Composter
| Composter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Building |
| Type | Farm Build |
| Build Menu | Farming |
| Build Skill | |
| Build XP | |
| Build Tools | Claw Hammer |
| Tiers | Shoddy, Composter |
| Location | Built |
The Composter is a wooden bin that turns rotten food into Compost over time. It gives a farm base a steady supply of fertilizer from waste that would otherwise be thrown away.
It belongs to Carpentry and sits in the Farming section of the Building menu. It comes as a Shoddy version and a Craftsman version. Both use the same materials. The higher tier only asks for more skill.
Any base with crops should have one. Rotting food piles up quickly, and compost helps crops grow faster.
How to Build Composter
Both tiers take a hammer, Plank and Nails. The hammer comes back after the work.
The Shoddy tier needs Carpentry level 3. The Craftsman tier needs Carpentry level 6 and gives more Carpentry XP. Both recipes are known from the start.
Planks come from sawing logs or from dismantled wooden furniture. Nails are found wherever hammers and tools turn up. Most carpenters build the Shoddy bin first and upgrade later.
Each version of the Composter has its own tab with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and its materials.
It needs Carpentry level 3. Building it gives 30 Carpentry XP.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Plank | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Plank
|
| Nails | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
The Composter (Craftsman) recipe builds the Composter. It needs Carpentry level 6. Building it gives 60 Carpentry XP.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Plank |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Plank
|
| Nails |
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
How to Use Composter
Rotten food or dung placed in the composter slowly becomes compost. Food has to rot inside the bin before it starts to break down. Poisonous food works too, with no harm to the crops.
Checking the bin shows the compost level as a percentage. Once it reaches ten percent, an empty sack can collect a share. The sack becomes a Compost Bag, which fertilises crops. A full bin holds enough for ten bags.
Two or more fresh worms in the bin breed a new worm each time waste turns into compost. Worms stay fresh as long as the weather is not too cold.
A full bin stops composting until room is made. Food left inside still counts down and composts as soon as there is space.
The bin also works as a small container. Only rotten food breaks down.
Build Tiers
The Shoddy bin opens at Carpentry level 3. The Craftsman bin needs level 6 and gives a cleaner look. Both cost the same, so build the Craftsman bin once the skill allows.
Each version of the Composter is listed with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and how much health it has once built.
| Version | Image | Build Skill | Build XP | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoddy | 
|
Carpentry: 3 | Carpentry: 30 | - |
| Composter | 
|
Carpentry: 6 | Carpentry: 60 | - |
Notes
- Rotten berries and mushrooms from foraging fill it fast.
- Restaurants and old fridges are full of rotten food.
- Keep two fresh worms inside to breed more.
- An empty sack collects compost once it reaches ten percent.
- Poisonous food composts safely.
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