Rats are eating our food!

[Eventide]

Are they... really? I would like to see more UI feedback that something has happened. When the message is selected, camera centers on a crop plot - but it seems to be fine. I can't remember what the numbers were, or should be. But, I'd understand - with this UI feedback mock-up: https://i.imgur.com/yeJrJIw.jpg

I have seen an effect of rats briefly running in circle in the crop plot, but it's easy to miss, it doesn't persist for as long as the alert message. A tooltip showing what was lost at any time in the current grow/harvest cycle would be VERY helpful.

[iceflake_joanna]

Heya! So this can be seen by the Yield amount being red - this is how you know that your current yield was affected by rats. The same effect comes from any contamination the field is experiencing as well.

But I'll pass on this feedback to the team - I agree that it could definitely be a lot more clearer! :) Thanks again for your post and of course, playing our game! :)

[fredust_air]

I just wonder what it takes 'Protected Fields', as the game says "Avoid this with more durable crops and protected fields." ??

[Steelairship]

Originally posted by fredust_air:

I just wonder what it takes 'Protected Fields', as the game says "Avoid this with more durable crops and protected fields." ??

I just started playing a few days ago, but I'm pretty sure "protected fields" are greenhouses that are unlocked in the food tech tree.

[mysteriasdrassa]

i think it would be a cool mechanic if you could send like your specialists to the field to start blazing a way at them like you can with the other wild beasts

[Jaden]

Originally posted by fredust_air:

I just wonder what it takes 'Protected Fields', as the game says "Avoid this with more durable crops and protected fields." ??

My crops can hardly be any more durable with cabbage having 3 of 4 resistance points. But now I am getting only HALF the expected yield from my large field (100, not 200) and there doesn't seem to be any way to actually "protect your field"! (Cats? Mesh wire? Rat poison?) Seems you cannot do anything against this.

[Eventide]

Steelairship is right; enclosed greenhouses are the "protected" fields which rats can't attack.

For open fields, this is a simple game mechanic which takes some of your food away every once in a while. Perhaps less is taken in proportion to the chosen crop's resistance. The best counter is to... produce more food than you really need, so that you have a buffer to get through problems.