From here, the difficulty of enemies will ramp up as you head North-West. This is filled with weak creatures and also the area that new players spawn. The lowest level area is in the South-East.
Something that you might not realize for a long time, is that the world of Conan Exiles has a clear difficulty curve that you are meant to progress through.
The Map is Split into Different Difficulty Zones The moral of the story? Cook your food as soon as you get it, then store it away for later! However, if you cook the food, it will stay edible almost indefinitely. Any raw food you have will spoil rather quickly. This is pretty straight forward, but can be overlooked easily enough.
