Farming makes no sense right now..please fix it!

[Sgt. Larson]

So i buy 1 wheat seed for 12 Gold - take my time to plant it and care for it to grow only to get 1 wheat in exchange that is worth like 1 gold more? So i can buy another Seed Sack with the 13 Gold i made? 1 Gold profit, yaaay! And i can turn it into bread , wow - why go trough the hassle when you can just buy cheap bread at the market?


EASY FIX: EVERY harvest no matter the plant gives you 2 Seeds in return - THIS is how farming works in real life and it should work like that in Mirthwood too.

[V Publishing]

We'll make adjustments to seeds and balance in the next few fixes.

[SLO]

Originally posted by V Publishing:

We'll make adjustments to seeds and balance in the next few fixes.

Deer pelt and leather work need some fixing too. Selling Deer pelt is like 42 coins, but when I convert it to leather it's like 20/30 coins...

[Trufuller]

Just an fyi, farming does not work that way at all in the real world. Hybridized crops do not "breed true" so to speak. It get's more complicated with companies owning rights to aspects of genetic sequences of crops. but that's a whole other deal.

I don't think the reality of farming actually has anything to do with a game with farming in it, nor should it.

So I'm saying you are incorrect, and I disagree with the suggestion that the game should even be anything like reality. Reality sucks. That's why I game.

(I was actually trying to figure out what crop I should buy for my first go at farming and ended up here.)

[=]

Originally posted by Trufuller:

Just an fyi, farming does not work that way at all in the real world. Hybridized crops do not "breed true" so to speak. It get's more complicated with companies owning rights to aspects of genetic sequences of crops. but that's a whole other deal.

That's not very relevant to a medieval fantasy game though and nearly all traditional crops do grow true from seed.

Potatoes and peas only need to be planted once and will keep regrowing. Potatoes are probably the best choice as they are in a couple of easy recipes (rabbit stew and potato soup)

[semp1622]

Originally posted by V Publishing:

We'll make adjustments to seeds and balance in the next few fixes.

Please make hotfix ASAP

[Vivi]

meanwhile im growing all spring crops to check price. Ouch, 1 coin more?
PS: Shouldnt processed goods be worth more?

[Dalva]

Talking about gardening... Do we need to refill the watering can, and if yes, how??

[SamsTheMan]

I'm just guessing, but isnt it more profitable to process the wheat into flour and then make bread?

I think some crops are meant to be cash crops and some are meant to be processed into artisan goods. i make a ♥♥♥♥ ton with potatoes and peas

[=]

Originally posted by Dalva:

Talking about gardening... Do we need to refill the watering can, and if yes, how??

No.

[ТоЬЫэЯ™]

Originally posted by Leiftur:

EASY FIX: EVERY harvest no matter the plant gives you 2 Seeds in return - THIS is how farming works in real life and it should work like that in Mirthwood too.

I would rather raise the price for the produce or maybe add some random yield option for stuff like wheat, peas, etc. (Obviously can't get more than two onions LOL)

Seeds could also be random 0-2 depending per plant. (Somehow more immersive)

[Sgt. Larson]

Originally posted by ТоЬЫэЯ™:

Originally posted by Leiftur:

EASY FIX: EVERY harvest no matter the plant gives you 2 Seeds in return - THIS is how farming works in real life and it should work like that in Mirthwood too.

I would rather raise the price for the produce or maybe add some random yield option for stuff like wheat, peas, etc. (Obviously can't get more than two onions LOL)

Seeds could also be random 0-2 depending per plant. (Somehow more immersive)

Nah a plant needs at least 1 Seed in return per harvest - but two would be better so its actually immersive and makes the farm profitable.

[Sgt. Larson]

Originally posted by Trufuller:

Just an fyi, farming does not work that way at all in the real world. Hybridized crops do not "breed true" so to speak. It get's more complicated with companies owning rights to aspects of genetic sequences of crops. but that's a whole other deal.

I don't think the reality of farming actually has anything to do with a game with farming in it, nor should it.

So I'm saying you are incorrect, and I disagree with the suggestion that the game should even be anything like reality. Reality sucks. That's why I game.

(I was actually trying to figure out what crop I should buy for my first go at farming and ended up here.)

What the hell are you even talking about? Have you ever harvested Wheat in real life and somehow ended up with less seeds than before? You plant 1 seed and end up with over 100 If you are lucky in real life. I am a farmer, i work on an old fashioned farm where we produce most of our stuff by hand - its called Biodynamic Demeter Farming - if we had to buy additional seeds for everything we harvested we would go broke in no time. Its just not realistic and not profitable. - While i agree that we game to escape reality - we wish for fun in gaming aswell - and right now its neither fun nor realistic.

[SamsTheMan]

this is a really neurodivergent conversation to be having

[gameismyname]

Originally posted by Trufuller:

Just an fyi, farming does not work that way at all in the real world. Hybridized crops do not "breed true" so to speak. It get's more complicated with companies owning rights to aspects of genetic sequences of crops. but that's a whole other deal.

I don't think the reality of farming actually has anything to do with a game with farming in it, nor should it.

So I'm saying you are incorrect, and I disagree with the suggestion that the game should even be anything like reality. Reality sucks. That's why I game.

(I was actually trying to figure out what crop I should buy for my first go at farming and ended up here.)

Bro doesn't know about heirloom tomatoes.

[ТоЬЫэЯ™]

Originally posted by Leiftur:

What the hell are you even talking about? Have you ever harvested Wheat in real life and somehow ended up with less seeds than before? You plant 1 seed and end up with over 100 If you are lucky in real life. I am a farmer, i work on an old fashioned farm where we produce most of our stuff by hand - its called Biodynamic Demeter Farming - if we had to buy additional seeds for everything we harvested we would go broke in no time.

Getting 50-100 seeds per 'plant' would absolutely break the game economy since you could get rich selling seeds eh ;)