Suggestion: No Waste

Discussion in 'Suggestions' started by Butterbur, Feb 6, 2017.

  1. Butterbur

    Butterbur Space Hobo

    Hating to waste a perfectly good (if trivial) feature, I'd suggest putting the Rotten Plant trash item to use. Make it recyclable into a new type of fertilizer: Compost. Every good farmer ought to be able to put that into practice. I can't see that a recycling machine ought to be required - perhaps a Tractor (new equipment?, with further expansion possibilities). But that's optional. A spade/hoe is enough if the volume is low (which I expect it to be), so just shovel it into the earth. Leave it as an option to consider the tile fertilized once mixed, or to harvest the tile as a Compost item to save the fertilizer for later application.
     
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    • Eikos

      Eikos Scruffy Nerf-Herder

      I'd like to see some kind of composting feature in general so we can put all our unwanted and not-really-profitable-enough-to-ship items to better use.
       
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      • Scritchowl

        Scritchowl Big Damn Hero

        Like placing in compost bin to get more worms
         
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        • jafred2015

          jafred2015 Void-Bound Voyager

          "Not profitable enough to ship" = Does not compute!
           
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          • Fuzzyman

            Fuzzyman Scruffy Nerf-Herder

            Yeah, it's not like you pay to ship things
             
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            • Compass Fox

              Compass Fox Aquatic Astronaut

              I think they mean items that clog up inventory space, like algae, which you can eat, or other things like flowers, maybe fiber, etc. I'd like to see some sort of crafting system put in for items that are just kind of there, like seaweed, algae, clay, etc.
               
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              • jafred2015

                jafred2015 Void-Bound Voyager

                I get what they're trying to say, yes. But algae and seaweed are for cooking or can be shipped, fiber is a godsend for scarecrows and Junimo huts and other crafts. Clay lost a bit of usefulness with the removal from Keg recipe, and currently is only for silos or retaining soil (and you can get by with just one silo and a chest). Flowers may stand to benefit from additional uses.
                 
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                • Eikos

                  Eikos Scruffy Nerf-Herder

                  Hmm, that was over a month ago so I forgot what I was thinking. But I'm guessing I meant any food/plants that has no immediate or significantly relevant use, and whose monetary value is measly compared to vastly more profitable crops, should be able to turned into compost or something that can be put to better use. Basically, yes, you can ship for them for profit, but the profit would be so marginal that I feel they could be put to better use instead.
                   
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                  • jafred2015

                    jafred2015 Void-Bound Voyager

                    In the compost thread of thought, perhaps putting algae, seaweed, or clay into the recycle machine could produce compost, and with enough compost you could craft it into your choice of first-tier fertilizers.
                     
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