Harvest/Watering

[Dia]

Does anyone else find it hard to tell the difference between when a crop/flowers need watering or to be harvest when looking at them on the map? Since the new update I find my self jumping over to harvest something just to find out it needs to be watered. I liked it better when they did not show when items needed to be watered on the map. I seem to waste a lot of my time going to harvest something then to find out it just needs to be watered. I know once we place sprinklers this will not be a issue, but it is a issue until we earn enough pink medals to put sprinklers on everything.

[lady_angel2k]

It feels like we're being forced to put sprinklers down just to avoid that.

I really wish it was something we could turn off.

[Ivydoom]

Yeah they both show x-es. Maybe crops/flowers in need of water can show with O-s instead!

[Frieren]

Or maybe sad face icons cause they're not happy with no water .... (no i am not being sarcastic) ...

[sonobionda]

Originally posted by Ivydoom:

Yeah they both show x-es. Maybe crops/flowers in need of water can show with O-s instead!

I don't think that's true... as soon as something is ready to be harvested (regardless of whether it's irrigated or not) a dot appears on the map.
but I've also been fooled by this blue X.
the only thing that isn't irrigated in my area are crops that don't take long anyway and it really doesn't matter if they're ready a minute faster with water :D

[lady_angel2k]

Originally posted by sonobionda:

Originally posted by Ivydoom:

Yeah they both show x-es. Maybe crops/flowers in need of water can show with O-s instead!

I don't think that's true... as soon as something is ready to be harvested (regardless of whether it's irrigated or not) a dot appears on the map.
but I've also been fooled by this blue X.
the only thing that isn't irrigated in my area are crops that don't take long anyway and it really doesn't matter if they're ready a minute faster with water :D

Actually, it IS true.

Immediately AFTER harvesting flowers (4 hour flowers) I check the map to see where to go next and it shows the X as if it's ready to harvest right now.

If you don't see that.. lucky you. MANY of us DO see the X for needing water being the exact same as the X for ready to harvest.

I don't like the idea of O's necessarily.. but anything that would make it different than things ready to harvest would be a welcome change AND should happen.

[WaaghMan]

Hi! We'll re-shape the water icon in the next update, however:

The harvest icon is not an X. It was never an X. It's a 4-pixels square.

The only X on the map are used for animals that need food and crops/flowers that need water.

[lady_angel2k]

Originally posted by WaaghMan:

Hi! We'll re-shape the water icon in the next update, however:

The harvest icon is not an X. It was never an X. It's a 4-pixels square.

The only X on the map are used for animals that need food and crops/flowers that need water.

Is that similar to the legumes looking like garlic to some of us?
I'm afraid some of us (and I'm not the only one) see the harvest icon as an X (and for me, even fully zoomed in, it looks like an X).

But thank you very much for any change that could make it look different than things ready for harvest.

[Ivydoom]

I do see the watering X-es are blue and the harvesting icon is not. My brain probably connects the dots and makes it look like X-es anyways! Funny how the brain can pplay tricks on us. Anyway, thanks for hearing us.

[Cynful ツ]

Maybe I don't see it as well because I put down long rows 3 wide (bc of tractor) and its so skinny on the map that I don't notice the difference. Not sure the solution but it would be wonderful to find one. :) Thank you for looking into it @WaaghMan.