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Thread: Aurilian Plant Care
vicious007
Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:15 pm
#353
sorry for the pervious 2 posts. bumped some buttons and something i cant explain happened.
Not sure if this will even be seen down here. Why people feel the need to comment on topics without actually leaving any useful info is one of the great mysteries of the internet to me.
Heres what Ive done with my plant:
Through out phase 1&2 of the plant's life I've kept a steady Perfect condition with slow growth by keeping both water and nutrients at normal level. I just entered phase 3 today and it immeadatly droped to full of life, and wilting growth. Both of my additives are above 900 OQ. Id like to also point out that it say right in the plants discription that every plant is different.
Message Edited by vicious007 on 09-26-2004 12:36 AM
Eyam
Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:21 pm
#354
I have a follow up on the condition of my large plant, & some observations.
When last I posted, my large plant (that I'd had no trouble with until it reached large size) had been "Wilting" & "Near Death", but had just (with low water & low nutrients) got to "Slow Growth" & "Near Death".
That was about 4 days ago.
Since then, I've kept it at low water, low nutrients - I've not wanted to risk any changes, thinking they'd be fatal.
Anyway, growth has remained at "Slow Growth" & the good news it that it is nowat "Slow Growth" &only "Severely Wilted" - a step up from " Near Death".
From this, I think it safe to assume that Growth Rate is, for large plants at least, related to the increase in health states. Thanks are due to whoever suggested this some pages back, without that tip, my plant might be dead by now.
Therefore, if I do nothing but keep the growth rate at Slow, rather than Wilting, my large plant will eventually reach a perfect state & presumably bear fruit.
So my big tip for everyone is if your plant has even slow growth don't panic, don't adjust everything in sight, let it be, & it'll come good.
Also, be aware that when your plant hits Large size it will immediately go to Wilting. Adjust the water & nutrients until you get to "Slow Growth" or better if you're lucky. I'm unsure how long you need to let a setting of water & nutrients be to find out what effect it has on growth rate ... I'd suggest leaving it a day, & being patient ... settle for slow growth if you have to, & most definitely if your plant is "Near Death" 
Iam.
Eyam
Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:27 pm
#355
Darthbod ... on another thread I read that a good idea was to move your plant into a private residence &/or somewhere where there is n't a constant stream of visitors causing the plant to be generated every 5 minutes. I moved mine, settled on low water & low nutrients, & got "Slow Growth" - which is working, see my post above. My situation was pretty much as desperate as yours ... I'd suggest putting yours somewhere private, setting to low water & low nutrients, leaving it a full day& crossing your fingers in the hope of "Slow Growth". If you get that, keep it at those settings until your plant gets better than "Near Death" ... when it does, you could maybe then start experimenting for better than "Slow Growth", or just leave be.
Good luck,
Iam.
Bogwalker
Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:55 pm
#356
I think the first thing Id try if my plant was close to death was to put it in my inventory anytime im not online - Im assuming the clock would stop ticking when it was picked up.
Then I would try the following Water/Nutrient combinations:
Dry/Very Low
Dry/High
Wet/High
Wet/Very Low
If you find one that gives Very slow or better growth just keep it there until it has gained enough health to give you room to experiment.
My plants dont update right away, but I have seen them update in half an hour, and without logging off. Id give them a few hours to be sure.
Then I would try the following Water/Nutrient combinations:
Dry/Very Low
Dry/High
Wet/High
Wet/Very Low
If you find one that gives Very slow or better growth just keep it there until it has gained enough health to give you room to experiment.
My plants dont update right away, but I have seen them update in half an hour, and without logging off. Id give them a few hours to be sure.
Ilox
Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:59 pm
#357
mschief I had the exact same thing, mine quit producing fruit, too
Angof
Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:12 pm
#358
if you can get your plant into any growth other than wilting it wont die. This is really important to note. If your plant is on really slow growth and any health leave it alone, it will grow up in health as long as you keep it at that combination. I find my really slow growth plant has gone up a health level every 3 or 4 days. So remmeber that combination cos if things go wrong put your plant right back to that combination and it'll survive.
MalLorin
Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:29 am
#359
Has anyone at all had any fruit productionand/or plantsize changesince the village shifted to phase 2? If they only produce fruits during phase 1, I don't think it will affect me too much...at the rate my plant is growing, it won't be large until phase 1 rolls around again anyway...
Bogwalker, there are two things I'd like to mention in regard to your excellent post on drawing a grid. One is that each level of water/nutrients is actually two additions/subtractions, and we have confirmed that they can have different results. So your grid needs to be 20 x 20, not 10 x 10. Also, the problem with the idea of the circle with a center that is ideal growth - if you take a look at aachil's post, you'll see that it's not so nicely set up. The "steps away from idealgrowth" number doesn't necessarily result in a proportional change in growth rate.
Eyam and Angof, you're correct. As long as your growth rate isn't one of the negative ones - "wilting", "withering", or "dying" -you're in good shape. Or actually your growth rate could be 0 - "none". I've found that when I have seen 0 growth, the plant will actually update to very slow growth in a few hours.
And finally - a good luck wish to Orvo. Hope you find the magic combination to get your plant off wilting.
Bogwalker
Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:06 pm
#360
MalLorin wrote:
Has anyone at all had any fruit productionand/or plantsize changesince the village shifted to phase 2?
...[snip]...... One is that each level of water/nutrients is actually two additions/subtractions, and we have confirmed that they can have different results. So your grid needs to be 20 x 20, not 10 x 10.
I had a plant go from small to medium yesterday.
My charts have progressed a bit now, and I do see a roughly circular area, though it is generally just 1 or 2 squares of slow growth surrounded by a ring of very slow growth. I think if I used a 20x20 grid as MalLorin suggests the picture would be clearer, but i havnt so far because it seems like it would be very hard to do, I mean if you set the resources that precisely can you be sure theyre going to be the same level when you come back 2 or 3 hours later to look for the change? generally I set them to the upper half of the level. My other reasoning is that theres no way im going to keep the resources that precisely set all day anyway, so whats the point in knowing the ideal spot to that precission.
What interests me now is that having seen an area of slow growth on my chart surrounded by very slow growth, Im fairly sure theres nowhere else to go to get, say, fast growth (except perhaps the half steps but I doubt thats goint to take me up more than one level). So im wondering if perhaps theres a 3rd dimension to the graph; so maybe once ive found the sweet spot I have to keep the levels at that spot and begin to play with the resource stats.
Ail
Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:04 pm
#361
I am starting to doubt heavilly the fact that every plant have the same growth capability in them.
It seems some can not grow faster than normal and others not faster than very slow....
mmichell
Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:11 pm
#362
0rv0 wrote:
*EDITED WITH UPDATES*
Nutrients seem to be any harvested organics as far as I can tell. I have used wheat, fungi,
tubers and berries in an attempt to be balanced...
If only there was some bat guano available at the borgle cave...
/chuckle
Will edit and update daily.
Please post your plant care regiment here so we can establish some sort of baseline.
They seem to update on 3hr cycles if you stay logged in, otherwise, it is difficult to determine.
Also, I have noticed, that sometimes the first viewing will not show the refreshed condition. I find
it best to view, then close window, step outside, wait 3-5mins, and view again. Status will then
update.
I am going to go with dry, since moist/fertile seemed to burn it a bit.
Start:
Health: Good
Growth Rate: None
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Normal
Day1:
Health: Good
Growth Rate: None
Water Level: Moist
Nutrient Level: Fertile
Day2:
Health: Fair
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Rich
Day2 @ Midnight PST
Health: Fair
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Above Normal
Removed some nutrients down to 'Above Normal' and water down to 'Dry'.
Day33pm
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Normal
Restored Water and Nutrients to original levels.
Current Day4:
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Normal
Seems to have stabilized here, will update again this evening.
Current Day5:
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Very Slow
Water Level: Moist
Nutrient Level: Normal
Added water to Moist.
Day5 (just prior to restart):
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Very Slow
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Adjusted Nutrients back to Normal.
Day6(restart)
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Normal
Adjusted nutrients back to low =/
Day6 6pm PST:
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Going to leave it here for another 3-6hrs and see what happens. Slow is my best growth
rate yet, since my initial burn.
Day612am PST:
Health: Fair
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Woohoo!
Am not gonna touch it for another cycle or two.
Day612:45am PST:
Health: Fair
Growth Rate: Below Normal
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
She is growing!
Day 7 3pm:
Health: Fair
Growth Rate: Below Normal
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Day 7 3:30pm:
Health: Good
Growth Rate: Below Normal
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
It would seem that it updates again after being logged in for 30minutes.
Day 7 6:30pm:
Health: Good
Growth Rate: Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Still have not adjusted anything, and it continues to improve.
Day 7 9:30pm:
Health: Very Good
Growth Rate: Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Will add more nutrients when it drops one more level. Liking the light care.
Day 7 11:30pm:
Health: Very Good
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Apparently the cycles are under 3hrs.
Day 7 2:30am:
Health: Excellent
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Day 7 3:45am:
Health: Vibrant and Colorful
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Day8 7:35am:
Health: Full of Life
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Day8 3pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Still have adjusted nothing since the start of Day 6.
Day8 9:30pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Normal
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Miniscule
Adjusted nutrients back to Low, left water level at Dry. (used reptile meat all stats 900+)
Day9 7pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Below Normal
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Low
Adjusted Both levels back to normal.
Day9 8pm:
Health: Full of Life
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level: Normal
After relogging, both stats dropped a level. Reducing both w/n levels down to below normal/very low.
Day9 1am:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Day10restart:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Above Normal
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Very Low
...and then,5 seconds after I%TT Just because Darwin was an idiot, doesn't mean you can't evolve, IT DID!
Now an Aurilian Plant! (note: NOT Small Aurilian Plant)
Day10restart:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Normal
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Very Low
I did notice that the Growth Rate immediately dropped to normal. Please, those
with stageII plants, keep posting!
Day10 6am(5mins since last update =p):
Health: Full of Life
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Miniscule
She is hungry! Adding toWater : Below Normal - Nutrients: Low
Day10 2pm:
Health: Perfect Condtion
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Day10 3am:
Health: Perfect Condtion
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
No changes.
Day11:
Unable to Login.
Day12 Noon PST:
Health: Perfect Condtion
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Vey Low
Levels bothdropped 2 notches after a day without logging
Day12 10pmPST:
Health: Full of Life
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Vey Low
Adjusted levels back to Below Normal/Low.
Day12 11:30pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
As before, stabilization was simple to achieve based on earlier results.
Best of luck to those still struggling, and I hope that I can find a balance
at the next stage, which should be upcoming soon.
Day13 1:30pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
No change.
Day13 11:30pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Still no changes.
Day14 3:30pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Still no changes.
Day14 6pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: VeryLow
Bumping levels back to Below Normal/Low.
Day14 11:30pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Slow
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Day15 8:00pm:
Health: Perfect Condition
Growth Rate: Very Slow
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level: Very Low
Bumping back up to Below Normal/Low
Now a LARGE Aurilian Plant
Day15 11:30pm:
Health: Full of Life
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Going to try first notch of Moist/High to start.
Day16 1:30pm:
Health: Full of Life
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Normal
Nutrient Level:Above Normal
Added water/nutrients up to second level of Moist/High.
Day16 11:30pm:
Health: Vibrant and Colorful
Growth Rate: Withering =(
Water Level: Moistl
Nutrient Level:High
Dropping down to Dry/Low
Day17 3:30pm:
Health: Vibrant and Colorful
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Dry
Nutrient Level:Low
Removed 1 unit of water...still Dry/Low
Day17 5:30pm:
Health: Vibrant and Colorful
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Very Dry
Nutrient Level:Low
Added Nutrients back to Normal.
Day17 3:30am:
Health: Vibrant and Colorful
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Very Dry
Nutrient Level: Normal
Day18 3:30pm:
Health: Vibrant and Colorful
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Very Dry
Nutrient Level: Normal
Not many changes in the last 36hrs. All stats on my resources are 900+ though.
Day19 2am:
Health: Excellent
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Very Dry
Nutrient Level: Low
Battlefront has had me away for a day...health is still in decline.Adding Nutrients to Normal.
Day20 2:30pm:
Health: Excellent
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: Low
Day20 2:30am:
Health: Excellent
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: Low
NO change.
Day21 12:30PM:
Health: Excellent
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: Low
Adjusted Nutrients back up to AboveNormal level2.
Day21 6pm:
Health: Excellent
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: Above Normal
Bumped up a notch to 'High' Nutrients.
Day21 11:30pm:
Health: Very Good
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: High
Going to try Normal/Normal
Day22 9pm:
Health: Very Good
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Desert Like
Nutrient Level: Normal
(Forgot to add water yesterday...added 10 units up to Normal now)
Day23 6am:
Health: Good
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Below Normal
Nutrient Level: Low
Going to try Wet/High next.
Day23 1pm:
Health: Good
Growth Rate: Dying
Water Level: Wet
Nutrient Level: High
Well, this may be a losing battle, now...removed water back down to Very Dry.
Day23 6pm:
Health: Fair
Growth Rate: Withering
Water Level: Very Dry
Nutrient Level: High
Added 1 unit of Nutrients up tp Very High.
First Improvement since the shift to Large...Hoping the Health will improve now with the next update.
Very High, Very Dry...sounds like me...
/chuckle
Day24 11pm:
Health: Wilted
Growth Rate: Wilting
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: High
Adjusted both levels back up to Very Dry/Very High.
Day25 12pm:
Health: Severely Wilted
Growth Rate: Dying
Water Level: Arid
Nutrient Level: High
Dropped Nutrient levels back down to High.
Message Edited by 0rv0 on 09-26-2004 10:55 PM
Message Edited by 0rv0 on 09-27-2004 12:30 PM
Woah nice guide
Juny
Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:39 pm
#364
Small report here.
MyLarge Aurilian Plant getting 5-6 fruit a day in about 7 days ago, but no longer
to get fruit such a many in last week. Now, the plant bear the one fruit
in 4-5 days with same condition before. It's seems to be past hervesting season
or changed in patch that likes depend on grow rate. (always Slow for the plant...)
MyLarge Aurilian Plant getting 5-6 fruit a day in about 7 days ago, but no longer
to get fruit such a many in last week. Now, the plant bear the one fruit
in 4-5 days with same condition before. It's seems to be past hervesting season
or changed in patch that likes depend on grow rate. (always Slow for the plant...)