My crops do not grow while I am away, or all ripen the moment I return

Parts of the world that are not loaded stand still, so the farm is exactly as you left it, or the AI jumps it to the end. This entry calculates what should have happened during your absence, stage by stage, limited by the water that was there.

Why this works

Growth is progress through stages that each take a set time. Replaying the time away stage by stage, and using up water only while growing, gives the same state as if the farm had been running.

When not to use it

Skip the catch-up if the game should punish leaving, for example crops that wilt. Then define wilting as a stage and run it through the same catch-up.

In the full entry

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

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Use the Spielerando entry "My crops do not grow while I am away, or all ripen the moment I return" (read_entry survival-crops-stop-growing-when-away) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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