Info on Foraging Skill Tree?

[ZOM]

I have a semi-regular routine of foraging Cindersap anyways. So it seems obvious for me to pick the
Gatherer->Botanist path. BUT!

Two Questions.

1) Does the Botanist perk from the Gatherer path affect the mushrooms gathered from the bat cave?
(I feel like this would be my deciding factor.)

2) Will I need the hardwood from the LV. 10 Forester path, late-game? (I would never think to use wood for cash, for the record.)

Thanks in advance.

[Buffmania]

No bonus for bat-cave muchrooms.

From the wiki:
The Botanist Profession applies Iridium Quality to:

All items labeled as "Forage" in-game (except Sap and Cave Carrot)
Fruits, vegetables, and flowers found as forage (including Salmonberries and Blackberries shaken from bushes during their respective seasons)
Fruit left by fruit bats in the cave, provided the player chose that option when prompted by Demetrius (mushrooms are not affected)
All items foraged from the beach
Crops grown from Wild Seeds
Truffles

It's not neccesary to take the lumberjack perk, but it does speed things up a bit if you chop your own wood.

Without the lumberjack perk, you can only get 12 hardwood per day from the secret forest. If you picked the forest farm, you can get an additional 16 per day. You can also find them as loot in the mines and most farms have a few non-repawning logs and stumps.

[ZOM]

I definitely checked the wiki before I posted! >.> Sorry! Didn’t see the bit you linked. Kind of a bummer about the mushrooms though, eh? I like the idea of getting Iridium foraging though, as it’s become such a habit to circle the forest everyday.

But my hardwood question is more of an experience based question I guess. Just how much people generally use.

This is my first playthrough ever, but I know exactly what kind of stuff to expect, so I’m trying to plan ahead. Lol. Thanks for the info.

[I Kinda Fail]

Off the top of my head, hardwood is used for:

One-off payment: Horse stable, 2-3 house upgrades
Crafting recipes: Worm bins, cheese makers, fences, torches

The lumberjack skill tree in general is... really bad. Changes maple syrup from 200 to 250g, or gives a few extra hardwood, versus double forage and easier to find artifacts and panning spots.

Edit: For the horse and house, I think you need 250-500. The Secret Woods gives 12 or 14 per day, I forget.

[Buffmania]

'Welcome. I usually go with the botanist side of forage, just because there are other ways to get a load of hardwood without wasting perks on increased sale prices for things you're likely never to sell.

It only takes 409 hardwood to get both buildings that need hardwood and all the the casks you can possibly fit in the basement. That'll only take a short time each day for 35 days of secret woods harvesting.

The only time I'd suggest going the lumberjack route is if you plan to make cheese as your primary animal income as you'll need significantly more hardwood to make enough cheese presses to process things efficiently.

[GamerTeah]

I have the cave as mushrooms as well, but Botanist for sure even though it has no effect on them.

A chance at double harvest foraged items and them being iridium is amazing. Think Truffles later in game for easy cash.

Gatherer: Chance for double harvest of foraged items.
Botanist: Foraged items are always highest quality

I consider myself a lumberjack, i go to the forest every day to get hardwood, i'm sitting on 300 unused atm.

[Zorlock Darksoul]

If you plan to spend any quality time in the Skull Cavern, you may end up using hardwood to craft Farm Totems. But that's really the only repeatable thing I spend hardwood on, after I've got the casks/presses/buildings I need.

[Keeper Of Monsters]

Originally posted by Zorlock Darksoul:

If you plan to spend any quality time in the Skull Cavern, you may end up using hardwood to craft Farm Totems.

Just collect 2M gold (yes, it takes time but...) and get a scepter from Krobus and you will not need to craft Farm totem ever again.

[Zorlock Darksoul]

Originally posted by Keeper Of Monsters:

Originally posted by Zorlock Darksoul:

If you plan to spend any quality time in the Skull Cavern, you may end up using hardwood to craft Farm Totems.

Just collect 2M gold (yes, it takes time but...) and get a scepter from Krobus and you will not need to craft Farm totem ever again.

Yes, of course. But UNTIL then, the hardwood may be needed for quick returns.

[Zorlock Darksoul]

Originally posted by red255:

even so the 24 you get a day from the enchanted forest is more than enough. the grass is a bigger issue.

1. It's not 24. It's 12.
2. I'm not saying anyone needs more than the Secret Woods can provide. I'm saying Farm Totems are a potential drain on one's hardwood supply. The OP wanted to know about hardwood usage. This is one I use frequently, because the scepter takes a while to afford.

For the record, I always pick Botanist, even with heavy Totem usage. I've never found myself short enough on hardwood to justify otherwise.

[ZOM]

Originally posted by Zorlock Darksoul:

The OP wanted to know about hardwood usage. This is one I use frequently, because the scepter takes a while to afford.

For the record, I always pick Botanist, even with heavy Totem usage. I've never found myself short enough on hardwood to justify otherwise.

Yeah this pretty much answers my questions. Along with the other info from the thread. Sincerely appreciate it my dudes. Got my level 5 Foraging today after work! But now I go farm stuff. Later

[Clovis Sangrail]

Hardwood makes the best fences. It lasts much longer than anything else, even the metal fences.

I harvest as much as I can and stockpile it. You can go through a lot of hardwood if you're building fences with it.