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Cave House features - Catch 22?

I currently own a 4K cave house in Muufo. I've got 2 patches, plus a dark patch, and 8 crop slots. I'm fine with that number of crop slots for the moment, but I finally got my Remote Herdkeeping skill, and had intentions of starting a big pig farm. With no animal pen, though, it gets real tedious, so I was trying to find a bigger cave home that comes with one.

Seems like every cave house I find with an animal pen has only 1 patch, though. Is this the case, or have I missed something? Are there any other special cave features? I thought I read somewhere about one that comes with batterflies, but haven't been able to find it again.

Any help or advice? Thanks.

Posted 13 months ago by Hraesvelgr Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • No that's the catch.  It's either a pen or extra tree patches.  If you want a pen *and* patches you need a 30k or 50k model home.  I hate that too.  The idea of one coming with batterflies was just an idea, being kicked around by users in the Ideas forum. 
    Posted 13 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It doesn't help you get the 'volume' up on your RHK operation, but you can put piggies on either side of the 'hole' coming up to your yard.  They are then isolated from the other piggies.  They are also perfectly happy downstairs.

    The pens are a mixed blessing for some people, who like the piggies under their care to be able to feed off the trees if they are away, and the piggies in the penned area of a backyard cannot reach the area where the trees grow.  The best 'compromise' solution is to get one of the biggest 15K cottages (good luck finding one for sale, though) because then you have a large yard for piggies, they can eat off the trees when needed, and you have four patches.
    Posted 13 months ago by Parrow Gnolle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh I for some reason thought the meadow homes all had 5 patches~!  Good to know good to know.....
    Posted 13 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Whoops.  I should have typed 'five patches.'  The 10K ones have fewer.
    Posted 13 months ago by Parrow Gnolle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks Parrow!

    So many small differences... =)
    Posted 13 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Frankly, when it comes to harvesting any given tree resource, I don't think having one more or fewer tree really makes all that much difference.  If you really need that resource, you're going to go out to a target-rich environment and harvest a lot of it.      I feed piggies grain, which is virtually free from chickens.  With 2 feeders I'me covered for a few days. 
    Posted 13 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, shucks. Guess I'll be sticking to the 4K one, then. Maybe I'll put the piggies downstairs? Seems feasible.

    Now what to do with this money I saved up? Maybe I'll just go buy a bunch of Cubimals.
    Posted 13 months ago by Hraesvelgr Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hraevsvelgr I was thinking the same thing, put my piggies downstairs.  But then I wouldn't be able to work with my Icons. >_<
    I could go back to carrying them, but that's a whole ton of space taken up in bags.  Useful though they may be... I don't always feel like lugging them around, plus you don't get the same rewards as you do if they're Placed.

    I agree cubi's are a great way to spend money ^___^ but really if you are thinking of housing, I'd suggest keep your funds high, because we don't know yet if the housing customisation / customisability the devs are working on, will take currants or not~!!
    Posted 13 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink