Farming covers the buildings and gathering loops used to produce food, animal products, and plant-based materials in Ratopia. It sits at the center of both survival and economy: the same systems that keep the city fed also feed trade, crafting, and industrial production.
Core ways to produce farmed resources
Gathering
Gathering camps and related collection buildings are the foundation of plant farming. They work on nearby natural objects and can be configured to target specific plants.
By default, collection centers gather grains.
Logging centers gather broadleaf trees by default.
Other targets can be set from the building details.
Building multiple collection stations improves turnover, even for simple grain collection.
A water tank can also be used to collect nearby water in the same general way as a gathering point. It is useful when rainwater or an artificial pond can be placed within range, and it does not need to sit directly beside the water source.
Hunting
A Hunter's Hut can be used to create hunting spots around rabbit dens and other wildlife sources.
Hunting is available for animals such as rabbits.
Fishing spots can be created around fish holes.
Even citizens with low ability scores can perform fishing efficiently.
Fishing spots do not grant experience points.
A hunting setup becomes more efficient when the game area is managed so prey is easier to reach and process. For rabbits, a nearby storage point helps hunters keep working steadily.
Animal farming
Several buildings convert captured or bred animals into renewable products.
Butchershop processes captured animals into meat, bones, and leather.
Rabbitfarm breeds rabbits and gathers milk; breeding requires feed.
Batfarm safely breeds bats through a special extraction method.
Fishfarm grows fish using grain power, providing a stable supply of plump fish.
Marineaquarium is a seawater-filled farm that can produce aquatic life, though it is not very efficient.
Silkwormfarm safely raises silkworms for silk production.
Plant farming
Plants can be gathered, planted, or managed for repeated harvests.
Grainplant yields grains through gathering.
Berrybushplant periodically produces berries.
Mushroomplant grows in the dark and yields mushrooms.
Treeplant gives logs when cut.
Jeweltreeplant can be grown and harvested for Crystal.
Flowerplant provides petals.
Papyrus can be gathered in deserts and used for paper or books.
Slime is used as a material for certain farms and building materials.
Mud is needed to create gardens and large gardens that allow planting seeds.
Farming is strongest when it is treated as both a food network and a production network. The best cities use it to feed the population first, then turn the surplus into profitable exports.
