Wheat farm inefficiencies

[Mr.FlapJack]

I am not certain if the Wheat farm is being looked at for the next update but it has some glaring issues. First of all, the farm only gets it's full crop planted when it is first built and assigned workers. When you reset the crop, one farmer will plant seeds but only in a fraction of the farming area you have designated, usually near the corner of the farm and if other workers come to help they simply harvest the partially planted wheat instead of planting the full crop.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1727532949

[Pesky]

Farms have a maximum about of wheat. You can define a very large area, but they will plant only a fixed amount. However, what you show here looks worse than I've seen and does suggest a problem. As a hint, leave a gap between the farmhouse and the nearest edge of the farm field zone. That way your farmers don't get stuck trying to harvest inside the building.

[Mr.FlapJack]

Originally posted by PeskyTheTroll:

Farms have a maximum about of wheat. You can define a very large area, but they will plant only a fixed amount. However, what you show here looks worse than I've seen and does suggest a problem. As a hint, leave a gap between the farmhouse and the nearest edge of the farm field zone. That way your farmers don't get stuck trying to harvest inside the building.

The defined area i currently have is roughly represented by the fence but I do have it painted overlapping the farm, i will erase that area and see if that helps. Thank you. When I first built the farm, the entire area you see within the fence was planted.

[der_seBi]

You can also try to reset the field via the menu of the farm.

[Eido]

Bei mir ist es dasselbe, sie starten furios mit großen Feldern und im Verlauf des Spiels bleiben so kleine , jämmerliche Reste der Felder über.
Das kommt zu Stande, weil zuerst alle 3 aussäen, später aber nicht mehr, dann gehts schon nach 1x oder, wenn gerade 2 da sind, nach 2x säen zum Wachsen über.
Allerdings scheint die Funktion dadurch nicht beeinträchtigt zu sein, nur die Optik.

[NighttimeAssistantManager]

Originally posted by PeskyTheTroll:

Farms have a maximum about of wheat. You can define a very large area, but they will plant only a fixed amount. However, what you show here looks worse than I've seen and does suggest a problem. As a hint, leave a gap between the farmhouse and the nearest edge of the farm field zone. That way your farmers don't get stuck trying to harvest inside the building.

Thanks for the suggestion! I was painting a biggish circle and then placing the farmhouse within it.

Can you just paint a massive area and then plop down a bunch of farmhouses and leave them to work it out? I haven't progressed enough in the game to try it out but I was wondering.

[Pesky]

I tried that yesterday. I painted a large yellow area. Then I put a farm at one end. They used about half the area nearest the farm. Then I put a farm at the other end, and they used the part near their farm. The two farms had different seasons (one sowing while one reaps) but I think once I reloaded the game from a save they were magically in synch.

[Mr.FlapJack]

Originally posted by der_seBi:

You can also try to reset the field via the menu of the farm.

Yeah, i've tried that. I mentioned it in my original post...repainting the farming zone to not overlap the farm itself helped a little though. They are a bit more efficient now.

[acase370]

I was Just having the same issue. I think The fix has to be with how far away an individual lives from where they work. I had three farmers that worked at my wheat farm that lived over 150 m from where they worked. When I replaced those workers with those that lived closer They planted more Crops.

[Ninja_Broccoli]

this is still a problem for me.

[Mr.FlapJack]

Originally posted by medium carrot boss:

this is still a problem for me.

Please check dates of OP. This was resolved over a year ago.

In the mean time, got any cool screenshots of your towns?? :)