Sturdy Farmland - Growth Edition

This modification is an enhanced version of the Dew Drop: Sturdy Farmland mod by coolbot100s, which significantly expands farming gameplay functionality through the implementation of a daily growth system and fertilizer mechanics. The project is primarily aimed at use within modpacks, as some of its features require additional configuration via KubeJS or datapacks for full functionality.

Core Features

Agricultural Crop Growth System

Every morning, crops automatically advance to the next growth stage provided the soil has sufficient moisture. The growth mechanism is closely integrated with Serene Seasons' seasonal system and maintains compatibility with other popular modifications. Additionally, random ticks are disabled for all plants tagged with #dew_drop_farmland_growth:cancel_random_tick.

Soil Improvement Fertilizers

Eight specialized fertilizers have been added to work with the updated growth system:

• Weak Fertilizer - accelerates initial crop growth by 1 day
• Strong Fertilizer - provides a 2-day growth advantage
• Hyper Fertilizer - grants a 3-day growth head start
• Hydrating Fertilizer - prevents soil drying until plants reach mid-lifecycle
• Deluxe Hydrating Fertilizer - completely eliminates soil drying
• Quality Fertilizers (three gradations) - foundation for creating custom mechanics in modpacks through the Quality Food system

Potted Plants and Flower Hangers

Plant pots require exclusively manual watering but enable crop growth during any season (when Serene Seasons is installed). Plants placed in them don't perish from lack of moisture and can be enhanced using hydrating fertilizers. Both ground-level and hanging placement options are available.

Quality Fertilizer Configuration

When using the Quality Food mod, configuration settings must be updated to activate corresponding effects. This is done using the farmland_config parameter with example formatting as follows:

farmland_config = [ "2;#minecraft:crops;#dew_drop_farmland_growth:low_quality_fertilized_farmland;1.5", "2;#minecraft:crops;#dew_drop_farmland_growth:high_quality_fertilized_farmland;2","2;#minecraft:crops;#dew_drop_farmland_growth:pristine_quality_fertilized_farmland;3"]

Sprinkler Mechanics

Four tiers of irrigation systems made from different materials are available:

• Iron Sprinkler - prevents drying in a 3x3 block area
• Gold Sprinkler - covers a 5x5 block zone
• Diamond Sprinkler - operates over a 7x7 block area
• Netherite Sprinkler - protects against drying in a 9x9 block territory

This mechanic is activated through server configuration with the checkSprinklers = true parameter (enabled by default). The area of effect is centered around the block with the corresponding tag.

Supported Mods

The modification has extended compatibility with the following popular addons:

• Farmer's Delight 1.2.6 (tomato crops)
• Vintage Delight 1.6 (Gearo berry bushes)
• Supplementaries 3.1.18 (flax)
• Cultural Delights 0.16.3 (corn)
• Windswept! 3.0.2 (wild berry bushes)
• Let's Do: Vinery 1.4.41 (lattice structures and grapevines)

Additional support exists for exotic crops with non-standard growth logic. The developer is open to suggestions for integration with other plant-based modifications.

Technical Requirements

Mandatory dependencies for proper operation:

• Bot's Lib version 4.0
• Serene Seasons version 9.1.0.0