Editing Berrymaker

{{Ideology}}{{infobox main|animal|

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| name = Berrymaker

| image = Berrymaker.png

| description = A dryad caste specialized in food production. Together with its Gauranlen tree, this dryad can generate nourishing berries on an ongoing basis. However, it is slow and ineffective at work or combat.<br>In general, dryads are mammal-like creatures that have a symbiotic relationship with the Gauranlen tree. They reproduce together with their tree, which contains a hidden dryad queen. Dryads can morph into various specialized castes.

| type = Animal

| type2 = Dryad

| movespeed = 3

| basemeatamount = 2

| baseleatheramount = 0

| min comfortable temperature = -50

| max comfortable temperature = 50

| flammability = 0.7

| bodysize = 0.667

| healthscale = 0.8

| diet = none

| wildness = 0

| petness = 0

| manhunter = 1

| trainable = none

| meatname = immature dryad meat

| lifespan = 80

| tradeTags = AnimalDryad

| attack1dmg = 8

| attack1type = Scratch

| attack1cool = 2

| attack1part = front left paw

| attack1stun = 14

| attack2dmg = 8

| attack2type = Scratch

| attack2cool = 2

| attack2part = front right paw

| attack2stun = 14

| attack3dmg = 9

| attack3type = Bite

| attack3cool = 2

| attack3part = teeth

| attack3chancefactor = 0.9

| attack3stun = 14

| attack4dmg = 4

| attack4type = Blunt

| attack4cool = 2

| attack4part = head

| attack4chancefactor = 0.2

'''Berrymaker''' are a caste of [[Dryads]], a type of [[animal]] added by the [[Ideology DLC]], that produces [[berries]].

== Summary ==

This caste generates {{Icon small|Berries||40}} berries every two [[Time|days]]. This is enough for 2 [[simple meal]]s per day, or 8 simple meals per 4 dryads. One tree of dryads can thus feed 4.5 people consistently. Eating the raw berries is enough to feed 2.5 people consistently. Tree pruning takes between 8.2 and 3.6 hours per day, depending on Plants skill and tree connection.

== Analysis ==

Berrymakers are incredibly resilient. They do not require light, soil, are immune to [[blight]], and are much more resistant to temperature. This makes them useful in [[biome]]s where winters are harsh, or there isn't much growing space. However, [[gauranlen tree]]s are extremely work-intensive to prune.

A single pawn can maintain about 2 trees with plants 10+, meaning each pawn can support itself and seven others, year-round.

=== Comparison to rice in soil ===

In terms of work, [[rice plant]]s are virtually always better than berrymakers.  

* Without the Tree Connection meme, rice gives more Food / Work for any amount of Plants skill past 1.

* With the Tree Connection meme, rice gives more Food / Work at any reasonably competent planter (Plants 8+ or so).

* The better the Plants skill, the ''worse'' gauranlen trees get. This is because [[Pruning Speed]] only increases by +1% / level, while [[Plant Work Speed]] increases by +11.5% / level.  

Keep in mind that rice is the ''least'' efficient crop for work. [[Potato plant|Potatoes]] and [[corn plant|corn]] are even more efficient.

 

 

 

 

=== Conclusion ===

Gauranlen trees are incredibly work-intensive, but are prone to much fewer issues that would impede crops. Their one weakness is [[toxic fallout]], where hydroponics or a large storage is required to avoid build up. Berrymakers may be good in tribal scenarios, where you do not have access to hydroponics, in situations where growing space is limited.

Space calculations assume that gauranlen trees only take 9 tiles. Gauranlen trees cannot be placed in a 4-tile radius from each other. However, you can place regular growing zones within the 2-4 tile radius from a tree. In a [[desert]], these trees can be placed on sand, which cannot grow regular crops anyway.

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