesting beginning to the morning...see my message in the new "thread?" I put up.