Let a plant grow only on the days it was watered, even after skipped days

In a story where the player tends a garden between scenes, the plant should show the care it got, not just the time that passed. A counter that adds a day every frame is wrong when days are skipped, saved or replayed. Here is a way to get the size from the log of watering alone, so it is always right.

Why this works

A plant grows from the care it got, so the honest record is the list of days it was watered. Work the size out from that list each time, and loading a save, skipping a week or replaying a scene always gives the same plant.

When not to use it

Don't use it when growth should be a surprise or run on its own, like a wild weed or a magic tree that grows overnight. A simple timer is clearer there, and punishing missed days would feel unfair.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 31 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Let a plant grow only on the days it was watered, even after skipped days" (read_entry garden-grows-from-care-not-calendar) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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