Accel-Potatoes?

Zsword · September 16, 2014, 02:20:16 AM

Heyo, I've noticed that the Wiki lists Accel-Potatoes are a thing, but I see no indicator of them here on the forum or anywhere else, and all the wiki states is 'research them', and uh, well, I've completed my research tree before (I've actually managed to make an 8 man escape. ^^) and I still couldn't grow Accel-otatoes, did I miss something or is the particular page on wiki inaccurate or outdated?

Amaror · September 16, 2014, 03:25:55 AM

The potatoes in Rimworld ARE Accelotatoes, which is why they grow within days instead of, you know, months.

Rahjital · September 16, 2014, 03:56:32 AM

The accele-taters were used by hydroponics in previous versions of Rimworld to make them grow food faster than normal fields. Nowadays, hydroponics have three and half times the fertility of normal soil, so the accele-plants are not needed anymore.

The wiki is quite outdated in places, but it's much better than it was about a month ago.

Zsword · September 16, 2014, 04:04:24 AM

OH, so, Hydroponics do still grow things faster?

The wiki also says Berry plants leave the bush after berry picking... and that doesn't seem to be the case. If it's not... is there really a point to berries over taters?

Oh, and I was having a problem in getting my Paste Dispenser to work for my captives, I set up the dispenser, set up a hopper by it... and they never eat from it. ._.

skullywag · September 16, 2014, 04:54:51 AM

That last one about the dispenser is a bug i believe Tynan is aware of.

Rahjital · September 16, 2014, 06:21:43 AM

Quote from: Zsword on September 16, 2014, 04:04:24 AM
OH, so, Hydroponics do still grow things faster?

The wiki also says Berry plants leave the bush after berry picking... and that doesn't seem to be the case. If it's not... is there really a point to berries over taters?

Oh, and I was having a problem in getting my Paste Dispenser to work for my captives, I set up the dispenser, set up a hopper by it... and they never eat from it. ._.

Yes, hydroponics are much faster than ordinary and even rich soil. Even with an outside colony, it can still be better to use hydroponics if you don't mind the energy costs.

The greatest advantage of berries is that colonists can eat them without getting the "ate raw food" unhappy thought, which is very useful when a solar flare hits and you can't cook food. On hydroponics, berries yield quite a bit more food than potatoes, so you'll want to only grow berries there. Anywhere else, potatoes are better.

frosty840 · September 16, 2014, 06:23:49 AM

Quote from: Zsword on September 16, 2014, 04:04:24 AMThe wiki also says Berry plants leave the bush after berry picking... and that doesn't seem to be the case. If it's not... is there really a point to berries over taters?

I can't fire the game up at the moment to check this, but I believe there are "chop plant" and "harvest food" buttons. If you chop a berry plant, it will harvest the food, but also clear the plant. You want to tell your colonists only to harvest the food.

This only applies to wild berry bushes and those leafy plants (agave? something like that, it's been a while since I played). Farmed berry bushes are completely harvested.

milon · September 16, 2014, 06:26:08 AM

@Zsword, if you Harvest wild plants, you get food and the plant is reverted to 0% growth (or something) and regrows. If you Cut plants, the plant is harvested, and the plant is gone. Also, an advantage to berries is that they're unaffected by the Mysterious Blight event.

Rahjital · September 16, 2014, 09:21:52 AM

Zsword's confusion stems from the wiki page about strawberries being wrong. For some reason, it's saying that strawberry plants are not removed when harvested, which I don't remember ever being true.

milon · September 16, 2014, 09:55:05 AM

It's true of wild berries, and false for cultivated berries.

frosty840 · September 16, 2014, 11:24:28 AM

Quote from: milon on September 16, 2014, 09:55:05 AM
It's true of wild berries, and false for cultivated berries.

I believe that each is an explicitly different type of berry, when clicked on, but again, can't check...

ShadowTani · September 16, 2014, 11:39:51 AM

Quote from: frosty840 on September 16, 2014, 11:24:28 AM
Quote from: milon on September 16, 2014, 09:55:05 AM
It's true of wild berries, and false for cultivated berries.
I believe that each is an explicitly different type of berry, when clicked on, but again, can't check...

Yes, the field grown berries is strawberry, and the bushes is raspberries; both produce a generic "berry" food item when harvested though.

Rahjital · September 16, 2014, 11:46:11 AM

Indeed. The wiki stated that strawberries (the cultivated kind) did not need to be replanted after harvesting. I fixed that, but there's probably still a lot of such newbie-bait there...

Zsword · September 16, 2014, 04:34:03 PM

Thank you, I woulda fixed it myself but my Wiki-fu is weak.

Thanks the clearance guys. ^^ Why is it that berries grow more food than potatoes? Do they grow faster? Just grow MORE? Or, what?

Raufgar · September 16, 2014, 08:54:44 PM

Quote from: Zsword on September 16, 2014, 04:34:03 PM
Thank you, I woulda fixed it myself but my Wiki-fu is weak.

Thanks the clearance guys. ^^ Why is it that berries grow more food than potatoes? Do they grow faster? Just grow MORE? Or, what?

They grow more food per plant. Also, colonists used to prefer berries to taters, and you could trade them for more silver compared to a potato. As of A6, you can no longer trade berries, so potatoes are now a cash crop.