[Guide] Hydroponics - MoonManModding/EmergingTechnology GitHub Wiki

Hydroponics (Work in progress!)

The main block in the Hydroponics module is the Grow Bed. You can additionally provide further boosts with the Grow Light and automate harvesting with the Harvester

1. Construct yourself a Grow Bed. This block requires a fluid to function, but you can just use water to begin with. An infinite water source, the Water Filler, can be used for this purpose. Once the Grow Bed is filled with water, you can plant crops on the top as you would with normal farmland. You can stop there if you'd like and watch your plants grow, but where's the fun in that?

2. Place some Growth Media in the Grow Bed. The basic media are Sand, Dirt, Gravel and Clay, although you can add custom media if those are not enough. The inventory slot in the Grow Bed will take one block of medium, and each type of medium provides a growth boost to the plant on top of the bed (these can be edited in the config)

3. Next, the Grow Light 💡 Place the light above your crop and give it power to get a simple light source. Next, make some Bulbs to place in the light. These work in the same way as the growth media for the grow beds, providing boosts depending on the bulb colour/crop type.

4. Finally, automate the growing process with a Harvester. This machine will automatically harvest any crop when it reaches maturity, then tries to plant any recovered seeds back on the grow bed. The Harvester requires power to function, and will occasionally need to be emptied of crops and seeds either manually or through automation.