Crop quality keeps dropping despite high farm level.

by **Zamilpen** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:50 am

Ops I'm still softcapped at 0 and harvesting at non-plowed tiles doesn't seem to affect it.

by **Gedrean** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:32 pm

Zamilpen wrote:Ops I'm still softcapped at 0 and harvesting at non-plowed tiles doesn't seem to affect it.

Similar behavior - I think the crop determines the tile q at planting, not at harvesting, which is why once the tile is unploughed it's not helping.

So here's what I got harvested and re-planted just now (don't remember what they were when I planted them first planting but here's my replant):
Flax 12, 10, 8.
Onion 10, 9, and 8.
Hops: 8, 8, 8, 6, 6, 3
Wheat: 7, 6, 2

From these bountiful harvests, I received 36 LP each at 360% (10 base).

I'll post my results next gen.

by **bdew** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:59 pm

I'm currently on my 3-4 generation of everything and all my crops are 1-5 ql. I have 20 farming and the soil QL is 20-ish.

Was there any indication form J&L if this is intended or a bug? WTF is going on?

by **Gedrean** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:32 pm

bdew wrote:I'm currently on my 3-4 generation of everything and all my crops are 1-5 ql. I have 20 farming and the soil QL is 20-ish.

Was there any indication form J&L if this is intended or a bug? WTF is going on?

Other than their recent "Salem" post, I've seen no evidence they've been on forum since their trip started. They're busy. It will wait.

by **sergo** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:29 am

looks like they fixed it 2-3 days ago...

by **Fantastication** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:38 pm

sergo wrote:looks like they fixed it 2-3 days ago...

My carrots and beetroot respectfully disagree so far.

It's possible I've just been very unlucky, but until they pass q10 I'm not going to say that the issue is fixed.

by **Gedrean** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:22 pm

Previous Generation's Planting:
Flax 12, 10, (8 is somewhere else don't know where).
Onion 10, 9, 8
Hops: 8, 8, 8, 6, 6, 3
Wheat: 7, 6, 2

Flax: 10,9,11; 11,6,9... Fibres 10 and 11.
Onion: 7,8,9; 9,5,7; 11,4,4 (probably from the 10).
Hops: 3,4,4; 7,6,4; 5,6,3; 5,3,1; 8,5,3; 3,2,4
Wheat: From the 2: 1,2,3; From 6 and 7: 1,2,3,5,5,6. Not one even above the lowest of the two in that pair, and the 2 saw only a single seed with any improvement. Straw of 2, 6, and 7. (Is the straw equal to the planting seed's quality? A test will reveal more later).

Farming was 10 for Flax and Onion, 15 for Hops and Wheat, Soil Q 28, but I really doubt the Farming number mattered for Hops and Wheat, and was only vaguely relevant for Flax and Onion.

Farmed 10 minutes ago.

Hops and Wheat results are clearly conclusive of decline (no visible increase, most crops decrease). Onion shows mixed results, with a potential gain of 1 in 1 out of 3 seeds per crop. This compared to an average increase of 3-4 per crop in 2 out of 3 seeds in W3. Flax shows some potential of increase, but overall not enough to show resolution of the bug.
The bug is likely still here.

See you next generation.

EDIT: For personal note, I planted the onion and flax crops in decending order, west to east, north to south, thus on the northernmost row, the westmost crop is highest quality, and on the southernmost row, the eastmost crop is lowest quality. Wheat crop planted in a shared wheat field with a three row barrier between other crops and it, about midway through the field. Hops crop planted at back of hops field, three row barrier between it and other hops. Order of wheat and hops was not specific. Flax crops in the test field are 11,11,10. Others are in a shared flax field, separated.

Sorry for using this post as a notepad, but it helps to make sure I give accurate info.

by **Nautzki** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:51 pm

to me it seems like there are new influences playing a role. time of planting, light different grow-stages get, moon-phase when planting or harvesting...i don't know. i just know that i (and not just me, i figure) was thinking 'oh, it's fixed' several times now, just to be disapionted the next generation.

by **Oddity** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:13 am

stickman wrote:Maybe loftar implemented seasons and we are all planting in the middle of winter

We may never know, since this game is now virtually Abandonware. It's been like a week and a half since this thread was created and loftar hasn't even acknowledged it, nor logged into the forums since almost a week ago :lol: