Sprinklers

[xGreatSif]

So I'm sure this has already been answered but does anyone know how the sprinkler works? Does it only water the ONE crop on each side? If so, isn't that hardly worth the mats to make it?

[⎛⎝Tiùwilo⎠⎞]

The better sprinklers are even more expensive and it takes a while until you can make them.
If you go down into the mines frequently, you can make enough materials for more than 2 sprinklers each day, and that quickly adds up after a while.
~750g if you buy the mats isn't that much, considering that those sprinklers will take a lot of work off your shoulders in the long run. Not just measuring the saved time, but also the energy that you would spend watering your crops every day.

[Ansalem1]

The first sprinkler you can make waters the 4 plants touching the sprinkler in a + shape. The next one does 8 in a square around it. The highest one does 24 in a big square around it.

[Chance]

If you place a second one a 'Knight's Move' away, and use those two as a pattern, you won't waste any space and from there can get a decent grid set up.

It will waste a bit around the edges, but aside from that you get 80% crop coverage for whatever size area you decide to plant in.

And, they don't 'decay' or need any kind of upkeep, as far as I have seen.

Looking at it another way, any item that saves time, which is the real 'currency' of this game, is a worthy investment.

[ASwarmOfKittenz]

If you switch over to using organised sprinkler set ups, you save A LOT of energy in the long run once it's all set up. Since you use energy to water crops. Of course you probably won't be able to get a good set up until you get all the materials for multiple sprinklers.

Or, you can just unlock the better sprinklers (Later on, if you haven't yet). Either way, sprinklers are good for automating watering crops and saving energy for the rest of the day.

[krosser26]

Pardon me asking, i placed my sprinkler but it doesnt work. I know it works automatic. But is there any specific ways I should placed to get it work?

[rahhtwo]

Originally posted by KROSSER26:

Pardon me asking, i placed my sprinkler but it doesnt work. I know it works automatic. But is there any specific ways I should placed to get it work?

It works every morning. If you have crops next to it, just sleep and they will be watered

[krosser26]

Originally posted by rahhtwo:

Originally posted by KROSSER26:

Pardon me asking, i placed my sprinkler but it doesnt work. I know it works automatic. But is there any specific ways I should placed to get it work?

It works every morning. If you have crops next to it, just sleep and they will be watered

i get it now. It doesnt show the soil been watered. Made me confused at first. Thanks :D

[FluffyGuy]

Originally posted by KROSSER26:

Originally posted by rahhtwo:

It works every morning. If you have crops next to it, just sleep and they will be watered

i get it now. It doesnt show the soil been watered. Made me confused at first. Thanks :D

so it did water them? mine is showing the same then, nothing watered

[Morvala]

http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Equipment

there're pics explaining the range of each sprinkler

[xGreatSif]

Idk where the ♥♥♥♥ you get these battery packs but the quality sprinklers are the jam. Makes farm life way easier

[IllusionRay]

First time i see thos sprinkler i was like "OMG yes finally..." and then when i checked for the range i was like "meh... realy? 4 and 8 plant WOW that gona change my life...", the range should be more like 8-24-48. so far only the lvl 3 sprinkler worth it the first 2 is juste a wast of mats and time.

For me there is only 2 cons in this game watering and fishing.

[Zourin]

Doesn't seem like much, but it means a ton when you consider it's saving you in time and energy.

Iron isn't terrible to procure if you only need a couple bars, as you can buy the ore from Clint for 100g/each (500g for an iron bar) Gold is a bit tougher at 300g/each (so a bar is 1500g)

It can take a while to dive down 40 levels, especially given how really rare rain is (I've had only one rainfall in two months so far). That's usually when you start to see iron nodes.

[xGreatSif]

the quality may not seem like much but once you got 9 of them watering crops for you, its pretty much just free money. That mats are a bit annoying if you arent far in the cave, im at lvl 100 so mats are nothin. Fishing is only bad at the start, buy a better pole and that tiny rectangle gets quite large and makes fishing easy as ♥♥♥♥.

[JoeShmo]

The cost seems "off" when you startup, but it pays for itself almost immediately.

Think of it like this:

The first sprinkler waters 4 tiles for you, even if it is in a wonky pattern.

100 tiles worth of hand wattering is anywhere from 50%-100% of your energy per day. Plus the first 2-3 hours of each day.

4 tiles of something that only has to be planted once, like peppers, will net you 8 spawns of peppers per tile ( 5 days for first plant, then a new pepper every 3 days ) per month/season.

8 peppers at 40g a piece = 320g x 4 tiles = 1280g per 4 tile sprinkler setup for tier 1 sprinklers.

Buying the mats for a tier 1 sprinkler from blacksmith = 5 copper ore, 5 iron ore and 2 coal.

5 x 50g = 250g 5 x 100 = 500g 2 x 100 = 200g 250g + 500g + 200g = 950g

950g + 4 packets of pepper seeds at 40g a piece = 1100g



That's 170g profit per set for the first time you buy the sprinkler, for Peppers. Other crops could increase this profit margin + farming your own copper / coal ( which is super easy the first month ) will save you close to half the cost to startup.

By the next month / season, you'll be enitrely profiting from this setup..and spending 0 energy and time doing it after the first initial planting of seeds. This holds true for the higher tiers of spinklers ...to astounding rates.