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== What is farming? == | == What is farming? == | ||
Farming is one of the core features of Castaways. | Farming is one of the core features of Castaways. The original 2 crops are [[Sugar Cane]] and [[Palm Tree]]. Sugar Cane can be harvested and the plant directly replanted on [[Grass]]. Palm Trees yield wood and [[Coconut]]s, and the coconuts can be planted on [[Sand]] or [[Grass]] to grow more palm trees. | ||
With the [[Homestead]] Update more [[Crops]] | With the [[Homestead]] Update more [[Crops]] were introduced, but in order to grow these crops the player first needs to gather the corresponding [[Seeds]]. They drop from the '''[[Bird Feeder]]'''. Note, these new crops will NOT drop additional seeds. | ||
With the [[Homestead]] update, the game will have day and night cycles. | With the [[Homestead]] update, the game will have day and night cycles. | ||
* During the [[day]], birds will come to [[Bird Feeder]]s to eat the fish inside, and will poop. In the poop you can find seeds used to plant crops. | * During the [[day]], birds will come to [[Bird Feeder]]s to eat the fish inside, and will poop. In the poop you can find seeds used to plant crops. | ||
* In order to plant the seeds, you need to till the soil using a [[Wood Hoe]] or [[Stone Hoe]] | * In order to plant the seeds, you need to till the soil using a [[Wood Hoe]] or [[Stone Hoe]] | ||
* The crops will need to be watered using a [[Watering Can | * The crops will need to be watered using a [[Watering Can]]. Occasionally when watering a [[Worm]] will appear. | ||
* During the [[night]], birds will come to eat your crops. You can scare them away using a [[Flare Gun]] or by placing a [[Scarecrow]]. | * During the [[night]], birds will come to eat your crops. You can scare them away using a [[Flare Gun]] or by placing a [[Scarecrow]]. | ||
* When the crops are mature they can be harvested for their corresponding fruit (e.g. Corn seeds will yield [[Corn]], tomato seeds will yield [[Tomato]]s) | * When the crops are mature they can be harvested for their corresponding fruit (e.g. Corn seeds will yield [[Corn]], tomato seeds will yield [[Tomato]]s) | ||
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=== Step 1- Hoe the Grass, Get the Dirt === | === Step 1- Hoe the Grass, Get the Dirt === | ||
'''You need'''<br> | '''You need'''<br> | ||
[[File:Icon blockGrass.png| | [[File:Icon blockGrass.png|30px|link=]][[Grass]] or [[File:Icon blockDirt.png|30px|link=]][[Dirt]]<br> | ||
[[File:Icon woodHoe.png|30px|]][[ | [[File:Icon woodHoe.png|30px|]][[Wood Hoe]] or [[File:Icon stoneHoe.png|30px|]][[Stone Hoe]] | ||
'''Procedure'''<br> | '''Procedure'''<br> | ||
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Make a Hoe => Hoe the grass => Grass becomes plantable dirt! | Make a Hoe => Hoe the grass => Grass becomes plantable dirt! | ||
[[File:Farm Step 1.png|thumb|center|Hoe the Grass, Get the Dirt.]]<br> | [[File:Farm Step 1.png|thumb|center|Hoe the Grass, Get the Dirt.]]<br> | ||
=== Step 2- Feed thy Birds, Get thy Seeds === | === Step 2- Feed thy Birds, Get thy Seeds === | ||
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=== Step 3- Plant the seed, Water the life === | === Step 3- Plant the seed, Water the life === | ||
Seeds need to be watered every 24 hours, | Seeds need to be watered every 24 hours, use [[File:Icon wateringCan.png|30px|]][[Watering Can]]. | ||
<br> | |||
Notes: You might get [[File:Icon worm.png|30px]][[worm]] by watering! Worms can used to enhance your chance of getting big fish when fishing. | Notes: You might get [[File:Icon worm.png|30px]][[worm]] by watering! Worms can used to enhance your chance of getting big fish when fishing. | ||
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Plants take 1 ~ 28 days to grow, depending on which type of seeds you're using and what your soil quality/type is.<br> | Plants take 1 ~ 28 days to grow, depending on which type of seeds you're using and what your soil quality/type is.<br> | ||
Mind the wither Time, If you don't harvest ripe plants in time, they will wither and eventually die!<br> | Mind the wither Time, If you don't harvest ripe plants in time, they will wither and eventually die!<br> | ||
You can refer to the charts below.< | You can refer to the charts below.<br> | ||
== How to Get More Dirt? == | == How to Get More Dirt? == | ||
Dirt is the essence of Castaways's Farming System. Crops and Trees(except for [[Palm | Dirt is the essence of Castaways's Farming System. Crops and Trees(except for [[Palm Tree]] must be planted on Dirt. But how to get more Dirt?<br> | ||
Well, there are two ways for you to get Dirt at this moment.<br> | Well, there are two ways for you to get Dirt at this moment.<br> | ||
=== Hoe the [[Grass]] === | === Hoe the [[File:Icon blockGrass.png|30px|link=]][[Grass]] === | ||
Each island starts with 12 [[Grass]]. You can use [[Wood Hoe]] or [[Stone Hoe]] to transform them into Dirt.<br> | Each island starts with 12 [[File:Icon blockGrass.png|30px|link=]][[Grass]]. You can use [[File:Icon woodHoe.png|30px|]][[Wood Hoe]] or [[File:Icon stoneHoe.png|30px|]][[Stone Hoe]] to transform them into Dirt.<br> | ||
However, this process is irrevocable. So make up your mind before you do that.<br> | However, this process is irrevocable. So make up your mind before you do that.<br> | ||
'''Procedure'''<br> | '''Procedure'''<br> | ||
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=== Synthesize with [[File:Icon composter.png|30px|]][[Composter]] === | === Synthesize with [[File:Icon composter.png|30px|]][[Composter]] === | ||
A more sustainable way to get Dirt is by using [[File:Icon composter.png|30px|]][[Composter]].<br> | A more sustainable way to get Dirt is by using [[File:Icon composter.png|30px|]][[Composter]].<br> | ||
To synthesize Dirt, you need sand and crops. Sand: Dirt ratio is 1:1, while Crops: Dirt depends on which type of crops you're using. For example, you need 2 | To synthesize Dirt, you need sand and crops. <br> | ||
The use of [[File:Icon composter.png|30px|]][[composter]] is the same as [[ | Sand: Dirt ratio is 1:1, while Crops: Dirt ratio depends on which type of crops you're using. <br> | ||
[[File:Dirt-composter.png|thumb|center|Put Crops and Sand into the composter!]] | For example, you need 2 [[File:Icon carrot.png|30px|]][[Carrots]] for 1 Dirt, but with [[File:Icon cabbage.png|30px|]][[Cabbage]], the ratio is 1:1. <br> | ||
When the Dirt appears, break it! This is how you synthesize Dirt. | The use of [[File:Icon composter.png|30px|]][[composter]] is the same as [[File:Icon blockFurnace.png|30px|]][[Furnace]] with only one exception--you need to left-click the composter. | ||
[[File:Dirt-composter.png|thumb|center|Put Crops and Sand into the composter!]]<br> | |||
When the Dirt appears, break it! This is how you synthesize Dirt.<br> | |||
[[File:Getting Dirt.png|thumb|center|Break it!]]<br> | |||
'''Procedure'''<br> | |||
Put Sand and Crops into Composter => Left-Click the Composter => Break the Dirt<br> | |||
=== Crop:Dirt Ratio === | |||
<center> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Crops:Dirt Ratio | |||
|- | |||
! Per Crops !! Dirt Output | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon carrot.png|center|30px|]] || <center>0.6<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon cabbage.png|center|30px|]] || <center>1.2<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon yam.png|center|30px|]] || <center>2.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon strawberry.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~1.8<center> | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon coffeeBeans.png|center|30px|]] || <center>1.2<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon tomato.png|center|30px|]] || <center>2.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon corn.png|center|30px|]] || <center>2.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon pineapple.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~4.2<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon banana.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~8.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon passionFruit.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~8.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon mango.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~8.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon guava.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~8.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon orange.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~8.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Icon lemon.png|center|30px|]] || <center>~8.4<center> | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
<center> | |||
== Plants Growth Chart == | == Plants Growth Chart == | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
| | | | ||
| 1 day | |<center>1 day<center> | ||
| | | | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 2 days | |<center>2 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon cabbage.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon cabbage.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
| | | | ||
| 2 days | |<center>2 days<center> | ||
| | | | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 4 days | |<center>4 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon yam.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon yam.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
| | | | ||
| 4 days | |<center>4 days<center> | ||
| | | | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 8 days | |<center>8 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon strawberry.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon strawberry.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 7 days | |<center>7 days<center> | ||
| 3 days | |<center>3 days<center> | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 14/6 days | |<center>14/6 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon coffeeBeans.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon coffeeBeans.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 10 days | |<center>10 days<center> | ||
| 2 days | |<center>2 days<center> | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 20/4 days | |<center>20/4 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon tomato.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon tomato.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 11 days | |<center>11 days<center> | ||
| 4 days | |<center>4 days<center> | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 22/8 days | |<center>22/8 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon corn.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon corn.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 days | |<center>4 days<center> | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 28/8 days | |<center>28/8 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon pineapple.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon pineapple.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Crop | |Crop | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 7 days | |<center>7 days<center> | ||
| 5 | |<center>5<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| 28/14 days | |<center>28/14 days<center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<big>[[File:Icon banana.png|32px]]</big> | |<big>[[File:Icon banana.png|32px]]</big> | ||
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|Tree | |Tree | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 28 days | |<center>28 days<center> | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 | |<center>4<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Tree | |Tree | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 28 days | |<center>28 days<center> | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 | |<center>4<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Tree | |Tree | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 28 days | |<center>28 days<center> | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 | |<center>4<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Tree | |Tree | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 28 days | |<center>28 days<center> | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 | |<center>4<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Tree | |Tree | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 28 days | |<center>28 days<center> | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 | |<center>4<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Tree | |Tree | ||
|Keeps producing after maturity | |Keeps producing after maturity | ||
| 28 days | |<center>28 days<center> | ||
| 14 days | |<center>14 days<center> | ||
| 4 | |<center>4<center> | ||
| 1 | |<center>1<center> | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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'''Soil type''' | '''Soil type''' | ||
[[File:stars.png|32px]]:This crop has a 20% bonus effect when grown in this soil<br> | |||
[[File:carterpillar.jpg|32px]]:This crop has a 20% negative effect when grown in this soil<br> | |||
Otherwhise, this crop has no effect when grown in this soil | Otherwhise, this crop has no effect when grown in this soil<br> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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'''Soil Quality''' | '''Soil Quality''' | ||
This meter is the efficiency of how well something grows in the soil on your island. If the soil is 100%, then things will grow at a rate of 100% what they should be. | This meter is the efficiency of how well something grows in the soil on your island. If the soil is 100%, then things will grow at a rate of 100% what they should be.<br> | ||
Excellent - 140%<br> | |||
Great - 120%<br> | |||
Good - 100%<br> | |||
Okay - 80%<br> | |||
Poor - 60%<br> | |||
Revision as of 00:29, 12 January 2023
What is farming?
Farming is one of the core features of Castaways. The original 2 crops are Sugar Cane and Palm Tree. Sugar Cane can be harvested and the plant directly replanted on Grass. Palm Trees yield wood and Coconuts, and the coconuts can be planted on Sand or Grass to grow more palm trees.
With the Homestead Update more Crops were introduced, but in order to grow these crops the player first needs to gather the corresponding Seeds. They drop from the Bird Feeder. Note, these new crops will NOT drop additional seeds.
With the Homestead update, the game will have day and night cycles.
- During the day, birds will come to Bird Feeders to eat the fish inside, and will poop. In the poop you can find seeds used to plant crops.
- In order to plant the seeds, you need to till the soil using a Wood Hoe or Stone Hoe
- The crops will need to be watered using a Watering Can. Occasionally when watering a Worm will appear.
- During the night, birds will come to eat your crops. You can scare them away using a Flare Gun or by placing a Scarecrow.
- When the crops are mature they can be harvested for their corresponding fruit (e.g. Corn seeds will yield Corn, tomato seeds will yield Tomatos)
- You CANNOT replant the fruit from crops that grow from seed
For a complete list of seeds that be planted, please refer to Seeds.
Farming 101
Step 1- Hoe the Grass, Get the Dirt
You need
Grass or Dirt
Wood Hoe or Stone Hoe
Procedure
Make a Hoe => Hoe the grass => Grass becomes plantable dirt!
Step 2- Feed thy Birds, Get thy Seeds
There are two ways of getting seeds right now.
1. Open the Treasure Chest, you may get seeds.
2. Make Bird Feeder, feed the bird, and get seeds from their poops.
Procedure
1. Place the Bird Feeder.
2. Put Fish into it, the rarer the fish, the more likely you will get rare seeds.
3. Wait for the seagull and when they come, get their poops!
Step 3- Plant the seed, Water the life
Seeds need to be watered every 24 hours, use Watering Can.
Notes: You might get worm by watering! Worms can used to enhance your chance of getting big fish when fishing.
Step 4- Shoo the birds, Protect your plants
At night time, seagulls will come and try to destroy your plants. You must protect your plants against seagulls!
There are two ways of doing that.
1. Use Flare Gun. Remember, each flare gun can only be used once.
2. Make Scarecrow, and place them besides your plants.
Step 5- Take your time, Wait for Harvest
Plants take 1 ~ 28 days to grow, depending on which type of seeds you're using and what your soil quality/type is.
Mind the wither Time, If you don't harvest ripe plants in time, they will wither and eventually die!
You can refer to the charts below.
How to Get More Dirt?
Dirt is the essence of Castaways's Farming System. Crops and Trees(except for Palm Tree must be planted on Dirt. But how to get more Dirt?
Well, there are two ways for you to get Dirt at this moment.
Hoe the Grass
Each island starts with 12 Grass. You can use Wood Hoe or Stone Hoe to transform them into Dirt.
However, this process is irrevocable. So make up your mind before you do that.
Procedure
Make a Hoe => Hoe the Grass => Grass becomes plantable Dirt!
Synthesize with Composter
A more sustainable way to get Dirt is by using Composter.
To synthesize Dirt, you need sand and crops.
Sand: Dirt ratio is 1:1, while Crops: Dirt ratio depends on which type of crops you're using.
For example, you need 2 Carrots for 1 Dirt, but with Cabbage, the ratio is 1:1.
The use of composter is the same as Furnace with only one exception--you need to left-click the composter.
When the Dirt appears, break it! This is how you synthesize Dirt.
Procedure
Put Sand and Crops into Composter => Left-Click the Composter => Break the Dirt
Crop:Dirt Ratio
Per Crops | Dirt Output |
---|---|
Plants Growth Chart
Icon | Crop | Crop | Type | Time to Grow | Reproduce time | Stages | Harvest | Wither Time (2x) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrots | Crop | |||||||
Cabbage | Crop | |||||||
Yam | Crop | |||||||
Strawberry | Crop | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Coffee | Crop | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Tomato | Crop | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Corn | Crop | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Pineapple | Crop | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Banana | Tree | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Passion Fruit | Tree | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Mango | Tree | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Guava | Tree | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Orange | Tree | Keeps producing after maturity | ||||||
Lemon | Tree | Keeps producing after maturity |
Soil quality and type chart
Soil type
:This crop has a 20% bonus effect when grown in this soil
:This crop has a 20% negative effect when grown in this soil
Otherwhise, this crop has no effect when grown in this soil
Soil Type | Carrots | Cabbage | Yam | Strawberry | Coffee | Tomato | Corn | Pineapple | Banana | Passion Fruit | Mango | Guava | Orange | Lemon |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loamy | ||||||||||||||
Clay | ||||||||||||||
Silty | ||||||||||||||
Chalky | ||||||||||||||
Peaty | ||||||||||||||
Sandy |
Soil Quality
This meter is the efficiency of how well something grows in the soil on your island. If the soil is 100%, then things will grow at a rate of 100% what they should be.
Excellent - 140%
Great - 120%
Good - 100%
Okay - 80%
Poor - 60%