Farming plots > Hydroponics?

[DDRMANIAC007]

The fertility of hydroponic tables has been increased for alpha 3, but a power consumption has been added to them. Check March 3 here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rCdGYp3nbSUXFG4Ky96RZW1cJGt9g_6ANZZPOHyNsg/pub

Alpha 3? Where's Alpha 2?

[letharion]

Alpha 2 release announcement post on the 26th of February: http://ludeon.com/blog/

[dd0029]

Why even enclose it? Just place a sun lamp outside in the middle of your plants. 24/7 growing from the start.

Yes, it may short circuit in the rain and start a fire. (a fire outside... in the rain...)

Fire thing is the biggest reason, not only from short circuits on the lamp, but from dry lightning, etc.. You also don't lose produce to rodents eating things.

[palandus]

To get around the shortcircuiting, you could always build a small 1 square roof over it, by building an area 3x3 walls to create roofing, then sell all but 1 wall (so that the roof doesn't collapse). This way you have light outside without shortcircuits and avoids lightning (as lightning only hits non-roofed areas)