- 01Compare maturity/regrowth
- 02Plant a plot
- 03Harvest and update stage
- 04Retain or replace
One-off crops versus regrowth
One-off crops free a plot after harvest; regrowing crops retain the plant and yield again after a delay.
The player's decision
Take quick one-off yield or wait for repeated later harvests?
Original scenario
Original: turnips yield three after two days then vanish; berries mature in three and yield two every two days. Five/nine-day goals differ.
Start with this prototype
Build two plots/two crops with growing, ready and regrowing states. Compare five/nine-day runs against harvest goals; ready plants never pay repeatedly without harvest.
Change one variable
Vary regrowth delay to locate the long-run crossover.
What to observe in a playtest
Define waiting-at-maturity behavior and clear old timers/output on replacement.
Take the full design card
Includes rules, scope, tuning questions and sources for further planning. It does not create a project automatically.
Original analysis · version 1
Common pitfall
Single-harvest prices hide occupied land and initial waiting costs.
Observations and sources
Cases refer to public documentation. Developers and community wikis are credited separately; document review is not a claim of hands-on testing.
- Stardew Valley
Crop tables separate maturity from regrowth days for harvest-count planning.
- Farm Together
Trees harvest in specified seasons, contrasting retained plants with an external harvest cycle.
Brief for the studio
Opens the AI studio with the brief below in the input. You can edit it. Nothing starts automatically.
Build two plots/two crops with growing, ready and regrowing states. Compare five/nine-day runs against harvest goals; ready plants never pay repeatedly without harvest.
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