How long does a Cactus need to grow now?

[SheerTorcher]

Mines going on 16+ hours of game time and still hasn't matured. Anyone matured a cactus since the patch?

[BitCaps]

I had one mature, maybe more, but one for certain. Yeah it's the slowest for my little farm. Combine a cactus with a pyrite in a refiner to get 2 cactus. As long as you can find pyrite, you can have more cactus.

[Caduryn]

Look with the Analyse-tool, its exactly 16h real time and it also grows wile you not play.

[eldiabs]

Yup.

Then you combine them with a special ingredient via refining for endless cactus!

[BonPadre]

Originally posted by eldiabs:

Yup.

Then you combine them with a special ingredient via refining for endless cactus!

not really endless... as there is no infinite loop with the ingredient used...
But indeed... way faster to get that in a hurry to get some.

Not sure about large scale though...

so OP
NEARELY EACH PLANT in the medium refiner (or large if you prefer, but 2 slots are enough) combined with it's planetary related element, when combined together will give you 2 of the plant as a result. So :
Cactus flesh + pyrite = 2 cactus flesh
Solanium + Phosphorus = 2 solaniums
Frost Crystal + Dioxite = 2 Frost Crystals
etc..

mordite and coprite can both be aquired in the wild anyway.
Feed animals they will poop coprite, kill animals you'll get mordite
Any of those in the refiner will give you the other one

[MS. Green Label]

Originally posted by SheerTorcher:

Mines going on 16+ hours of game time and still hasn't matured. Anyone matured a cactus since the patch?

scan them, it should give u the time

[AzureTheGamerKobold]

meh just get the mod to restore the old farming times... this BS 1 day to grow ♥♥♥♥ is ridiculous...

[clannagh]

I think they want farming to be like frigate missions, an AFK activity you set off when you logoff and leave running overnight.

[TomHud™]

Originally posted by clannagh:

I think they want farming to be like frigate missions, an AFK activity you set off when you logoff and leave running overnight.

Pretty boring

[clannagh]

Originally posted by TomHud™:

Originally posted by clannagh:

I think they want farming to be like frigate missions, an AFK activity you set off when you logoff and leave running overnight.

Pretty boring

yah true

... on the plus side NEXT does allow you to have massively bigger farms compared to the older versions of the game.

[Uma~Uma]

Not sure for me, I still test the timer for all of my plants. Now my farm is just cosmetic for my base. My production line for materials is all good now, but I feel still sad because I do love farming in the old ways.