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Regarding Patches

There was, in a discussion in general, commentary regarding a rarity of open patches for planting or gathering dirt.

Here's a thought from a newish player (funny, I don't look newish):  brainstorm a way for devs to let players make new patches.in some other fashion.  For example, if there is a potion called "Soil Enricher" that can be made with the right chemicals, a player might be able to make it, pour it on empty ground (there might be some rule to figure out, regarding how far away from another patch), and make a nice new patch of soil, suitable for either planting trees or plants.  Perhaps there might be different types of potion for each, or, just perhaps, there are different potions for each that might work in different areas (after all, Ix might have a different overall chemistry than Groddle, given that's one of the few places gas plants can grow...).

Posted 19 months ago by Hazmat Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I like the idea of this. I played for the first time recently and spent a lot of time just looking for dirt patches to plant some crops. I never found one after going through like 6 roads...so I gave up on that "quest".
    Posted 19 months ago by Arthur Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That is an ace idea Hazmat.  I can see it being a great skill to acquire.
    Posted 19 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would also love to see the ability for players to make patches...
    Posted 18 months ago by Soufflé Girl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmm, when he mentioned soil enricher, I was thinking that would be great to pour on a patch or dirt pile to ensure when I dug that I got loam...
    Posted 18 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think that Soil Appreciation V is the equivalent of a "Soil Enricher", but I'm not definitely sure. I do know that after I learned SA IV, I've gotten a lot more loam. So I'm assuming that if the penultimate skill gives me loam about a third of the time, the ultimate will give loam maybe half the time?

    It would be kind of nice to have the option to choose between Earth and Loam though. 
    Posted 18 months ago by Folderol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Arthur, you can only grow trees in patches.  

    If you want to grow crops without a house, try a community garden.   And Fol, SA5 only increases the possibility of loam, more's the pity.
    Posted 18 months ago by jasbo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had lots of ideas about patches, soil, dirt and gardening too. I posted them here:
    http://beta.glitch.com/forum/ideas/4310/
    Posted 18 months ago by Miriamele Subscriber! | Permalink
  • the thing of it is, there are new patches and actually many more in number than there was for a while. You just have to look for them, and you might not find them in 5 minutes. It might take a while of wandering around the world, but they are there. 

    It's really alright not to finish this quest right away, or to do quests in order. So have a looksee around and enjoy the journey. 
    Posted 18 months ago by Wren Bramble Subscriber! | Permalink