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Last Egg Standing

I have had this quest for a few weeks and can't get it done. Where am I supposed to find an egg plant with only 1 egg left? Is there some trick to this I'm not getting?

Posted 19 months ago by MrGlass Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I'm pretty sure you're going to need to find some other players to help you out, though I haven't worked out the mechanics yet myself. (Same for the "clear out a peat bog in x seconds" quest.)
    Posted 19 months ago by larky lion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You do, from time to time, see an egg plant with only one branch with an egg on it.  Them's the ones to harvest.  Also it's best not to water or pet till after you've harvested the last egg as if you do that they sprout more eggs.  It took me a while to complete this task but it is doable on your own (or at least it was a couple of weeks ago)
    Posted 19 months ago by nao Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Got this goal today. :) There was one egg plant with one egg and another with three. With two people there it was easy for us both to get the last egg. :) 
    Posted 19 months ago by Leithwyn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah I'm having a problem with this quest too - it's been on my docket for a long time now. I think if you plant an egg tree and wait around it until it only has one egg and then harvest it yourself it might work.
    Posted 19 months ago by Folderol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Completing this quest is easiest if the egg plant is small, as a smaller plant requires less harvests (and less people) to get it down to the last egg. But if you can get a largish group together, you could probably tackle a bunch of the larger egg trees in Groddle Heights.
    Posted 19 months ago by Millie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have to amend my earlier response - I finally completed that quest. And it happened just as Millie said - the small plant just had two eggs on it, and I harvested both of them. Phew!
    Posted 19 months ago by Folderol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Baby egg plant is how I got it too.
    Posted 19 months ago by Violet Faulds Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm having trouble remembering where I can find egg plants! I feel like I saw dozens upon dozens of them a few weeks ago, but I've been going in circles trying to find them again. Any suggestions? I'm on the verge of making a map chart, noting what items are in each realm/place.... Thanks! :)
    Posted 18 months ago by Yum Yumyum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Look in the swamps or in caves and underground areas in the heights and where Alakol meets Bartola.
    Posted 18 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ooo, thank you so much brib annie!!
    Posted 18 months ago by Yum Yumyum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Anyone who needs to complete this quest or the empty the peat bog quest, let me know. I need to complete both and would love to find a group of folks to work on this cooperatively.
    Posted 18 months ago by g33kgurrl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @g33kgurrl I'm in. Those have lingered far too long.
    Posted 18 months ago by anacronismo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Good deal. I just send a friend request over. We'll get this done. :D
    Posted 18 months ago by g33kgurrl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was able to accomplish this fairly easily - it just has to be close to the end of a day...

    1. Plant new egg plant
    2. Wait for it to mature past seedling (just a few minutes)
    3. Use fertilidust until eggs appear (I think it's twice)
    4. Harvest
    5. Wait for second day
    6. Harvest - Quest completed!

    If you can get close enough to the end of day, it won't take more than 6-7 minutes for the entire cycle.
    Posted 18 months ago by Xupa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The fact the Quest completes with a small plant... well technically it could be considered a bug. (heaven forbid that bug goes poof though) It does allow the Quest to be completed at any of the 'harvesting' stages, and it's tough going as it is.

    The Eggplants have 10 stages (all trees except Wood do - which has 6). With eggs it's easier to see because there is roughly one branch per stage (some stages spawn 2 branches to make up for the early growing stages). Each 'Harvest' action removes one of the eggs from the branch 'cup'. Each 'Pet' action restores the eggs to their cups, basically refilling the plant.

    This Quest is actually not difficult to complete if you round up enough people. 4-5 people with Gardening 1 (or 9 -10 people with no Gardening) should be able to take a fully mature Eggplant from 10 'eggs in cups' to 0 if Harvest is their only interaction.

    The skills are a little awkward in their names in that:
    Soil Appreciation = Tend / Dig actions with Patches and Dirt Piles (and I'm assuming the clearing portion of Garden plots though it isn't explicitly stated)
    Light Green Thumb = Pet / Water actions with Trees
    Gardening = Harvest actions with Trees
    Croppery = Plant / Water / Harvest actions in a Garden plot

    The Gardening / Croppery names are almost counter-intuitive until you think about what the skills/bonuses do and how the skill tree builds.
    Posted 18 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink