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new homeowner question re: plant and animal care

how often do I need to be feeding my pigs and watering my trees/crops? is this measured in day time or glitch time? when I go on vacation next week and am away from glitch will I return to a morgue?

if I have missed this on the FAQ or elsewhere please let me know!

Posted 14 months ago by Redmond Barry Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Just leave a bunch of beans and cherries on the ground and you should be fine.  They don't actually eat that much, and if you have trees they can eat from those, too.
    Posted 14 months ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If a piggy goes on a rampage while you are away and totally devours the whole bean tree, will there be an enormous pile of 'plop' to clean up?
    Posted 14 months ago by Gaark Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No pile of plop.  Piggies only "plop" crops.

    Just make sure you are signed out of the game.  Nothing should happen while you are signed out.
    Posted 14 months ago by Marla Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The crops need water when they dry out, but you can water them more for bonuses. I pet and water my garden trees when I harvest.
    Posted 14 months ago by Natalia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Unfortunately even if you're signed out of the game, your piggies will still die if they're not fed.

    I would get a couple of piggy feeders and maybe leave some backup stacks of grain on the ground, if you're going to be away for a whole week. The piggy feeders will give you a warning that you need RHK to use them, but last time around in beta I used them before I had RHK. Not sure if this will still work or not.
    Posted 14 months ago by Tally Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, i've had piggies die from lack of food while i've been logged out.

    @Tally:  I was on vacation last week and tried using a piggy feeder even tho' i hadn't gotten Remote Herd Keeping.  No go -- wouldn't let me deposit anything.  So i just captured all my pigs and took them to a neighbor who agreed to pigsit.
    Posted 14 months ago by Wrdnrd Subscriber! | Permalink