Does it have to be oriented doward? My

[fierce abyss]

start like this

the spaces between the tilled areas are where you will put the flooring or walls

[lofty spire]

Why would it not work?

[fierce abyss]

what do you mean?

if you place all the seeds at the same time?

[kind pagoda]

It doesn't matter where the trunk is facing as far as I know

[lofty spire]

No I thought you meant building it upwards instead of downwards.

[fierce abyss]

yeah, that doeant matter

and you can do less than 5

5 is just the maximum amount of branches a seed can have

Oh, no you will be fine

a more clear photo

just waiting on growth lol

[lofty spire]

My proposition was instead of having a lot of pain building it, and waiting for channels of roots, just build the whole thing, then retroactively destroy the seeds and replant them to connect to the NEW network/channels.

[kind pagoda]

I don't like this type because the backbone is vulnerable and mistakes can happen

[kind pagoda]

Should work, but the issue is if you miss click and destroy the base you need to start over

[lofty spire]

You missed my screenshot, it was a less vulnerable version, let me look

[kind pagoda]

You mean dunken's version ?

Yep that one

[lofty spire]

All the farmland is where seeds would go.

[fierce abyss]

you could do that. I would advise using a shovel, as it tends to stick to the highlighted square. The pickaxe and unarmed swings tend to attack a nearby object, rather than the highlughted square

[lofty spire]

So they are not all depending on single seds.

[kind pagoda]

It's less efficient but more safe

[fierce abyss]

what do you mean? I usually lay out walls behind the initial branch, and chip away at it as it grows

[lofty spire]

Yeah it seemed like a good mixture of the two, as I've destroyed my root seeds at least a few times.

[fierce abyss]

well once you get them going, you can make thousands of wood in minutes

but ive seen several different ways to build them

I do this so I can single out branches for a mix of wood and planks

[kind pagoda]

So the direction where they grow does matter if a piece breaks behind and grows back it the seeds in that spot won't contribute to the growth

[fierce abyss]

and its really only an issue when youre getting it started

yeah, if you break a piece in front, you will have to wait til it regrows

but once its going...

[lofty spire]

I meant modular orientation. So the design of the whole thing. Can I rotate a farm 90 degrees, 180 degrees?

[fierce abyss]

this is a few hours

[fierce abyss]

absolutely

[kind pagoda]

I was referring to the scenario where he said that he will place the initial seed and help the thing grow by placing additional seeds before it grew and replanting them

[fierce abyss]

I did a base with a 3 branch making all planks, then one with a 5 branch for wood

[kind pagoda]

Yes, but if you break the base at any point doesn't matter what design you use you need to start over

[fierce abyss]

well, as long as the main part of it doent break youre good, but still, waiting for it to grow back is worth it

You can make a TON of wood this way

[kind pagoda]

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[fierce abyss]

I havent really had any problems

although ive notices that when i place a wall with a torch on it near a branch, it will skip that square

[kind pagoda]

B is where you accidentally break it, x is the seed, T is the trunk

[fierce abyss]

but if you have the branch past that, youll be good

okay hang on

[kind pagoda]

In that scenario, you will need to break the 4th and 5th to salvage it

[fierce abyss]

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if you had it like this

you could do

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Then plact the drills beneath the last branches

As long as you have the base structure down, it wont matter if youu destroy the upper parts

this is an upward facing one. got it working great with all 3 wood types

[kind pagoda]

You are correct but a certain scenario if a trunk breaks at the 5th row from the top you need to destroy the seeds and replant them for the "max" efficiency

But tbh it doesn't really matter as you will get a lot of wood either way

[fierce abyss]

Yeah, but the only way they will break is if you break them

yeah you will get a ton, no doubt

[kind pagoda]

As I said before If you want to speed things up then that scenario can happen. if you are patient it cannot happen

[fierce abyss]

yeah, but its only like a 10 minute wait lol

here is a good video on how to do it

https://youtu.be/ppk9_64Dxz0?si=DMk5KYdyqNjLE8hs

[lofty spire]

Do you have to wait for the originator seeds/network/channel to form completely before placing other seeds?