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Ulysses Knapse Nuevo Atlas Corporation 242	Posted - 2013.04.15 06:44:00 - [1] - Quote Sometimes, war just gets tiring. In those cases, you can return to your peasant roots with some peaceful agricultural traditions. Tilling the Land First, you must build an Agricultural Facility on the District. This automatically tills arable land, allowing you to get to farming! Certain districts have better soil and climate for farming. Moister districts require less watering, and more fertile districts have more nutrients and thus require less fertilizer. Aside from that, each plant has its own temperature preferences. The closer to a plant's specific temperature preference the district gets, the better that crop will grow. Tractor Now, you need a tractor. The tractor is a medium-sized land vehicle designed to plant, fertilize, water and harvest crops, depending on what modules you place on it. Tractors are elevated from the ground, so they won't crush crops that have already been planted. Seeder modules allow you to plant seeds, Spreader modules allow you to fertilize the land, Irrigator modules allow you to water plants and Harvester modules allow you to collect the crops. The Tractor comes with a built-in soil survey scanner that allows you to check the ground to see if it is seeded, fertilized, well-watered or ready to harvest. Seeding To begin, you must load the tractor with seeds, then activate the seeder module while on tilled ground. The seeder module will automatically seed parts of the ground that require it, and will not overplant and waste seeds. Simple. The seeder attachment is extendable, as well, allowing you to cover more ground in less time. Fertilizing Fertilizing works like seeding, but it uses Fertilizer. The Spreader module, like the Seeder module, is extendable. Irrigating Irrigation is essential. Although moister climates retain water better and require less irrigation, crops in that climate still need water every once and a while. Certain crops use up more water than others, but the Irrigator module won't waste. It always gives the exact amount of water that the crops need. Harvesting This is what it culminates to. Harvesting. Harvester modules harvest your crops. Be wary, though. They will harvest ALL the crops, even if they are not quite ready. Don't fret. Immature plants still produce some crops, but the younger they are the less you harvest from them. Uses Since most people eat cheap, processed food these days, organic crops are luxury items, and thus sell for good money. Wheat can be used to make breads or spirits, while grapes can be used to make wine. Coffee beans can be used to make coffee, and tobacco can be used to make... well, tobacco products. Crops in Combat By now you must be asking: "How do these crops affect the battlefield?". Well, for one, they obscure vision. Infantry can run into crops to hide, and vehicles can make an offensive in the cornfield. Be wary, crops will be damaged if vehicles run over them. Explosions? Those are bad for crops, too. And let's not forget about fire! Fire can burn down crops! Oh noes! Fortunately, unlike real-life fires, crop fires in Dust 514 won't last until all the fuel is gone. They will eventually dissipate, but only to discourage griefing.
Ulysses Knapse Nuevo Atlas Corporation 242	Posted - 2013.04.15 06:53:00 - [2] - Quote Rusty Shallows wrote: You may be onto something here Knapse. Heck, maybe Dust farming could be linked to Eve booster production.... One Universe, one drug trade. Funny you mention that. Improved Boosters actually use Spirits in their production, which I suggested could be made from Wheat that was farmed on the planets.
Ulysses Knapse Nuevo Atlas Corporation 280	Posted - 2013.04.16 20:05:00 - [3] - Quote Tap.
Ulysses Knapse Nuevo Atlas Corporation 289	Posted - 2013.04.16 21:25:00 - [4] - Quote DeadlyAztec11 wrote: I want my tractor to duel as a slow LAV. Which I can equip with a mounted weapon if someone decides to, come a knockin'. Only if it is a sawed-off shotgun turret.
Ulysses Knapse DUST University Ivy League 381	Posted - 2013.05.20 02:08:00 - [5] - Quote DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ulysses Knapse wrote: DeadlyAztec11 wrote: I want my tractor to duel as a slow LAV. Which I can equip with a mounted weapon if someone decides to, come a knockin'. Only if it is a sawed-off shotgun turret. No! A sawn-off Rail gun! Yes! Except it shoots multiple flechettes instead of one projectile. Low range, high damage. CQC weapon. I think you might be on to something here...
Ulysses Knapse DUST University Ivy League 390	Posted - 2013.05.20 05:56:00 - [6] - Quote Cosgar wrote: As long as the Amarr aren't "hiring" Minmatar to pick cotton, I'm supporting this. Oh, don't worry. They aren't. They are hiring them to harvest corn.
Ulysses Knapse Bojo's School of the Trades 459	Posted - 2013.08.08 18:16:00 - [7] - Quote Terry Webber wrote: Seriously, guys? Farming in a game where it's our job to kill people? I'm all for vegetation but this is ridiculous. If it upsets you, don't think about it as "farming", think about it as "botanical industry".
Ulysses Knapse Condotta Rouvenor Gallente Federation 506	Posted - 2013.10.26 12:37:00 - [8] - Quote DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Jebediah Mayhew wrote: And then if you find a stray kitten or a baby calf (what other kind is there?) you can send it to a friend! You have the name of a farmer lol It certainly does sound... American, but is it a farmer name? I'm not so sure.
Ulysses Knapse Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm 817	Posted - 2013.12.20 05:33:00 - [9] - Quote Bump. What's the difference between an immobile Minmatar ship and a pile of garbage? The pile of garbage looks nicer.
Ulysses Knapse Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm 1094	Posted - 2014.01.21 14:19:00 - [10] - Quote For agriculture! Right guys? What's the difference between an immobile Minmatar ship and a pile of garbage? The pile of garbage is more lethal.

Ulysses Knapse Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm 1096	Posted - 2014.01.21 16:18:00 - [11] - Quote DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ulysses Knapse wrote: For agriculture! Right guys? You have an Amish name ^-^ Actually, it's Latin. What's the difference between an immobile Minmatar ship and a pile of garbage? The pile of garbage is more lethal.
Ulysses Knapse Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm 1096	Posted - 2014.01.21 16:50:00 - [12] - Quote DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ulysses Knapse wrote: DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ulysses Knapse wrote: For agriculture! Right guys? You have an Amish name ^-^ Actually, it's Latin. Ulysses you are a riot! Technically, I'm a protest. What's the difference between an immobile Minmatar ship and a pile of garbage? The pile of garbage is more lethal.

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