This works so so because the cocoa tree's age does not get reset when they are harvested so after some time they will all die.

@Vartarhoz

Yup and regular twisted meat for serums can be a thing then because in some cases it's actually kinda hard to get that stuff.

yea second option is better, also that means Tribe people can get bioferrite without torturing monsters.

alternatively, I could make it dependent on the Vanilla Expanded Framework and give it a second resource output thanks to that framework. That's another option. I think I may actually do that.

@Vartarhoz

I've looked into it a bit, harbinger trees spawn bioferrite as a harvestable product and produce twisted meat as a byproduct from chopping them down.

If I made them like the cocoa tree they would be constantly producing harvestable bioferrite, which is something I'm not so sure about being ideal. It makes more sense that it would produce twisted meat as a harvestable imho. But doing so would mean they don't drop bioferrite at all anymore which would be at odds with their description as well.

What are your thoughts? What do you think would be ideal and what would you like to see in a mod that involves harbinger trees?

Harbinger Tree can become poor mans nutrient paste with this, put trash near Tree, gather twisted meat and cook. No need for butchering, no cannibalism. Actually useful Harbinger Trees.

@Vartarhoz

A little late but that's actually an interesting suggestion of making Harbinger Trees drop twisted meat without needing to cut them down.

I'll consider it.

I know its late, but just for sake of information. Cocoa is TREE, you can't grow trees under roof, colonists will cut them down if you try to roof over them. Also can you make this mod work on Anomaly Harbinger Tree? They would be alot useful.

does this work on 1.5? i just had my cocoa trees grow that i planted in a greenhouse last winter, in the hopes of having a bunch of chocolate to sell for silver, and was bummed that the tree got cut down in the process

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@missed oppertunities sorry for the late response.

that's not something I can fix with just xml and is technically a bug in vanilla code. I did not change anything in the code, I just allowed the player to set the regrowth stage level after harvest.

I'll look into it more when I return from vacation to see how bad it is and if something 'can' be done but technically I consider this mod finished. I reckon the cocoa tree doesnt spawn a full stack of chocolate at harvest if you set it to 45% so it's probably not that bad.

Just dont set it to 45% growth stage for the time being lol

I've found one flaw with your mod. If growth stage after harvest is set to more than ~45% then cocoa can be harvested right after another harvest, indefinitely

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Glad I could help :D

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I just wanted to thank you again, this mod has become essential to my Pawn's ideology with Alpha Memes and Vanilla Ideology Expanded, they gotta have their chocolate but they hate chopping trees.

@LexieWolf

Apples are vanilla expanded if I'm not mistaken.

I might make something eventually though its definitely not on my to do list right now.

You're welcome to copy my mod code really and apply it too vanilla expanded trees if you want too. Should save you a bit of work.

Would you make one for all harvest-able trees? You don't cut down an apple tree to harvest this year's apples.

Thanks Much, this is basically essential for the Tree Connection ideology. I had no idea that harvesting chocolate was why they were always so upset until I went a whole in game year without chopping any trees.

So my tree-worshiping Dryadmorphs can have chocolate without going insane from rage?

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