Food production
Botanist Station Garden Automation
Assign a Rofleemo to tend established Garden Beds once Phase 15 research is available.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Botanist Station Garden Automation
Botanist Station on the train’s garden deck, connected to Garden Beds.
Before you go
- Research Phase 15 and the Botanist Station unlocked.
- A Rofleemo assigned to the station.
- Garden Beds, seeds, water, and compost if you want fertilizing handled at higher perk levels.
Farming steps
- Maintain a working manual garden with beds, seed stock, and water before pursuing automation.
- Reach Research Phase 15 and unlock Botanist Station in the Research Table.
- Build the station on a train platform with room for it and access to your garden setup.
- Assign an available Rofleemo to the Botanist Station.
- Stock seeds and ensure the beds have the water supply the station needs.
- Check station storage and the beds after the worker performs its duties.
- At higher perk levels, provide compost for automated fertilizing and collect harvested crops from station storage.
- At the base perk level the worker plants, waters, and harvests; fertilizer duties require a higher perk level.
- Keep food and crew upkeep provisions stocked even after garden automation, since production still depends on inputs.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat as a continuing production loop while the Rofleemo, garden inputs, and beds remain available; bonus yields are a chance at the specified higher perk level.
Common mistakes
- Building automation before having seeds and beds; establish the inputs first.
- Assuming fertilizer is automated at every level; verify the worker’s current perk.
- Using the same platform section for a bed and a full-section module; plan platform space.
When to stop or switch
Switch back to manual checks if station storage is full, beds lack inputs, or the worker’s current role cannot complete a needed task.
Sources & fact checks
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