Bird nest

[Jonthan Sicamor]

So me and my friend built a birdnest for a long time now, yet there are no birds that we've encountered settling in the nest. I've tried putting it as far away, uninterrupted, as i can but there are still no birds laying eggs there

Is this a bug or do i need to wait further

[Taman]

Distance is key. You have to be so far away for the birds to come to the nest. Put it up high away from where you walk.

[Bean0s]

Lmao i put a nest on my roof, instead of going to the nest the bird went straight for my plant thats next to my bed

[Jonthan Sicamor]

Originally posted by Taman:

Distance is key. You have to be so far away for the birds to come to the nest. Put it up high away from where you walk.

I did try putting the nest as far away as possible, for me its probably around 50 feet from my base and i rarely check it

[Jonthan Sicamor]

Originally posted by KeonY Gey:

Lmao i put a nest on my roof, instead of going to the nest the bird went straight for my plant thats next to my bed :Sadclot:

Same goes for me

[reddevil]

Yeah i have been trying to crack this bird nesting pattern for quite some time. This is what iv been able to glean so far:

1. When a bird spawns, it is assigned a target - plant/SC or nest. Target doesnt change until bird dies or despawns.

2. After its interaction with the target is completed/interrupted, it flies up and circles overhead in a holding pattern

3. From this holding pattern there is a chance it will fly away (despawn) or re-interact with target. Nest birds have higher chance of despawn.

4. Target preference - SC>plants>nest. Uncovered targets > targets under roof

5. I get the most amount of eggs when my number of nest outnumber my total of plants and birds by about 3x

I assume it is because birds are randomly assigned a target on spawning and given the lower preference for nests, you need way more nests than plants/sc

Disclaimer: all this is derived from my interpretation of a few tests I ran. For all we know I could be wrong on every count!

[Jonthan Sicamor]

Originally posted by reddevil:

Yeah i have been trying to crack this bird nesting pattern for quite some time. This is what iv been able to glean so far:

1. When a bird spawns, it is assigned a target - plant/SC or nest. Target doesnt change until bird dies or despawns.

2. After its interaction with the target is completed/interrupted, it flies up and circles overhead in a holding pattern

3. From this holding pattern there is a chance it will fly away (despawn) or re-interact with target. Nest birds have higher chance of despawn.

4. Target preference - SC>plants>nest. Uncovered targets > targets under roof

5. I get the most amount of eggs when my number of nest outnumber my total of plants and birds by about 3x

I assume it is because birds are randomly assigned a target on spawning and given the lower preference for nests, you need way more nests than plants/sc

Disclaimer: all this is derived from my interpretation of a few tests I ran. For all we know I could be wrong on every count!

Ah, that might explains it. Since our base consists of very much a plentiful supplies of plants and crops. Will try this out, thanks

[Melvin]

As of the large island patch birds in nests no longer spawn eggs and chickens will give these instead.

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by Mirage:

As of the large island patch birds in nests no longer spawn eggs and chickens will give these instead.

Necromancer be gone!

PS. The topic is 9 months old.