Ever thought stockpiling food was a little too easy? Do you find yourself ignoring hunting because you already have 5,000 corn sitting in your freezer? Or maybe you just want RimWorld to feel a bit more like Stardew Valley, where you actually have daily interaction with your farm instead of just planting it and forgetting about it.
Look no further! [b]Crop Watering[/b] completely overhauls the farming loop by making crop growth require time, effort, and resources. No more "fire and forget" agriculture, your pawns will need to get their hands dirty every single day to reap the rewards.
✨ Features
[b]Daily Watering Mechanics[/b]
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[*] [b]Thirsty Crops:[/b] Sown crops now require daily watering to grow. Unwatered crops will stall their growth, making agriculture a dedicated job rather than a background thought.
[*] [b]Dynamic Weather:[/b] Raining outside? Nature's got you covered! Rain will automatically water any unroofed crops.
[*] [b]Natural Water Sources:[/b] Settled near a river? Crops planted within 3 tiles of natural water sources (rivers, lakes, marshes) are automatically kept hydrated by the damp earth without any manual labor!
[*] [b]Visual Feedback:[/b] Freshly watered soil visually changes to a darker, rich mud so you can tell at a glance what needs attention. [i]Requires a mod that adds Tilled Soil (Vanilla Plants Expanded) or Plowed Soil (Medieval Overhaul). Standard soil does not change visually.[/i]
[*] [b]Inspect Pane Info:[/b] Select any crop to instantly see whether it is "Watered ✓" or "Needs watering" in the inspect window.
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[b]Automated Sprinklers[/b]
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[*] [b]Research & Build:[/b] Don't want to hand-water massive fields forever? Research and construct automated sprinklers to take the daily chore off your colonists' plate.
[*] [b]Morning Routine:[/b] Operational sprinklers fire a pulse of water at 5:00 AM every day, ensuring your crops are hydrated before the colony wakes up.
[*] [b]Two Tiers:[/b] A standard sprinkler for mid-game fields and an advanced high-pressure model for late-game mega-farms.
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[b]Fully Customizable Settings[/b]
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[*] [b]Play Your Way:[/b] Want the immersion of watering without the extreme difficulty? You can tweak almost everything in the mod settings! Adjust the base work required to water a crop, set how many days your crops will be watered for, change the natural water radius, toggle rain watering, etc.
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❓ FAQ
[b]Q: Does this make the game harder?[/b]
A: Yes. It significantly increases the labour cost of farming. You will need dedicated farmers early on, and dedicated power and resources for sprinklers later. Food is no longer truly passive.
[b]Q: Can I add or remove it mid-save?[/b]
A: It can be safely added to an existing save. If you remove it mid-save you may see a one-time harmless log entry as the game clears the mod's data, but your save will continue working normally.
[b]Q: Does it work with multiple colonies or maps?[/b]
A: Yes! Watering state is tracked independently per map, so multiple simultaneous maps will never interfere with each other.
🚀 Performance
Day resets and sprinkler pulses are batched per map tick rather than running per-plant per-tick, so performance impact should be minimal even on large farms. Let me know if you run into any issues!
🔗 Compatibility
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[*] [b]Dubs Bad Hygiene:[/b] Fully integrated! If DBH is installed, sprinklers must be connected to a pipe network and will consume stored water when firing. DBH's own irrigation sprinklers will also satisfy the daily crop watering requirement.
[*] [b]Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Farming:[/b] Fully compatible. VFE sprinklers will correctly trigger the watered state on crops.
[*] [b]Vanilla Plants Expanded:[/b] Fully supports wet visual transitions for Tilled Soil.
[*] [b]Medieval Overhaul:[/b] Fully supports wet visual transitions for Plowed Soil.
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👍 Recommended Mods
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[*] Dubs Bad Hygiene
[*] Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Farming
[*] Vanilla Plants Expanded
[*] Progression: Agriculture
[*] Perspective Shift (If you want it to feel more like Stardew Valley!)
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☕ Support the Developer
If you enjoy my mods and want to support my work, feel free to buy me a coffee!
[i](Note: This is my very first RimWorld mod! I've worked hard to make it as polished as possible, but feedback and bug reports are very welcome!)[/i]
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