Villager and dance systems
Control Villager Farm Tasks
Set which farm jobs villagers handle so their help fits your crop plan and field layout.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Control Villager Farm Tasks
The options menu and village farm plots where villagers help with crops.
Before you go
- A restored village with villagers available to help on its farm.
- Crops planted in the village field.
- Access to the options that control villager sowing, watering, and harvesting.
Farming steps
- Choose the village field whose work you want to manage and check what is planted there.
- Open the game’s options and find the villager farm-task controls.
- Review the separate sowing, watering, and harvesting behaviors available there.
- Enable the tasks that fit your plan; disable any that would disrupt a reserved crop or planned layout.
- Return to the field and let villagers tend the crops according to the selected behaviors.
- Inspect the plot during your next visit to see which tasks were handled and whether any tiles need your attention.
- Change the options again when your crop plan or field use changes.
- Reserve request crops or specific harvests by disabling villager harvesting when you need to collect them yourself.
- Villager help does not replace choosing suitable seeds or checking the field for missed work.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat whenever you change a field’s purpose or want villagers to handle a different mix of sowing, watering, and harvesting. This is ongoing task management, not a one-time reward.
Common mistakes
- Leaving every task enabled when you need to control a specific harvest: turn off harvesting for crops you intend to collect yourself.
- Assuming workers will plant the crop you want: select and plant the target seed yourself.
- Assuming assigned work guarantees every tile is tended: inspect the plot and handle any missed tasks.
When to stop or switch
Stop adjusting the controls when villagers are handling the jobs you want; revisit them when the field’s crop plan changes.
Sources & fact checks
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