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{{Define|Plant
 
{{Define|Plant
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| category = Plants
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| category = [[Wild_Plants|Wild Plants]]
 
| description = A large grain plant which produces ears of delicious yellow seeds. Takes a relatively long time to grow, but yields lots of food, and takes a long time to spoil. Needs fertile soil to grow well.
 
| description = A large grain plant which produces ears of delicious yellow seeds. Takes a relatively long time to grow, but yields lots of food, and takes a long time to spoil. Needs fertile soil to grow well.
 
| def name = PlantCorn
 
| def name = PlantCorn
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| harvested product = corn
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| Harvested Product = corn
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| in Ground = true
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| In Ground = true
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| hydroponic = false
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| Hydroponic = false
 
| default color = (255,255,255)
 
| default color = (255,255,255)
 
| graphic class = Graphic_Random
 
| graphic class = Graphic_Random
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| label = corn plant
 
| label = corn plant
 
| parent name = PlantBase
 
| parent name = PlantBase
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| path cost = 12
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| path cost = 10
 
| rotatable = false
 
| rotatable = false
 
| selectable = true
 
| selectable = true
 
| use hit points = true
 
| use hit points = true
 
| max hit points base = 150
 
| max hit points base = 150
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| fertility sensitivity = 1
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| beauty base = 0
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| beauty base = 1
 
 
| flammability base = 0.8
 
| flammability base = 0.8
 
| harvest yield = 27
 
| harvest yield = 27
 
| grow days = 11.3
 
| grow days = 11.3
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| real grow days = 20.55
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| fertility min = 0.5
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| nutrition per day = 0.066
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| fertility sensitivity = 1
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| nutrition per day (70) = 0.046
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| real grow days = 19.52
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| nutrition per day (140) = 0.092
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| nutrition per day = 0.0692
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| nutrition per day (70) = 0.0484
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| nutrition per day (140) = 0.0969
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| nutrition per day (230) = 0
 
| market value = 1.5
 
| market value = 1.5
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| value per harvest = 40.5
 
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| value per day = 3.584
 
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| value per day (70) = 2.509
 
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| value per day (140) = 5.018
 
 
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{{Info|A large grain plant which produces ears of delicious yellow seeds. Takes a relatively long time to grow, but yields lots of food, and takes a long time to spoil. Corn can be eaten raw but colonists will receive a -7 penalty to mood for eating raw food. Needs fertile soil to grow well.  Requires 11.3 days of growth (or 20.55 days when accounting for nightly resting period) with full light and within temperature range to mature. Can only be grown in the [[Growing_zone|growing zone]]. It is unable to grow in a [[hydroponics basin|hydroponics basin]]. }}
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All information here is up-to-date as of Alpha 17b.
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{{Info|The corn plant is a player-growable food crop with a high yield, but also long growing cycle. Corn can't be sown in hydroponics. A mature corn plant yields 27 pieces of [[corn]].}}
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===Growing===
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Corn plants have a base growing time of 11.3 days, need a minimum soil fertility of 50%, and have a fertility sensitivity rating of 100%. The following table details how long it takes for corn plants to grow in each growable ground type, factoring in the plant resting time and being in ideal growing conditions:
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{| {{STDT| c_24 text-center}}
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! Ground Type
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| Gravel
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| Soil
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| Rich Soil
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| Hydroponics
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|-
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! Fertility (%)
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| 70
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| 100
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| 140
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| 230
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|-
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! Grow Time (days)
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| 27.88
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| 19.52
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| 13.94
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| -
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|-
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! Base Yield/day<ref>Per plant</ref>
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| 0.97
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| 1.38
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| 1.94
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| -
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|}
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<references />
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Corn plants have the highest yield per day out of all growable food crops in the game when grown in rich soil; beating [[rice plant|rice]] by around 2%. However, corn's minimal advantage over rice makes no real difference except in gravel, where [[potato plant|potatoes]] still rule supreme - and rice in [[hydroponics basin|hydroponics]] also eclipses corn in rich soil.
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===Food Production===
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Corn's practically negligible yield per day advantage over rice, combined with corn's significantly longer growing cycle, makes corn arguably the least viable food crop in the game: inconsistent food supply, and the long growing cycle makes corn susceptible to crop loss (e.g. blight), and the latter will also be difficult to recover from.
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The only real advantages that corn plants have over other food crops is that corn has a long shelf life, and corn plants are less labor-intensive for growers - but hauling labor is arguably higher since you're hauling huge amounts of food in one go, rather than smaller amounts of food over a longer period of time.
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Therefore, it's only really advisable to use corn if you're experiencing a severe grower shortage in larger colonies, and if you're unable to make [[pemmican]] for whatever reason, or lack a freezer and aren't expecting to get one in a long time - although both are easily obtainable early-game anyway.
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The following table shows how many corn plants it takes to sustain one colonist, but only factors in the nutritional value of the yield, and the yield per day:
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{| {{STDT| c_24 text-center}}
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! Ground Type
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| Gravel
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| Soil
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| Rich Soil
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| Hydroponics
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|-
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! Raw
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| 34
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| 24
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| 17
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| -
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|-
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! Lavish<ref>Also applies to 100% vegetarian simple meals and packaged survival meals</ref>
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| 21
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| 15
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| 11
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| -
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|-
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! Paste
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| 13
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| 9
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| 7
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| -
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|-
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! Fine<ref>Also applies to pemmican</ref>
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| 11
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| 8
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| 6
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| -
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|}
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===Economy===
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The corn plant's raw product is corn, which has a market value of 1.5 [[silver]]. The refined product with the largest profit margin is a [[fine meal]], having a 37.14% profit margin. The following table details silver per day, per plant. It only factors in the 50% selling markdown, the market value of the products, and the yield per day:
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{| {{STDT| c_24 text-center}}
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! Ground Type
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| Gravel
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| Soil
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| Rich Soil
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| Hydroponics
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|-
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! Raw
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| 0.73
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| 1.04
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| 1.45
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| -
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! Refined<ref>Assuming a vegetarian ingredient bottleneck. Your mileage may vary.</ref>
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| 2.32
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| 3.32
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| 4.65
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| -
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|}
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<references />
  
 
{{nav|plant|wide}}
 
{{nav|plant|wide}}
 
[[Category:Domesticated plants]]
 
[[Category:Domesticated plants]]

Revision as of 20:11, 29 September 2017

Corn plant

Corn plant a.png

A tall grain plant which produces ears of soft, edible seeds. While corn takes a long time to grow, it yields lots of food compared to other crops. Harvested corn takes a long time to spoil.

Type
Plants – Plants

Base Stats

Flammability
1
Max Hit Points
150

Stat Modifiers

All information here is up-to-date as of Alpha 17b.


The corn plant is a player-growable food crop with a high yield, but also long growing cycle. Corn can't be sown in hydroponics. A mature corn plant yields 27 pieces of corn.

Growing

Corn plants have a base growing time of 11.3 days, need a minimum soil fertility of 50%, and have a fertility sensitivity rating of 100%. The following table details how long it takes for corn plants to grow in each growable ground type, factoring in the plant resting time and being in ideal growing conditions:

Ground Type Gravel Soil Rich Soil Hydroponics
Fertility (%) 70 100 140 230
Grow Time (days) 27.88 19.52 13.94 -
Base Yield/day[1] 0.97 1.38 1.94 -
  1. ↑ Per plant

Corn plants have the highest yield per day out of all growable food crops in the game when grown in rich soil; beating rice by around 2%. However, corn's minimal advantage over rice makes no real difference except in gravel, where potatoes still rule supreme - and rice in hydroponics also eclipses corn in rich soil.


Food Production

Corn's practically negligible yield per day advantage over rice, combined with corn's significantly longer growing cycle, makes corn arguably the least viable food crop in the game: inconsistent food supply, and the long growing cycle makes corn susceptible to crop loss (e.g. blight), and the latter will also be difficult to recover from.


The only real advantages that corn plants have over other food crops is that corn has a long shelf life, and corn plants are less labor-intensive for growers - but hauling labor is arguably higher since you're hauling huge amounts of food in one go, rather than smaller amounts of food over a longer period of time.


Therefore, it's only really advisable to use corn if you're experiencing a severe grower shortage in larger colonies, and if you're unable to make pemmican for whatever reason, or lack a freezer and aren't expecting to get one in a long time - although both are easily obtainable early-game anyway.


The following table shows how many corn plants it takes to sustain one colonist, but only factors in the nutritional value of the yield, and the yield per day:

Ground Type Gravel Soil Rich Soil Hydroponics
Raw 34 24 17 -
Lavish[1] 21 15 11 -
Paste 13 9 7 -
Fine[2] 11 8 6 -
  1. ↑ Also applies to 100% vegetarian simple meals and packaged survival meals
  2. ↑ Also applies to pemmican


Economy

The corn plant's raw product is corn, which has a market value of 1.5 silver. The refined product with the largest profit margin is a fine meal, having a 37.14% profit margin. The following table details silver per day, per plant. It only factors in the 50% selling markdown, the market value of the products, and the yield per day:

Ground Type Gravel Soil Rich Soil Hydroponics
Raw 0.73 1.04 1.45 -
Refined[1] 2.32 3.32 4.65 -
  1. ↑ Assuming a vegetarian ingredient bottleneck. Your mileage may vary.
Plants
Domesticated plants
Cocoa tree • Corn plant • Cotton plant • Devilstrand mushroom • Haygrass • Healroot • Hop plant • Potato plant • Psychoid plant • Rice plant • Smokeleaf plant • Strawberry plant • Tinctoria • Fibercorn Content added by the Ideology DLC • Gauranlen pod Content added by the Ideology DLC • Nutrifungus Content added by the Ideology DLC • Toxipotato plant Content added by the Biotech DLC
Decorative plants
Dandelions • Daylily • Rose • Bonsai tree Content added by the Ideology DLC
Wild plants
Agarilux • Agave • Alocasia • Ambrosia bush • Astragalus • Berry bush • Brambles • Bryolux • Bush • Chokevine • Clivia • Giant rafflesia • Glowstool • Grass • Low shrubs • Moss • Pincushion cactus • Tall grass • Wild healroot • Anima grass Content added by the Royalty DLC • Gauranlen moss Content added by the Ideology DLC
Trees
Bamboo tree • Birch tree • Cecropia tree • Cypress tree • Drago tree • Maple tree • Oak tree • Palm tree • Pine tree • Poplar tree • Saguaro cactus • Teak tree • Willow tree • Timbershroom Content added by the Ideology DLC • Gray pine tree Content added by the Biotech DLC • Pebble cactus Content added by the Biotech DLC • Rat palm tree Content added by the Biotech DLC • Witchwood tree Content added by the Biotech DLC
Special
Anima tree Content added by the Royalty DLC • Gauranlen tree Content added by the Ideology DLC • Polux tree Content added by the Biotech DLC • Harbinger tree Content added by the Anomaly DLC
Tree stumps
Burned stump • Chopped stump (Gauranlen Content added by the Ideology DLC, Anima Content added by the Royalty DLC, Polux Content added by the Biotech DLC, Harbinger Content added by the Anomaly DLC) • Smashed stump (Gauranlen Content added by the Ideology DLC, Anima Content added by the Royalty DLC, Polux Content added by the Biotech DLC, Harbinger Content added by the Anomaly DLC)

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