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* 1/9 chance for [[Guide_to_plants#Chanterelle|Chanterelle]].
* 1/9 chance for [[Guide_to_plants#Chanterelle|Chanterelle]].
* 1/9 chance for [[Guide_to_plants#Towercap|Tower Cap]].
* 1/9 chance for [[Guide_to_plants#Towercap|Tower Cap]].
* 1/9 chance for [[Guide_to_plants#Plump_helmet|Plump Helmets]].
* 1/9 chance for [[Guide_to_plants#Plump_helmet|Plump Helmets]]
== Chemicals ==
== Chemicals ==
=== Fertilizers ===
=== Fertilizers ===
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* '''[[Guide_to_food#Sugar|Sugar]]:''' Makes pests and weeds grow stronger. Unless you [[Traitor|plan to use some mutagen to unleash giant spiders upon the station]], it's of no use.
* '''[[Guide_to_food#Sugar|Sugar]]:''' Makes pests and weeds grow stronger. Unless you [[Traitor|plan to use some mutagen to unleash giant spiders upon the station]], it's of no use.
* '''Phosphorus:''' Damages plant, drains water, kills weeds and, surprisingly, adds nutriment. If you manage to get your hands on a lot of it, you can use it to kill useless plants without hurting the next plant.
* '''Phosphorus:''' Damages plant, drains water, kills weeds and, surprisingly, adds nutriment. If you manage to get your hands on a lot of it, you can use it to kill useless plants without hurting the next plant.
== Advanced Botany ==
==Advanced Botany==
Maybe you want to grow something more impressive than the tiny potatoes your plants probably produced. Or perhaps you got unlucky and harvested only one of each. A plant's stats determine all this and more, and true botanists are unafraid to PLAY GOD and change them!
Maybe you want to grow something more impressive than the tiny potatoes your plants probably produced. Or perhaps you got unlucky and harvested only one of each. A plant's stats determine all this and more, and true botanists are unafraid to PLAY GOD and change them!
=== Stats ===
===Stats===
Use your plant analyzer on a growing plant. You should get something like this:
Use your plant analyzer on a growing plant. You should get something like this:
* Plant Age: 5
*Plant Age: 5
* Plant Endurance: 15
*Plant Endurance: 15
* Plant Lifespan: 25
*Plant Lifespan: 25
* Plant Yield: 4
*Plant Yield: 4
* Plant Production: 1
* Plant Production: 1
* Plant Potency: 5
*Plant Potency: 5
* Weed level: 2/10
* Weed level: 2/10
* Pest level: 3/10
*Pest level: 3/10
* Toxicity level: 0/100
*Toxicity level: 0/100
* Water level: 86/100
*Water level: 86/100
* Nutrition level: 7/10
*Nutrition level: 7/10
You can also scan the growns:
You can also scan the growns:  
* Plant type: Normal plant
*Plant type: Normal plant
* Potency: 5
*Potency: 5
* Yield: 4
*Yield: 4
* Maturation speed: 6
*Maturation speed: 6
* Production speed: 1
*Production speed: 1
* Endurance: 15
*Endurance: 15
* Nutritional value: 1
*Nutritional value: 1
* Other substances: 0
*Other substances: 0
And seeds (you can also see these stats from inside the seed extractor storage):
And seeds (you can also see these stats from inside the seed extractor storage):  
* Plant Endurance: 15
*Plant Endurance: 15
* Plant Lifespan: 25
* Plant Lifespan: 25
* Species Discovery Value: 0
* Species Discovery Value: 0
* Plant Yield: 4
* Plant Yield: 4
* Plant Production: 1
*Plant Production: 1
* Plant Potency: 5
*Plant Potency: 5
These names may be confusing at first. Here is what they all mean:
These names may be confusing at first. Here is what they all mean:
* Age: Age of the plant. Only relevant in terms of the lifespan stat.
*Age: Age of the plant. Only relevant in terms of the lifespan stat.
* Endurance: Max health. Between 10 and 100. Not very useful, unless you leave your garden often.
*Endurance: Max health. Between 10 and 100. Not very useful, unless you leave your garden often.
* Lifespan: When the age is above lifespan, the plant starts losing health. Between 10 and 100. Not important at all in plants that can only be harvested once, unless they die before harvest. Barely useful for the other ones, because you can always plant it again.
* Lifespan: When the age is above lifespan, the plant starts losing health. Between 10 and 100. Not important at all in plants that can only be harvested once, unless they die before harvest. Barely useful for the other ones, because you can always plant it again.
* Yield: How much product you get each harvest. Between 0 and 10. Pay attention to this, because if it drops to 0, you won't harvest anything.
*Yield: How much product you get each harvest. Between 0 and 10. Pay attention to this, because if it drops to 0, you won't harvest anything.
* Maturation Speed: Age cycles before the plant can start production. The first harvest will be (Maturation Speed + Production Speed).
*Maturation Speed: Age cycles before the plant can start production. The first harvest will be (Maturation Speed + Production Speed).
* Production Speed: How fast your plant reaches harvest. Between 1 and 10 -- the '''lower''' the faster. The plant has to wait (Production Speed) age cycles before each harvest.  
*Production Speed: How fast your plant reaches harvest. Between 1 and 10 -- the '''lower''' the faster. The plant has to wait (Production Speed) age cycles before each harvest.
* Potency: The most important stat. Between 0 and 100. Basically, this determines plant power. Mostly affects the amount of chemicals in the plant, though some have additional effects, such as stun length for bananas. To get the amount of a given chemical in a plant, multiply the reagent in the chart by the potency: for example, 10% nutriment will be 5 nutriment at 50 potency.
*Potency: The most important stat. Between 0 and 100. Basically, this determines plant power. Mostly affects the amount of chemicals in the plant, though some have additional effects, such as stun length for bananas. To get the amount of a given chemical in a plant, multiply the reagent in the chart by the potency: for example, 10% nutriment will be 5 nutriment at 50 potency.
==== Traits ====
====Traits====
Some plants have special traits, that can be transferred through the Plant DNA Manipulator. It is a well-known strategy to make a plan of which plants to grow to extract the traits you need to <s>mass murdering the whole crew</s> supporting others.
Some plants have special traits, that can be transferred through the Plant DNA Manipulator. It is a well-known strategy to make a plan of which plants to grow to extract the traits you need to <s>mass murdering the whole crew</s> supporting others.
* Lighting
* Lighting  
** {{anchor|Bioluminescence}}'''Bioluminescence:''' Causes the plant to glow, emitting light equal to 4% of potency. Available in multiple colors.
**{{anchor|Bioluminescence}}'''Bioluminescence:''' Causes the plant to glow, emitting light equal to 4% of potency. Available in multiple colors.
** {{anchor|Strong Bioluminescence}}'''Strong Bioluminescence:''' Causes the plant to glow, emitting light equal to 6% of potency.
**{{anchor|Strong Bioluminescence}}'''Strong Bioluminescence:''' Causes the plant to glow, emitting light equal to 6% of potency.
** {{anchor|Shadow Emission}}'''Shadow Emission:''' Causes the plant to '''reduce''' lighting by 24% of potency.
**{{anchor|Shadow Emission}}'''Shadow Emission:''' Causes the plant to '''reduce''' lighting by 24% of potency.
* Growth
*Growth
** {{anchor|Fungal Vitality}}'''Fungal Vitality:''' The plant behaves like a mushroom: It needs neither water nor light.
**{{anchor|Fungal Vitality}}'''Fungal Vitality:''' The plant behaves like a mushroom: It needs neither water nor light.
** {{anchor|Weed Adaptation}}'''Weed Adaptation:''' The plant behaves like a weed: It does not need nutrients and is immune to weeds.
**{{anchor|Weed Adaptation}}'''Weed Adaptation:''' The plant behaves like a weed: It does not need nutrients and is immune to weeds.
** {{anchor|Perennial Growth}}'''Perennial Growth:''' Makes the plant be harvastable more than once, time for the products to be harvested again is determined by the production speed. Does nothing on [[Guide_to_plants#Replica_pod|replica pods]].
**{{anchor|Perennial Growth}}'''Perennial Growth:''' Makes the plant be harvastable more than once, time for the products to be harvested again is determined by the production speed. Does nothing on [[Guide_to_plants#Replica_pod|replica pods]].
* Electricity
*Electricity  
** {{anchor|Electrical Activity}}'''Electrical Activity:''' Gives the plant electrical charge, making it recharge batteries of devices on the consumer when fully consumed by the plant's potency as a percent; it will also have up to a 20% chance depending on potency to electrocute on slip if it also has '''Slippery Skin''' and on hit if it has '''Liquid Contents'''.
**{{anchor|Electrical Activity}}'''Electrical Activity:''' Gives the plant electrical charge, making it recharge batteries of devices on the consumer when fully consumed by the plant's potency as a percent; it will also have up to a 20% chance depending on potency to electrocute on slip if it also has '''Slippery Skin''' and on hit if it has '''Liquid Contents'''.
** {{anchor|Capacitive Cell Production}}'''Capacitive Cell Production:''' Enables you to create a battery from the plant by adding 5 cables. Maximum capacity is dependent on potency. Capacity is multiplied further if '''Electrical activity''' is also present in the plant, making it competitive with powercells.
**{{anchor|Capacitive Cell Production}}'''Capacitive Cell Production:''' Enables you to create a battery from the plant by adding 5 cables. Maximum capacity is dependent on potency. Capacity is multiplied further if '''Electrical activity''' is also present in the plant, making it competitive with powercells.
* Reagent-application
* Reagent-application  
** {{anchor|Liquid Contents}}'''Liquid Contents:''' Allows the plant to be squashed when thrown or slipped on, leaving a colored mess and trash behind. Also splashes everything in targets tile with reagents and applies other trait effects (teleporting, etc) to the target.
**{{anchor|Liquid Contents}}'''Liquid Contents:''' Allows the plant to be squashed when thrown or slipped on, leaving a colored mess and trash behind. Also splashes everything in targets tile with reagents and applies other trait effects (teleporting, etc) to the target.
** {{anchor|Hypodermic Prickles}}'''Hypodermic Prickles:''' Will inject its contents on the target on throw hit and on slip if it has '''Slippery Skin'''. The exact amount 1-20u depends on the plant's potency.
**{{anchor|Hypodermic Prickles}}'''Hypodermic Prickles:''' Will inject its contents on the target on throw hit and on slip if it has '''Slippery Skin'''. The exact amount 1-20u depends on the plant's potency.
** {{anchor|Gaseous Decomposition}}'''Gaseous Decomposition:''' The plant will emit it reagents as a cloud when squashed ('''Liquid Contents'''). Size of smoke cloud depends on potency.
**{{anchor|Gaseous Decomposition}}'''Gaseous Decomposition:''' The plant will emit it reagents as a cloud when squashed ('''Liquid Contents'''). Size of smoke cloud depends on potency.
* Other
*Other
** {{anchor|Slippery Skin}}'''Slippery Skin:''' Causes the plant, or any products of the plant, to become slippery. The slip time is (Potency * 0.08), divided by 3 unless the plant has lube or is a banana. Maximum slip time is 7 seconds.
**{{anchor|Slippery Skin}}'''Slippery Skin:''' Causes the plant, or any products of the plant, to become slippery. The slip time is (Potency * 0.08), divided by 3 unless the plant has lube or is a banana. Maximum slip time is 7 seconds.
** {{anchor|Bluespace Activity}}'''Bluespace Activity:''' Gives the plant bluespace properties, making it teleport people hit if the plant has '''Liquid Contents''', and on slip if it has '''Slippery Skin'''. This usually destroys the plant, but there's a 50% chance for it to teleport randomly instead if the effect is activated via slipping. Potential teleport radius depends on potency, with 10 tiles being the maximum.
**{{anchor|Bluespace Activity}}'''Bluespace Activity:''' Gives the plant bluespace properties, making it teleport people hit if the plant has '''Liquid Contents''', and on slip if it has '''Slippery Skin'''. This usually destroys the plant, but there's a 50% chance for it to teleport randomly instead if the effect is activated via slipping. Potential teleport radius depends on potency, with 10 tiles being the maximum.
** {{anchor|Densified Chemicals}}'''Densified Chemicals:''' Doubles the reagent-capacity (that is 100u instead of 50u for most plants), allowing more reagents genes to be effective in a single plant.
**{{anchor|Densified Chemicals}}'''Densified Chemicals:''' Doubles the reagent-capacity (that is 100u instead of 50u for most plants), allowing more reagents genes to be effective in a single plant.
** {{anchor|Fire Resistance}}'''Fire Resistance:''' Protects lavaland-plants from fire.
**{{anchor|Fire Resistance}}'''Fire Resistance:''' Protects lavaland-plants from fire.
 
=== Mutations ===
=== Mutations ===
To change the stats, you need to mutate your plant. Keep in mind that mutations are ''completely random'', but you can do a more efficient job depending on how much you're willing to cooperate with other departments.
To change the stats, you need to mutate your plant. Keep in mind that mutations are ''completely random'', but you can do a more efficient job depending on how much you're willing to cooperate with other departments.
* Of your starting fertilizers, '''E-Z Nutriment''' makes the plant mutate once every time it's ready to harvest. '''Left 4 Zed''' makes it mutate twice, but you'll have to replace the nutriment to actually harvest something! Finally, regular '''nutriment''' has a very small chance to mutate the plant into a different specie.
*Of your starting fertilizers, '''E-Z Nutriment''' makes the plant mutate once every time it's ready to harvest. '''Left 4 Zed''' makes it mutate twice, but you'll have to replace the nutriment to actually harvest something! Finally, regular '''nutriment''' has a very small chance to mutate the plant into a different species.
 
*You can speed up the process drastically by using [[Guide_to_chemistry#Unstable_Mutagen|unstable mutagen]] (Use your [[#Biogenerators|biogenerator]] or ask the [[Chemist]]). The effects of mutagen depend on how much you use. Best applied after transferring it to an empty spray- / condiment-bottle, for greater control over the amount used (Right-click -> Set transfer amount). Pour 5 units on your plant and prepare for...
**10% chance of the plant losing lots of health instantly. The plant can die because of this.
**10% chance of mutation into a related species. This destroys the old plant and plants a new one. See the plants table for information on these mutations.
**15% chance of a '''hard mutation'''.
**25% chance of a '''soft mutation'''.
** 20% chance of nothing. You get a message when this happens.
** 10% to grow some weeds.
** 10% to produce pests.
Or, if you don't want to bother with species mutation, pour 2 units for a guaranteed hard mutation, or even 1 for a guaranteed soft mutation. This method is mostly safe (if a plant mutates weed growth rate 10 its tray can be instantly overtaken) even if you don't have backup seeds, but you need a dropper/fertilizer bottle for this.
*You can use '''radium''' and '''uranium''', but they cause ill effects, and if you can get radium, you can get mutagen.
*Make sure the plant has a yield of at least 1 before harvest, in case the yield has been changed to 0 by repeated mutations.
*R&D can also make a wonderful thing called a '''Floral Somatoray'''. It has two options: Increase yield and mutate the plant. In yield more mode, every time you fire it at the plant, there is a chance the yield will increase. The chance becomes very small when you reach high levels, but it's very useful for low-yield plants. It can even raise yield from zero! In mutation mode, it will always induce a soft mutation.
 
Further details about the effects of various chemicals are in the expandable tables below.
 
==== Hard Mutations ====
*-4 to +4 to lifespan
*-10 to +10 endurance
*-2 to +2 production
*-4 to +4 yield
*-50 to +50 potency
* -4 to +4 weed rate
* -10 to +10 weed chance
*3% to mutate a new trait
 
==== Soft Mutations ====
*-2 to +2 to lifespan
*-5 to +5 endurance
*-1 to +1 production
*-2 to +2 yield
*-25 to +25 potency
*-2 to +2 weed rate
*-5 to +5 weed chance
 
=== Advanced Chemicals ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style=white-space:nowrap | Mutation Chemicals
!Chemical
!1u
!2u
!5u
!10u
|-
|Unstable Mutagen
|Soft Mutate
|Hard Mutate
|10% to lose 10 health
10% to mutate species
 
15% to hard mutate
 
25% to soft mutate
 
20% to do nothing
 
10% to grow weeds
 
10% to grow pests
|n/a
|-
|Radium
|Reduces health by 1x the amount
Increases toxicity by 3x the amount
|Soft Mutate
|Hard Mutate
|10% to lose 10 health
10% to mutate species
 
15% to hard mutate
 
25% to soft mutate
 
20% to do nothing
 
10% to grow weeds
 
10% to grow pests
|-
|Uranium
| Decreases health by 1x the amount
Increases toxicity by 2x the amount
|Soft Mutate
|Hard Mutate
|10% to lose 10 health
10% to mutate species
 
15% to hard mutate
 
25% to soft mutate
 
20% to do nothing
 
10% to grow weeds
 
10% to grow pests
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style=white-space:nowrap | Powerful Chemicals
!Chemical
!Effect
|-
|Ammonia
|Increases health by 0.5x the amount
Increases nutrition by 1x the amount
 
Increases yield of the seed by 0.01x the amount
|-
|Saltpetre
|Increases health by 0.25x the amount
Decreases production time of the seed by 0.01x (with a probability of amount%100)


* You can speed up the process drastically by using [[Guide_to_chemistry#Unstable_Mutagen|unstable mutagen]] (Use your [[#Biogenerators|biogenerator]] or ask the [[Chemist]]). The effects of mutagen depend on how much you use. Best applied after transferring it to an empty spray- / condiment-bottle, for greater control over amount used (Right-click -> Set transfer amount). Pour 5 units on your plant and prepare for...
Increases potency by 0.5x the amount
|-
|Diethylamine
| Increases health by 1x the amount
Increases nutrition by 2x the amount
 
Adjust yield of the seed by 0.02x the amount
 
Kills 1-2 pests
|-
|Strange Reagent
|Spawns a hostile tree or killer tomato
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style=white-space:nowrap | Basic Chemicals
!Chemical
! Effect
|-
|EZ Nutriment
|80% to soft mutate
15% to hard mutate
|-
|Left 4 Zed
|50% to soft mutate
25% to hard mutate
 
12.5% to mutate species
|-
|Robust Harvest
|Increases yields by 30%
Stops natural mutations
|-
| Mushroom Paste Fertilizer
|Stops natural mutations
|-
|Earthsblood
|Increases progress to self sufficency
|-
|Charcoal
|Reduces toxicity by 2x the amount
|-
|Toxin
|Increases toxicity by 2x the amount
|-
|Milk
|Increases water by 0.9x the amount
|-
|Beer
|Decreases health by 0.05x the amount
Increases water by 0.7x the amount
|-
|Fluorine
|Decreases health by 2x the amount
Increases toxicity by 2.5x the amount
 
Decreases water by 0.5x the amount
 
Kills 1-4 weeds
|-
|Chlorine
|Decreases health by 1x the amount
Increases toxicity by 1.5x the amount
 
Decreases water by 0.5x the amount
 
Kills 1-3 weeds
|-
|Phosphorus
|Decreases health by 0.75x the amount
Increases nutrition by 0.1x the amount
 
Decreases water by 0.5x the amount
 
Kills 1-2 weeds
|-
|Sugar
|Grows 1-2 Weeds
Grows 1-2 Pests
 
Increases nutrition by 0.1x the amount
|-
|Water
|Increases water by 1x the amount
|-
|Holy Water
|Increases water by 1x the amount
Increases health by 0.1x the amount
|-
|Soda Water
|Increases water by 1x the amount
Increases health by 0.1x the amount
 
Increases nutrition by 0.1x the amount
|-
| Acid
|Decreases health by 1x the amount
Increases toxicity by 1.5x the amount
 
Kills 1-2 weeds
|-
|Fluorosulfuric Acid
|Decreases health by 2x the amount
Increases toxicity by 3x the amount
 
Kills 1-4 weeds
|-
| Plant-B-Gone
|Decreases health by 5x the amount
Increases toxicity by 6x the amount
 
Kills 4-8 weeds
|-
| Napalm
|Kills 5-9 weeds
If the plant is not fireproof:
 
Decreases health by 6x the amount
 
Increases toxicity by 7x the amount
|-
|Weed Killer
|Increases toxicity by 0.5x the amount
Kills 1-2 weeds
|-
|Pest Killer
| Increases toxicity by 0.5x the amount
Kills 1-2 pests
|-
|Nicotine
|Increases toxicity by 1x the amount
Kills 1-2 pests
|-
| Cryoxadone
|Increases health by 3x the amount
Decreases toxicity by 3x the amount
|-
|Ash
|Increases health by 0.25x the amount
|-
|Nutriment
|Increases health by 0.5x the amount
Increases nutrition by 1x the amount
|-
|Virus Food
|Increases health by 0.5x the amount
Increases nutrition by 0.5x the amount
|-
|Blood
|Increases nutrition by 1x the amount
Grows 2-4 pests
|-
|Honey
| Decreases health by 1x the amount
Kills 2-5 pests
|-
|Buzz Fuzz
| Increases health by 0.1x the amount
Increases nutrition by 0.5x the amount
 
Kills 2-5 pests
|}


** 10% chance of the plant losing lots of health instantly. The plant can die because of this.
** 10% chance of mutation into a related species. This destroys the old plant and plants a new one. See the plants table for the information on these mutations.
** 15% chance of heavy stat mutation.
** 15% chance of normal stat mutation.
** 20% chance of nothing. You get a message when this happens.
Or, if you don't want to bother with species mutation, pour 2 units for a guaranteed heavy stat mutation, or even 1 for a guaranteed normal stat mutation. This method is mostly safe (if a plant mutates weed growth rate 10 its tray can be instantly overtaken) even if you don't have backup seeds, but you need a dropper/fertilizer bottle for this.
* You can use '''radium''' and '''uranium''', but they cause ill effects, and if you can get radium, you can get mutagen.
* Make sure the plant has a yield of at least 1 before harvest, in case the yield has been changed to 0 by repeated mutations.
* R&D can also make a wonderful thing called a '''Floral Somatoray'''. It has two options: Increase yield and mutate the plant. In yield more mode, every time you fire it at the plant, there is a chance the yield will increase. The chance becomes very small when you reach high levels, but it's very useful for low-yield plants. It can even raise yield from zero! In mutation mode, it will always induce a normal stat mutation.
=== Replica Pod Cloning ===
=== Replica Pod Cloning ===
The [[Guide_to_plants#Replica_pod|Replica Pod]] is a very special plant. It can be used to grow dead people back to life, in the case that genetics is destroyed. To clone someone, follow these simple steps:
The [[Guide_to_plants#Replica_pod|Replica Pod]] is a very special plant. It can be used to grow dead people back to life, in the case that genetics is destroyed. To clone someone, follow these simple steps:
# Take a blood sample from the body using a syringe.
# Take a blood sample from the body using a syringe.
# Inject it into the bag of seeds.
#Inject it into the bag of seeds.
# Plant the seeds.
# Plant the seeds.
# Let the plant grow and harvest it.
#Let the plant grow and harvest it.
## The cloned person will become a [[podman]]. They are a little different from normal humans (They regenerate in light but suffer in darkness).
##The cloned person will become a [[podman]]. They are a little different from normal humans (They regenerate in light but suffer in darkness).
## If you forgot to inject blood, you will get seeds. There's a chance that it will produce more than one seed, and this chance depends on both luck and the plant's yield.
##If you forgot to inject blood, you will get seeds. There's a chance that it will produce more than one seed, and this chance depends on both luck and the plant's yield.
If you ran out of seeds, remember that [[Guide_to_plants#Cabbage|cabbage]] can be mutated into a replica pod.
If you ran out of seeds, remember that [[Guide_to_plants#Cabbage|cabbage]] can be mutated into a replica pod.
=== [[File:Hydrotray upgraded.png]] Upgrading your trays ===
===[[File:Hydrotray upgraded.png]] Upgrading your trays===
Fertilizing trays with earthsblood (grow [[Guide_to_plants#Details:_Ambrosia_gaia|Ambrosia Gaia]])will slowly upgrade them. You can check the progress by examining the tray. Upgraded trays will glow, need no water / nutrients and be resistant to pests and weeds. They will keep the effect of the last fertilizer, so you might want to use robust harvest before fully upgrading them.
Fertilizing trays with earthsblood (grow [[Guide_to_plants#Details:_Ambrosia_gaia|Ambrosia Gaia]])will slowly upgrade them. You can check the progress by examining the tray. Upgraded trays will glow, need no water / nutrients and be resistant to pests and weeds. They will keep the effect of the last fertilizer, so you might want to use robust harvest before fully upgrading them.
== Other Notes ==
==Other Notes ==
=== Kudzu ===
===Kudzu ===
Usual plant stats affect active kudzu in the specific way:
Usual plant stats affect active kudzu in the specific way:
* Potency of the seed will make kudzu mutate more on spread (The chance to mutate on each new piece is potency / 10).
*Potency of the seed will make kudzu mutate more on spread (The chance to mutate on each new piece is potency / 10).
* Production will affect how fast the kudzu can spread, usual kudzu spreads at a rate of 20% of the amount of pieces per tick but no more than 30, production changes the cap (30 * production / 50) and the percent of processed pieces per tick (20 * (production / 50)).
* Production will affect how fast the kudzu can spread, usual kudzu spreads at a rate of 20% of the amount of pieces per tick but no more than 30, production changes the cap (30 * production / 50) and the percent of processed pieces per tick (20 * (production / 50)).
Killing the last piece of kudzu will create a kudzu seed on its place with all the mutations of the piece saved in the seed, so if you reactivate it new first piece will have all the same mutations the seed has and will spread it to all the progenitors. Kudzu can gain mutations only on spread, here is the list of all of them:
Killing the last piece of kudzu will create a kudzu seed on its place with all the mutations of the piece saved in the seed, so if you reactivate it new first piece will have all the same mutations the seed has and will spread it to all the progenitors. Kudzu can gain mutations only on spread, here is the list of all of them:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Mutation
!Mutation
! Rating
! Rating
! Effect
!Effect
|-
|-
| '''CO2 consumption'''
|'''CO2 consumption'''
| positive
|positive
| Consumes CO2 from the air
|Consumes CO2 from the air  
|-
|-
| '''Space covering'''
|'''Space covering'''
| positive
|positive
| Makes vines grow vine floors over space
| Makes vines grow vine floors over space  
|-
|-
| '''Light'''
|'''Light'''
| positive
| positive
| About 40% of the vines with this mutation emit light slightly more powerful than PDA
|About 40% of the vines with this mutation emit light slightly more powerful than PDA
|-
|-
| '''Transparency'''
|'''Transparency'''
| positive
|positive
| Makes vines look-through
|Makes vines look-through
|-
|-
| '''Toxins consumption'''
|'''Toxins consumption'''
| positive
|positive
| Absorbs plasma from the air
|Absorbs plasma from the air
|-
|-
| '''Bluespace vines'''
|'''Bluespace vines'''
| minor negative
|minor negative
| Makes vines be able to grow through anything
| Makes vines be able to grow through anything  
|-
|-
| '''Explosive'''
|'''Explosive'''
| minor negative
| minor negative  
| On death vines with this mutation explode with a 0,0,2 power, clusters of this vine will chain-explode one after another
|On death vines with this mutation explode with a 0,0,2 power, clusters of this vine will chain-explode one after another
|-
|-
| '''Fire resistant'''
|'''Fire resistant'''
| minor negative
|minor negative
| Makes vines ignore fire damage, be it plasma fires or welders
|Makes vines ignore fire damage, be it plasma fires or welders  
|-
|-
| '''Vine eating'''
|'''Vine eating'''  
| minor negative
|minor negative
| Vines with this mutation will eat vines without it
| Vines with this mutation will eat vines without it
|-
|-
| '''Toxicity'''
|'''Toxicity'''
| negative
|negative
| Eating vine with this mutation or walking thought it will cause you toxin damage
|Eating vine with this mutation or walking thought it will cause you toxin damage
|-
|-
| '''Aggressive spreading'''
|'''Aggressive spreading'''
| negative
|negative
| On spreading vines will cause effect of mini-explosion on the tile they spread to, mobs buckled by this vine will also experience effects akin to minor explosion
|On spreading vines will cause effect of mini-explosion on the tile they spread to, mobs buckled by this vine will also experience effects akin to minor explosion
|-
|-
| '''O2 consumption'''
|'''O2 consumption'''
| negative
|negative
| Absorbs O2 from the air around
|Absorbs O2 from the air around
|-
|-
| '''N2 consumption'''
|'''N2 consumption'''  
| negative
|negative
| Absorbs N2 from the air
|Absorbs N2 from the air
|-
|-
| '''Thorns'''
|'''Thorns'''  
| negative
|negative
| Makes mobs touching or going through vines recieve physical damage
|Makes mobs touching or going through vines recieve physical damage
|-
|-
| '''Hardening'''
|'''Hardening'''
| negative
|negative
| Makes vines not die fast from sharp objects, but makes non-sharp objects(hands included) be more effective against them, on the full maturation block the passage
|Makes vines not die fast from sharp objects, but makes non-sharp objects(hands included) be more effective against them, on the full maturation block the passage
|-
|-
| '''Flowering'''
|'''Flowering'''
| negative
|negative
| Makes vines very entangly and spawns harmful flowers occasionally, flowers after destruction spawn flower mob that is agressive and attacks
|Makes vines very entangly and spawns harmful flowers occasionally, flowers after destruction spawn flower mob that is agressive and attacks
|}
|}
Adding special chemicals to the tray when the seeds are growing will affect the specific kudzu mutations:
Adding special chemicals to the tray when the seeds are growing will affect the specific kudzu mutations:  
* Adding ''5u'' of '''welding fuel''' will remove random ''positive'' mutation with a ''20%'' probability
*Adding ''5u'' of '''welding fuel''' will remove random ''positive'' mutation with a ''20%'' probability
* Adding ''5u'' of '''[[Guide_to_chemistry#Phenol|phenol]]''' will remove a random ''minor negative'' mutation with a ''20%'' probability
*Adding ''5u'' of '''[[Guide_to_chemistry#Phenol|phenol]]''' will remove a random ''minor negative'' mutation with a ''20%'' probability
* Adding ''5u'' of '''[[Guide_to_chemistry#Sterilizine|sterilizine]]''' will remove a rangom ''negative'' mutation with a ''20%'' probability
*Adding ''5u'' of '''[[Guide_to_chemistry#Sterilizine|sterilizine]]''' will remove a rangom ''negative'' mutation with a ''20%'' probability
* Adding ''15u'' of '''blood''' will change the production value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-5 to +15''
*Adding ''15u'' of '''blood''' will change the production value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-5 to +15''
* Adding ''5u'' of '''[[Guide_to_chemistry#Amatoxin|amatoxin]]''' will change the production value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-15 to +5''
*Adding ''5u'' of '''[[Guide_to_chemistry#Amatoxin|amatoxin]]''' will change the production value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-15 to +5''
* Adding ''5u'' of '''plasma''' will change the potency value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-15 to 5''
*Adding ''5u'' of '''plasma''' will change the potency value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-15 to 5''
* Adding ''10u'' of '''[[Guide_to_drinks#Holy_Water|holy water]]''' will change a potency value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-5 to 15''
*Adding ''10u'' of '''[[Guide_to_drinks#Holy_Water|holy water]]''' will change a potency value of the seeds by a random number in the range from ''-5 to 15''
=== Sandstone and Soil ===
===Sandstone and Soil===
If you grow some [[Guide_to_plants#Grass|grass]] seeds, harvest it and then pick up the grass and use it (click on it in your hand), you will prepare grass tiles. Get a crowbar and remove some floor tiles, then place grass tiles in their place. In addition to looking nice, it can be used to get some sand. Just dig it with your spade and you'll get two piles. Now, pick up the sand and use it; you will make a sandstone brick. Using three bricks, you can make a soil plot, which is like a tray, except you can walk over it and there are no lights. You can also build a sandstone door with 10 bricks.
If you grow some [[Guide_to_plants#Grass|grass]] seeds, harvest it and then pick up the grass and use it (click on it in your hand), you will prepare grass tiles. Get a crowbar and remove some floor tiles, then place grass tiles in their place. In addition to looking nice, it can be used to get some sand. Just dig it with your spade and you'll get two piles. Now, pick up the sand and use it; you will make a sandstone brick. Using three bricks, you can make a soil plot, which is like a tray, except you can walk over it and there are no lights. You can also build a sandstone door with 10 bricks.


Science can [[Guide_to_advanced_construction#Hydroponics_Tray|build]] hydroponics trays. They can also upgrade them by replacing the matter bins, and this increases the water and nutrient capacity of the tray.
Science can [[Guide_to_advanced_construction#Hydroponics_Tray|build]] hydroponics trays. They can also upgrade them by replacing the matter bins, and this increases the water and nutrient capacity of the tray.
=== Wood and Drying Racks ===
===Wood and Drying Racks===
First you need to get some [[Guide_to_plants#Towercap|tower-cap]] seeds, grow them and harvest them. You can then use a hatchet (and some other things, but it's not important) on the logs to chop some [[Guide_to_construction#Planks|planks]]. They have many uses: You can make chairs, tables, wooden floors and so on. A unique thing here is a drying rack. You can use it to dry a plant, and then smoke it. First, build a rack with 10 planks or find the ones in the botany back room (through maintenance). Then, grab a plant you want to dry and put it in the rack. Click on the rack and toggle drying so that the red arrows light up. Give it a few seconds and it's done.
First you need to get some [[Guide_to_plants#Towercap|tower-cap]] seeds, grow them and harvest them. You can then use a hatchet (and some other things, but it's not important) on the logs to chop some [[Guide_to_construction#Planks|planks]]. They have many uses: You can make chairs, tables, wooden floors and so on. A unique thing here is a drying rack. You can use it to dry a plant, and then smoke it. First, build a rack with 10 planks or find the ones in the botany back room (through maintenance). Then, grab a plant you want to dry and put it in the rack. Click on the rack and toggle drying so that the red arrows light up. Give it a few seconds and it's done.


Note: You can dry ''any'' plant and smoke it to consume all chemicals that were in it. You can smoke dried apples if you want, and get nutriment from them.
Note: You can dry ''any'' plant and smoke it to consume all chemicals that were in it. You can smoke dried apples if you want, and get nutriment from them.
=== Things You Can Make Out of Your Plants ===
===Things You Can Make Out of Your Plants ===  
* Add some cable to a [[Guide_to_plants#Potato|potato]] to make a [[Guide_to_power#Power_Cells|potato battery]].
*Add some cable to a [[Guide_to_plants#Potato|potato]] to make a [[Guide_to_power#Power_Cells|potato battery]].
* [[Guide_to_plants#Glow-berry|Glowberries]] and [[Guide_to_plants#Glowshroom|glowshrooms]], as the name suggests, glow. Use the harvested plant in-hand to plant them on any surface.
*[[Guide_to_plants#Glow-berry|Glowberries]] and [[Guide_to_plants#Glowshroom|glowshrooms]], as the name suggests, glow. Use the harvested plant in-hand to plant them on any surface.
* You can carve a [[Guide_to_plants#Pumpkin|pumpkin]] with a hatchet. Carved pumpkins can be worn and you can toggle them to emit a weak light.
*You can carve a [[Guide_to_plants#Pumpkin|pumpkin]] with a hatchet. Carved pumpkins can be worn and you can toggle them to emit a weak light.
* You can make a cob-pipe out of a [[Guide_to_plants#Corn|corn]] cob.
*You can make a cob-pipe out of a [[Guide_to_plants#Corn|corn]] cob.
* You can carve a [[Guide_to_plants#Carrot|carrot]] with a hatchet to make a shiv. It's not very strong but it's good at slicing things.
*You can carve a [[Guide_to_plants#Carrot|carrot]] with a hatchet to make a shiv. It's not very strong but it's good at slicing things.
* Flowers and [[Guide_to_plants#Ambrosia_vulgaris|ambrosia]] can be worn on your head.
*Flowers and [[Guide_to_plants#Ambrosia_vulgaris|ambrosia]] can be worn on your head.
* Add dried [[Guide_to_plants#Ambrosia_vulgaris|ambrosia]], [[Guide_to_plants#Wheat|wheat]], [[Guide_to_plants#Tea|tea aspera]] tips or [[Guide_to_plants#Tobacco|tobacco]] leaves to a [[Guide_to_plants#Towercap|tower cap]] log to make a torch.
*Add dried [[Guide_to_plants#Ambrosia_vulgaris|ambrosia]], [[Guide_to_plants#Wheat|wheat]], [[Guide_to_plants#Tea|tea aspera]] tips or [[Guide_to_plants#Tobacco|tobacco]] leaves to a [[Guide_to_plants#Towercap|tower cap]] log to make a torch.
* Dried plants are able to be smoked from rolling paper, found in smoking vending machines or the biogenerator.
*Dried plants are able to be smoked from rolling paper, found in smoking vending machines or the biogenerator.
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