Cut grass

Cut Grass

Properties
Max flat speed: 12.21 km/h Can be created by players?: Yes Underground: No
Creation
Use a scythe to make cut grass on a grass tile
Material
Gives mixed grass after being harvested or hay if dried before harvest

Main / Terrain / Cut grass

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Description

A farmer's field drying grass to create hay. Use a scythe on grass with the Cut Grass option to convert the tile into a Cut Grass tile.

Tools of the Trade

• Scythe - converting a grass tile into a cut grass tile.
• Rake and Pitchfork - for harvesting as well as tedding(tending) the grass during the drying process, which increases the final yield of hay.

Notes

• Cut grass can be immediately harvested using a scythe for a large quantity of mixed grass, or allowed to dry and eventually be harvested for hay.
• If there is a Resource node on the tile, using a sickle to cut grass will destroy it.
• Drying speed is affected by season, and weather conditions.
• When initially created, and then after each successive drying stage, Cut Grass can be tedded with either a rake or pitchfork to increase the yield of the tile.
• Cut grass tiles can be created on and harvest from nearly any slope, however:
• The maximum slope on which you can tedd grass is 8, where 8 = (highest north-south tile border's slope) + (highest east-west tile border's slope). For example, the slope can be level EW and 8-steep NS, or it can be 4-steep EW and 4-steep NS, etc. Attempting to tedd grass on a greater slope results in a message "The ground is not flat enough for crops to grow. You need to flatten it first". Farm tiles function the same with a slope 8, flat or anything in between. Still need more help, please see the chart below:

Type	Examples of slope length by side				Explanation
	North	East	South	West
Good (flat)	0	0	0	0	Flat tiles can be planted on.
Good	0	8	0	8	N+E = 8, E+S = 8, S+W = 8, W+N = 8, None over 8 so good!
Good	2	6	1	3	Each set of adjacent slopes have a sum equal or less than 8.
Good	4	4	4	4	All slopes at max equal lengths.
1 Corner Bad	0	2	8	0	The East and South slopes sum to 10 making the SE corner too extreme.
2 Corners Bad	0	4	8	8	The sum for the SE corner is 12 and the SW corner is 16. They must be 8 or less.
3 Corners Bad	4	5	5	4	The NE corner sums to 9, SE to 10, SW to 9. All must be 8 or less.
All Bad	3	7	3	6	All tile corners sum above 8. :(

• Digging or flattening nearby will destroy the field tile, leaving a dirt tile.

Growth Stages

• (Hay, wet) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass smells nice and is wet to the touch. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
• (Hay, damp) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass hasn't dried much. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
• (Hay, drying) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass has lost it's gloss and is dry to the touch. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
• (Hay, halfway dried) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass is quite dry and on it's way to becoming hay. The mixed grass is being affected by the rain.
• (Hay, almost dried) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass is noticeably less green and on it's way to becoming hay. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
• (Hay, dried) You see a farmer's field, which would render about 13 handfuls of hay. The hay is a brilliant gold colour and ready to harvest! The hay is waiting patiently for more sun.
• (decay?)

Gallery

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  Hay, wet

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  Hay, damp

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  Hay, drying

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  Hay, halfway dried

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  Hay, almost dried

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  Hay, dried