Farm Sheds

[kyew]

Quick question on the farm sheds... Are they now the centerpiece of farming rather than the barn?

More specifically, is the max distance for NPCs working fields centered on the sheds now, or still on the barns?

[Goldi_Toplitz]

The sheds take over the farmer part of the barn, yes. Their distance is the same, just with a new building.

[kyew]

Originally posted by nl_toplitz:

The sheds take over the farmer part of the barn, yes. Their distance is the same, just with a new building.

Okay, just to be clear, when I create new fields, they have to be closer than X distance from the shed to be worked efficiently, or the barn (as before)? Or maybe both/either?

I'm adding the sheds into my existing saves, and in one save I have a field that's outside the distance limit. If I build a shed closer to it than the barn, will it fix that?

And thanks for the info! You guys are a shining example of how devs should treat their games and customers. Thank you for that!

[hubbemattsson]

To sheds, yes.
Not to barns. Them can you build on the other side of the map now.

[kyew]

Originally posted by hubbemattsson:

To sheds, yes.
Not to barns. Them can you build on the other side of the map now.

Awesome, thanks!

[7C]

Also the commute time to the barn is no longer relevant. The workers will start their production immediately when the work day begins no matter how far they have to walk to physically be in the building just like a smith, lumberjack, hunter etc.

[TheRealMuehle]

Originally posted by 7C:

Also the commute time to the barn is no longer relevant. The workers will start their production immediately when the work day begins no matter how far they have to walk to physically be in the building just like a smith, lumberjack, hunter etc.

For Barnworkers, this has always been the case. Nothing new at all. Just two building-tiers missing for Fieldworkers.

[MudSnow]

Since the farm sheds have storage separated from the barn, you can keep a reserve of grain in the farm sheds that will only be used for planting, not cooking, milling, or selling.

[TheRealMuehle]

Originally posted by MudSnow:

Since the farm sheds have storage separated from the barn, you can keep a reserve of grain in the farm sheds that will only be used for planting, not cooking, milling, or selling.

But then remember to put the right seeds into the right Shed. Also, seeds stored at Sheds will always be used first for sowing, so you'll have to restock them every time!
All in all: If you have multiple Sheds, it's actually the worst place to store a seed-reserve.
Creates a hell of micro-managing.

Edit:
Oh, and just to have it mentioned:
An old 'Fieldworkers only'-Barn worked the exact same way as the Shed does!
It's nothing else than a small Tier 1-Barn!

[Cocco]

Exactly. Why be simple when you can be complicated?
Simple solution: place the seeds in the storage area or on the crate. Then all sheds can access them.

Sell the rest of the seeds. They are at zero. Stop selling and put the seeds in the box for sowing.

Nothing with the hell of micromanagement.


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[Cruel 1]

Originally posted by nl_toplitz:

The sheds take over the farmer part of the barn, yes. Their distance is the same, just with a new building.

where do i place my seeds now and my fertilizer ? ..... i have tried the shed and the barn and they refuse to use them and plant them :( I just wish there was a box labelled "seed bank" and "fertilizer store" ....

[Morri]

Originally posted by Cruel 1:

where do i place my seeds now and my fertilizer ? ..... i have tried the shed and the barn and they refuse to use them and plant them :( I just wish there was a box labelled "seed bank" and "fertilizer store" ....

It's really not rocket science; the inventory always shows clearly where an item needs to be: https://imgur.com/a/YUsjdb6

The principle hasn't changed and is the same for all work buildings: Villagers will first take what they need from the chest in the building they work in, and if it's not there, they take it from the storage building.
So in this case the farmers work in the shed, so you can put what they need either in the shed chest or in the resource storage shed.

If you did that and they are still not working, something else is wrong.
Check that you assigned crops to the fields and that they have bags as well as fertilizer and seeds.

[Cruel 1]

Originally posted by Morri:

Originally posted by Cruel 1:

where do i place my seeds now and my fertilizer ? ..... i have tried the shed and the barn and they refuse to use them and plant them :( I just wish there was a box labelled "seed bank" and "fertilizer store" ....

It's really not rocket science; the inventory always shows clearly where an item needs to be: https://imgur.com/a/YUsjdb6

The principle hasn't changed and is the same for all work buildings: Villagers will first take what they need from the chest in the building they work in, and if it's not there, they take it from the storage building.
So in this case the farmers work in the shed, so you can put what they need either in the shed chest or in the resource storage shed.

If you did that and they are still not working, something else is wrong.
Check that you assigned crops to the fields and that they have bags as well as fertilizer and seeds.

well then something else is wrong .... sadly i really didn't need the sarcasm along with the advice .... just wow :(

[Morri]

I'm confused as to where you see sarcasm?

Do you have bags for them aside from the fertilizer and seeds? (And hoes for after fertilizing and before sowing)

[Cruel 1]

Originally posted by Morri:

I'm confused as to where you see sarcasm?

Do you have bags for them aside from the fertilizer and seeds? (And hoes for after fertilizing and before sowing)

"it's really not rocket science" (suggests even an idiot can work it out .... and obviously if i cannot i must be an idiot) ... and yes they are supplied with everything and in resource storage ... harvesting is not an issue but they refuse to plant or fertilize the ground.

[hubbemattsson]

I let Morri try to help you out on this, but if it comes to that there is an acctually issue, feel free to send the big hunters a save, and they will help you fix it/sort out whats wrong.

But as Morri said, all item show where to be stored, in the item description.