Brahmin fertilizer production question

[MoonC A T]

I have 10 brahmins at Abernathy and they are producing zilch. Any reason why?

Clarabell plus 9 other captured in cages. None were purchased from Kathy or Katy or whatever the hell her name is.

[steventirey]

Do you have some in the workshop already? Like food, water, and junk items, there is a cap (I want to say 10, but not sure). Once you've hit it, no more is produced until you remove enough to get below the cap again.

[MoonC A T]

Workshop is empty. There is nothing, not even junk.

[steventirey]

How are you passing the time? Settlement production timers seem to be based, at least somewhat, on a minimum amount of real time passed, not game time. So waiting, sleeping, and fast travelling don't advance the timers.

[MoonC A T]

Sleeping in other settlements. I'll try idling and see if that makes any difference next time I play.

[Fake]

Why are you "farming" fertilizer?

[Bored Peon]

1. Sleeping or waiting will not advance timer on production queues.

2. Scrap production is limited 100 items + 5 items per settler.

3. Clara Belle and Maisy are not owned by the player.

[MoonC A T]

Originally posted by Fake:

Why are you "farming" fertilizer?

Because I'm bored and it's pretty much the only thing I've never attempted to do.

3,052 hrs on record, ugh. You'd think I'd know better about the sleeping thing.

[steventirey]

Originally posted by Fake:

Why are you "farming" fertilizer?

Making jet is one possibility, either for personal consumption or selling. Or making ammo with the Contraptions Workshop DLC (or a mod that does something similiar).

[Fake]

Originally posted by steventirey:

Originally posted by Fake:

Why are you "farming" fertilizer?

Making jet is one possibility, either for personal consumption or selling. Or making ammo with the Contraptions Workshop DLC (or a mod that does something similiar).

If that is the purpose, farming water is faster and you get more per refresh cycle.

Use water and buy all the fertilizer that you can ever need

[MoonC A T]

Fertilizer is filling now, I need to be more patient.

[The Inept European]

There is a per settlement production cap on fertiliser, regardless of cheating in extra Brahmin, so 9 is a waste.

As was noted you need to spend a minimum real time, not just game time, or no production of any kind takes place.

[The Inept European]

It would be more effective to distribute your Brahmin evenly across your settlements, connect with supply lines, and then produce Jet over supply lines.

[The Inept European]

I do like the idea of being a Jet chemist, it's kind of lo-fi and relaxed compared to being a water farmer. Water farming looks like a lot of effort building stuff and it makes your place look like a factory. Jet seems more of a chilled way to make a dishonest living.

[MoonC A T]

I don't make jet, I make ammo mostly. Thanks for the tips.

[Jouchebag]

Originally posted by ᴹᴼᴼᴺC A T:

I don't make jet, I make ammo mostly.

Now, see I knows a guy who knows a guy from Europe that may or may not be interested in setting up that kind of business... if you should ever happen to y'know, need another revenue stream.

Originally posted by The Ex-ept European:

I do like the idea of being a Jet chemist