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Raikyr Jan 23, 2018 @ 12:35pm
Plant Species X Vanishes
I had a few Plant Species X turrets planted around my base and came back to find that three of them were gone. Thought maybe that they started attacking something they shouldn't have and got destroyed but then I saw one just vanish in front of my eyes. I was watching two of them attacking a Trike, the Trike wasn't anywhere near the plants, and then one of the plants and large crop planter both just crumbled into the ground. I play on a private server and was the only person online at the time so it couldn't have been anyone else. I also make sure to keep a minimum of 150k+ fertilzer in the planters at all times, in fact the one that just vanished I had just checked and it had 305k fertilizer in it. Has anyone else just have the plants and crop planters just vanish without a trace? After it crumbled it didn't even leave a bag with the fertilizer. Just was gone without a trace.
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ntengineer Jan 23, 2018 @ 12:46pm 
A couple things about what you are saying doesn't really add it...

1) The fert is in the crop plot, not the plant. So if the plant disappeared, it wouldn't have left a bag, the fert would be in the crop plot.
2) Are the crop plots being destroyed also in every case, or are sometimes they just empty?
3) Are your crop plots watered? the plants will die if you don't have a good supply of water.
4) If the crop plot is destroyed, something has to be doing damage to it. Like a dino or something.
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Natjur Jan 23, 2018 @ 1:12pm 
You in a tribe? Is there a message in your tribe log?
Large plot destoried by
Large plot rotted (timer)
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DecrepitDragon Jan 23, 2018 @ 1:36pm 
Do crop plots suffer structure degradation over time? Asking for a friend....

But seriously, been on unofficial for so long I can't remember. :)
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retsam1 Jan 23, 2018 @ 1:58pm 
Originally posted by DecrepitDragon:
Do crop plots suffer structure degradation over time? Asking for a friend....

But seriously, been on unofficial for so long I can't remember. :)

No they do not.

Damage can destroy them(wood tier afterall so many dinos can easily do that).

Or if someone has been away from their base and a server has a decay timer enabled along with auto demolish then they'll go poof(but for the OP that point wouldnt have existed as an issue because he was there which would've refreshed the timer)
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retsam1 Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:01pm 
Originally posted by Raikyr:
I had a few Plant Species X turrets planted around my base and came back to find that three of them were gone. Thought maybe that they started attacking something they shouldn't have and got destroyed but then I saw one just vanish in front of my eyes. I was watching two of them attacking a Trike, the Trike wasn't anywhere near the plants, and then one of the plants and large crop planter both just crumbled into the ground. I play on a private server and was the only person online at the time so it couldn't have been anyone else. I also make sure to keep a minimum of 150k+ fertilzer in the planters at all times, in fact the one that just vanished I had just checked and it had 305k fertilizer in it. Has anyone else just have the plants and crop planters just vanish without a trace? After it crumbled it didn't even leave a bag with the fertilizer. Just was gone without a trace.

Your description of "just crumbled into the ground" means a demoloshment. You cite the trikes but its very possible that another dino, something smaller may have been attacking it that you didnt notice and ended it.

To this end, I recommend going on youtube and checking out various videos that show builds using metal to house a crop plot to prevent/minimize damage.
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Cor. Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:05pm 
to make them safer, there are a few youtube vids on how to build them into a bunker covering them with a hatch. keeps people from removing the fertalizer in them and keeps them safe and sound from dino attacks
Last edited by Cor.; Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:05pm
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Raikyr Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:41pm 
Originally posted by ntengineer:
A couple things about what you are saying doesn't really add it...

1) The fert is in the crop plot, not the plant. So if the plant disappeared, it wouldn't have left a bag, the fert would be in the crop plot.
2) Are the crop plots being destroyed also in every case, or are sometimes they just empty?
3) Are your crop plots watered? the plants will die if you don't have a good supply of water.
4) If the crop plot is destroyed, something has to be doing damage to it. Like a dino or something.

1) The plant and the crop plot both are disappearing.
2) The crop plots are also being destroyed in every case as well. Nothing is left.
3) I have irrigation going to the crops so they were fully hydrated.
4) I'm not sure about the other three but the one that disappeared in front of eyes was taking zero damage. I have the damage visible on they server and no damage was showing.
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Raikyr Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:42pm 
Originally posted by Natjur:
You in a tribe? Is there a message in your tribe log?
Large plot destoried by
Large plot rotted (timer)

I'm the tribe leader and there wasn't anything in the logs about what happened.
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Raikyr Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:44pm 
Originally posted by retsam1:
Originally posted by Raikyr:
I had a few Plant Species X turrets planted around my base and came back to find that three of them were gone. Thought maybe that they started attacking something they shouldn't have and got destroyed but then I saw one just vanish in front of my eyes. I was watching two of them attacking a Trike, the Trike wasn't anywhere near the plants, and then one of the plants and large crop planter both just crumbled into the ground. I play on a private server and was the only person online at the time so it couldn't have been anyone else. I also make sure to keep a minimum of 150k+ fertilzer in the planters at all times, in fact the one that just vanished I had just checked and it had 305k fertilizer in it. Has anyone else just have the plants and crop planters just vanish without a trace? After it crumbled it didn't even leave a bag with the fertilizer. Just was gone without a trace.

Your description of "just crumbled into the ground" means a demoloshment. You cite the trikes but its very possible that another dino, something smaller may have been attacking it that you didnt notice and ended it.

To this end, I recommend going on youtube and checking out various videos that show builds using metal to house a crop plot to prevent/minimize damage.

I have the setting that shows the floating damage numbers when anything takes damage and I can say for a fact that the last one didn't take any damage at all.
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Raikyr Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:45pm 
Originally posted by LordCorellon1:
to make them safer, there are a few youtube vids on how to build them into a bunker covering them with a hatch. keeps people from removing the fertalizer in them and keeps them safe and sound from dino attacks

That's what is confusing me. The last one didn't take a single point of damage and it still crumbled. It was shooting at a Trike one second and then just disappeared the next, crop planter and all.
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Tere-Insanity Gaming Jan 23, 2018 @ 2:58pm 
I would say after all of that, you were probley ark'ed. So watch the video change the spot maybe and make sure settings in log are enabled to show things. Good luck
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DecrepitDragon Jan 23, 2018 @ 3:06pm 
Modded crop plot with some kind of mod failure maybe? Just spit-balling, but it's possible... unlikely after the game has already loaded, but possible.

Oh, and thanks for clarifying for me @retsam1. Appreciate it bud.
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Cor. Jan 23, 2018 @ 3:42pm 
Originally posted by Raikyr:
Originally posted by LordCorellon1:
to make them safer, there are a few youtube vids on how to build them into a bunker covering them with a hatch. keeps people from removing the fertalizer in them and keeps them safe and sound from dino attacks

That's what is confusing me. The last one didn't take a single point of damage and it still crumbled. It was shooting at a Trike one second and then just disappeared the next, crop planter and all.
sounds like it burned up all the fertalizer in the plot, or the irrigation was used up.

do you use Steam punk mod? I know if you park the air ship over your plots, that hulking mass of copper will stop rain from irrigating it.
Last edited by Cor.; Jan 23, 2018 @ 3:42pm
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Popolopolis Sep 16, 2018 @ 6:05pm 
ive had the same issue now as well under similar circumstances although NOTHING was attacking. i was just filling up fertilizer and 4 crop plots blew up in front of me. i dont get it and cant find any info on it? maybe no sunlight??
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Raikyr Sep 17, 2018 @ 4:50am 
Originally posted by Popolopolis:
ive had the same issue now as well under similar circumstances although NOTHING was attacking. i was just filling up fertilizer and 4 crop plots blew up in front of me. i dont get it and cant find any info on it? maybe no sunlight??

I never figured out what caused this. The crop plots were full of fertilizer, fully hydrated, were in direct sunlight, they were full health, and nothing was attacking them that would have destroyed them. Just all of a sudden they just started exploding. Over the next couple of days all the crop plots in the area did the same thing one or two at a time. Was the strangest thing.
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