Cave with fruit bats vs. shrooms

[MusaBasjooo]

Seems like the bats are lazy and bring me mostly lower value fruit whereas with mushrooms I get at least some produce every day. Wish I could at least slay those suckers. Does it get any better with the bats, or should I just invest on fruit trees? And also can I grow those in the greenhouse?

[esturias]

No idea about the Corona-bats, but you can grow trees in the greenhouse. Even on the wooden floor around the actual soil patch inside.

[MusaBasjooo]

Surely before I notice my farm will turn into a wet market, so better stay away from those unreliable flying leathery rats it seems!
Cool beans about the trees, definitely going with that strategy then. So I don't have to worry about the soil or placement other than surrounding 8 tiles being empty?

[ChrillBill]

If it helps, this is one way you can plant and keep fruit trees in the greenhouse :>
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2650847459

[MusaBasjooo]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

If it helps, this is one way you can plant and keep fruit trees in the greenhouse :>
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2650847459

Love what you did with the place, thanks for the tip!

[reverendphil]

If you're rushing to unlock everything, I think the fruit bats are better. You can grow mushroom trees now, so I have a dozen of those on my farm, and rarely harvest from either those or the cave at this point. But early on I really needed that fruit, and due to one mistake and a little bad luck, it took me forever to unlock the greenhouse and start planting trees. Felt like a waste to do it outside.

[MusaBasjooo]

I had the same reasoning as you when choosing bats this time, the fruit really helps getting bundles ready sooner. Of course I have forgotten all about the existence of mushroom trees by now, and don't actually have too much knowledge on them either, other than that they differ from your regular ol' pine in some ways...

All this life-changing decision making maan....! As some Natalie would put it, nothings fine, I'm toorn

[ChrillBill]

Originally posted by MusaBasjooo:

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

If it helps, this is one way you can plant and keep fruit trees in the greenhouse :>
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2650847459

Love what you did with the place, thanks for the tip!

You so welcome! And thanks. By the way, I think you are refering to Natalie Imbruglia's Torn in the post above me. Such a good song! I often feel very TORN when I start a new farm looking at the mess I have to clean up xD

[MusaBasjooo]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

Originally posted by MusaBasjooo:

Love what you did with the place, thanks for the tip!

You so welcome! And thanks. By the way, I think you are refering to Natalie Imbruglia's Torn in the post above me. Such a good song! I often feel very TORN when I start a new farm looking at the mess I have to clean up xD

xD I mean yeah the song starts playing in my head every time lol

[esturias]

Originally posted by MusaBasjooo:

So I don't have to worry about the soil or placement other than surrounding 8 tiles being empty?

The greenhouse is a bit unique in that regard. You can place trees right at the outer tiles near the wall and lots of the decorative items don't count as blocked tiles.
Read the wiki article for more details and a planting plan.

[AmusableBman]

Fruit Bats are good if you want to rush some of the harder community center bundles and get some good gifting items without needing to invest in fruit trees, and it's less maintenance-heavy then the mushroom boxes since you can have as many fruits in the cave as there are empty floor spaces. Additionally, the contents are great for artisan goods. However, there's only a 52% chance of a fruit spawning on any given day, and when it does spawn, there's an 80% chance it's a forage fruit (Wild plum, Spice/Black/Salmonberry) rather than a tree fruit, which are not as good for either gifting or artisan goods.

The Mushroom cave produces six mushrooms consistently every day, and will likely outperform the fruit bats on income if you're shipping the contents (ignoring artisan goods). Additionally, it is the best and most consistent way to get the ingredients for the Life Elixir, which is a great item to have when going into the mines or skull cavern. However, it is the more maintenance-heavy option, requiring you to gather the contents daily in order to keep producing, and the items it gives aren't good for gifting outside of a few villagers. Additionally, the bundles it helps with are either easy to complete (Fall Foraging), can be completed with other items (Exotic Foraging), or have other components that are far harder to get quickly (Dye and Field Research)

Overall, I prefer the Mushroom cave, mostly due to the consistent production of Life Elixir.

[Stealth-Boy 3000]

Mushrooms>Bats here

[Chris P. Bacon]

Mushrooms because they are a good and consistent early game food. I usually do Joja route though, so the bundles are a not an issue for me.

[Stealth-Boy 3000]

Originally posted by Dekardi:

Originally posted by Stealth-Boy 3000:

Mushrooms>Bats here

nice argument
oh wait theres none

It's a bit tough on the phone but ok. Mushrooms are way more consistent and I depend on them (common mushrooms) in the early game for energy. Also df I think made a video about it and it's pretty much objectively worse to have bats.

[Side-by-Psyide]

Fruits bats are good for the trying to fix the community centre without the hassle of having to plant said fruits

[Giblets]

Fruits bats, less maintenance and you'll get a mushroom cave later on so you'll end up having one of each.