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This post address all of the concerns brought about for this design, and some of the other designs brought up in the forum. All of which were considered in the design of this farm.

1.

The seed tiles are for growing seeds, therefore, compost should be delivered to a box on the west side of the farm. Delivery of soil is not necessary but ideal, one could simply fetch it themselves but hopefully there is a compsoter to to this.

The seed ratio used is (4 carrot: 1 seed), this nets additional seed every so often which can be stored.

2.

This farm was designed to be compact intentionally, while at the same time leaving exactly enough space to get things done. The reason compact IS good, is because time is a resource and traveling an uneccisary distance is a waste of resources. This is related to the next concern.

3.

There are pictured 8 baskets to the North. This is not because 8 baskets is enough for 12 plots, but rather 8 baskets fit inside 2 box’s. Therefore, up to 8 empty baskets can be stored in these boxes. Full baskets should be placed in the carts outside. One would also imagine empty baskets in the carts outside.

The goal is not to leave baskets of carrots lying around, but quickly store/disseminate them to the village. Empty baskets should be taken to the farm, freeing up space all around the village (they usually get too messy and are littered with empty/half full baskets)

The reason for this is efficiency of space and time. Putting enough baskets for each plot right next to that plot is extremely inefficient space-wise. Not to mention that many carrots are eaten by farmers during collection meaning plenty of baskets have only 2 or 1 carrot by the time the farming is over— farthing wasting space. By using only 8 baskets and storing the full ones, and then placing empty ones. You can intentionally fill each basket to 3 and not waste space or time.

4.

Concerning wells and cisterns:

Dry wells are unavoidable all long as there are players who cannot properly use them. It is 100% likely they will be emptied in your lifetime.  Not to mention inexperienced players will use your farm design when you aren’t there to explain it. That was taken into consideration for this design— usabillity by new players. The job of water fetcher, at this point in time, is something I see a necessary for a high output farm. Cisterns are hard to mess up and inform someone new who find the farm exactly what needs to happen. Carts with water skins also make this apparent.

5.

Concerning one giant farm:

This farm was not designed as a farm once and stop. It was designed to be a continuous output. The reason for this is because farms that stop lead to farmers wondering off and never coming back. As pointed out, naked people consume too many carrots to reasonable assume people will stay fed (a reason I personally am an advocate of pie marketing).

Additionally, giant farms tend to not have dedicated seed, often move about the map, grow holes, become disorganized and cluttered. Baskets everywhere, epoeple everywhere, people eating seeds. Bad idea.

Not every aspect of this design is perfect under every potential lens this game can be evaluated. Instead a wholistic approach was taken, given consideration to: usability, space, time, hard numbers, work flow, and difficulty to destroy. I think thats what our villages need in order to be successful.
I think different rules apply when you are farming on your custom server where only you or experienced players work, even if the hard numbers stay the same.

I still think cisterns are the better bet if you can. Then make enough water bags for a cart and collect the water from further locations --> storing this in the cistern(s)

This is an adults job to cart the water bags, but it really takes a load off the main ponds, giving them a chance to respond. Also cisterns located near the farm allow kids and farmers to water more efficiently, thus creating a better farm.

Pleas read the entire thread and don't come to any false conclusions. If you gave advice and was later corrected and learned better, please add an edit to your post so other players don't also have the wrong idea.

True...

...this method works if you have the time and resources, there seems to be a more intuitive way. Just put wells next to ponds and use the ponds as a measuring tool. Since water in them response at the same rate, only take from well if there is extra water in the pond.

1) always put wells directly next to ponds

2) get water from pond

3) if pond runs dry --> Replace water into pond. Do not collect from well. WAIT.
    if pond still has water --> collect from well, it's safe.

(note: I know collecting from pond and replacing if it runs dry resets the pond timer, so the will well technically refills sooner. BUT better safe than sorry, don't test your luck)
Advice: Just use cisterns and avoid wells if you can.

By using the pond, wells basically become a second pond.
Idk if the problem with wells is a bug, or oversight, or as intended, but right now this is the best we can do.