Stationeers Farming Update Features Major Updates to Genetics and More

Within the newest Stationeers farming replace, the builders have fully overhauled the crop system in addition to made a couple of quality-of-life modifications for gamers to get pleasure from. 

Being that the sport is a base-building farming sim, it is becoming that this main replace modifications the way in which that crops not solely develop, however the situations they are going to develop in. The expansion time for all crops in-game has been elevated, a few of which have been elevated fairly considerably in response to the devs. Tomatoes and Pumpkins now take a whopping 12 days to completely develop, whereas Potatoes will nonetheless develop inside in the future. That is the place the rising situations come into play; sure crops will take longer to develop in sure environmental situations and vice versa. 

Vegetation now have a broad vary of various genes that can have an effect on the plant. As soon as grown, every plant will cross down its genes to the subsequent line of seeds and fruit, that means some might have a small genetic mutation. Plant genes are affected by a number of components, the principle one being the environmental situations the unique seed was grown in. One instance of this could be if the participant have been to overlook a couple of watering cycles for the plant, the subsequent technology might should be watered much less because of genetic mutation. 

A plant sampler and analyzer have additionally been added to test these completely different genes, which permit gamers to develop the “good” plant. Utilizing the Plant Sampler, gamers will in fact take a pattern from one particular crop, after which plug that pattern into the Plant Analyzer. After a brief ready interval, gamers will likely be given an in-depth breakdown of the genetics of the plant they sampled. This enables for the participant to make sure that the subsequent spherical of crops is simply cultivated with the very best and most genetically good seeds attainable. If you wish to test it out, it is obtainable on Steam proper now.