Modification:The Long Night: Plants

Updated to 4.41

Crops

Crops in The Long Night come in several different categories. Depending on your civilization, you will only be able to embark with either surface or subterranean crops, but all civilizations can grow all crops if they obtain the appropriate seeds. Note that while they are not all plants from a lore perspective, for the purposes of game mechanics they are all "plants" and are grown at standard farm plots. Surface crops only grow in Summer and Spring, while subterranean crops grow year-round.

Native Plants

Native plants grow naturally on the surface, having evolved for the harsh conditions of the Megastructure. They grow in moist areas of the megastructure during the warmer months, and come in two varieties: moss plants which cling to life in the rare mossy areas of the megastructure, and the silicate plants that dot wastes and voids. They can be farmed, but have little value compared to their domesticated alternatives. Their main advantage is that unlike most plants, they are frequently found growing naturally. In addition, moss herbs are the only source of tea, a special drink that provides a stimulating effect rather than the usual intoxicating effect of alcohol.

Crop Name	Biome	Wet/Dry	Value	Drink	Drink Value	Eat	Cook	Seed	Seed Value
Moss herb	grasslands, shrublands, savannas, and forests	Wet	1	tea	1	yes	yes	moss herb seeds	1
Moss stalk	grasslands, shrublands, savannas, and forests	Wet	1	none	n/a	yes	yes	moss stalk seeds	1
Moss frond	grasslands, shrublands, savannas, and forests	Wet	1	none	n/a	yes	yes	moss frond seeds	1
Silicate bulb	deserts, mountains, tundras, and glaciers	Wet	1	crude alcohol	1	yes	yes	silicate bulb samples	1
Silicate stalk	deserts, mountains, tundras, and glaciers	Wet	1	none	n/a	yes	yes	silicate stalk samples	1
Silicate tuft	deserts, mountains, tundras, and glaciers	Both	1	none	n/a	yes	yes	silicate tuft samples	1
Silicate root	subterranean	Wet	1	none	n/a	yes	yes	silicate root samples	1

Farms

Farms are a special type of "crop" that are cultivated in vats for consumption. Farm grubs, rats, and fish are animals which are raised in tiny spaces for protein, while compost fungus is a utility crop which is fed off of waste material to produce edible fruiting bodies which can then be processed into psychotropic drugs at a still. Farms are usually maintained by human operators, but in rare cases abandoned farming vats will be found in the wild with the organisms within somehow clinging to life.

While not the most appetizing, the majority of pan-humanity relies on vat-farmed protein to survive. Many value vat protein for its affordability compared to other more palatable food sources. Farm grubs are sometimes even ground into protein slurry and drunk as a cheap alternative to alcohol.

Farm Name	Biome	Value	Drink	Drink Value	Eat	Cook	"Seed"	Seed Value
Farm grubs	surface	2	protein slurry	2	yes	yes	farm grub eggs	1
Farm rats	surface	2	none	n/a	yes	yes	farm rat pups	1
Farm fishes	surface	5	none	n/a	yes	yes	farm fish eggs	10
Compost fungus	surface	2	psychotropics	2	yes	yes	compost fungus spawn	10
Cloned meat	subterranean	10	none	n/a	yes	yes	cloned meat sample	2

Factories

Factories are a special type of crop, simple machines that extract trace materials and convert them into useful resources. They come in two varieties: solar-powered factories which must be assembled on the surface, and the more advanced symbiotic factories which can be assembled underground in the relative safety of a bunker. As they are machines, none of them are edible or distillable.

Factory Name	Biome	Value	Product	Product Value	"Seed"	Seed Value
Solar-powered polymer factory	surface	1	polymer fiber (thread)	2	solar-powered fabric factory kit	2
Solar-powered laminate factory	surface	20	laminate paper	20	solar-powered laminate factory kit	2
Solar-powered oil factory	surface	2	scrap-oil synthesized scrap-soap	2 5	solar-powered oil factory kit	2
Symbiotic smart-fabric factory	subterranean	2	smart-fiber (thread) smart-sheet (paper)	2 2	symbiotic smart-fabric factory kit	2
Symbiotic oil factory	subterranean	2	synthesized oil synthesized soap	5 10	symbiotic oil factory kit	2

Hydroponic Plants

In the devastated ecosphere of the Terran Megastructure, the only way to grow the plants that once covered the surface of earth is through the use of advanced hydroponics systems. Most hydroponics systems are advanced and delicate enough that they must be grown indoors, with the exception of hydroponic algae which instead uses a primitive system of hydroponics that *requires* being grown in natural light. Hydroponic food offers the best taste out of any plants, but its growth requirements means that most will never be able to afford it.

Crop Name	Biome	Value	Growth	Growth Value	Drink	Drink Value	Eat	Cook	Seed	Seed Value
Hydroponic algae	surface	2	none	n/a	gin	2	yes	yes	algal bud	1
Hydroponic fruit farm	subterranean	2	hydroponic fruit	5	wine	20	yes	yes	hydroponic fruit seed	2
Hydroponic vegetable farm	subterranean	2	hydroponic vegetable	10	none	n/a	yes	yes	hydroponic vegetable seed	2
Hydroponic grain farm	subterranean	2	none	n/a	beer	10	no	no (but can be ground into flour)	hydroponic grain seed	2

Trees

With true trees dying out long ago, their niche is filled in most of the world by towers, the haphazard outgrowths of the Megastructure itself which can be harvested for scrap. However, in rare corners of the Megastructure one will find that mosses and lichens have evolved to create a sort of tree in their own right. These trees provide a habitat for some of the last remnants of the Earth's ancient fauna.

Tree Name	Biome	Wet/Dry	Nat. Frequency	"Wood" Type	"Wood" Density	"Wood" Value
Tower	any grassland, shrubland, savanna	both	1	scrap material	600	1
Moss tree	any forest, taiga	dry	100	wood	650	5
Lichen tree	any forest, taiga	wet	100	wood	650	5

"Grasses"

Grass Name	Biome	Wet/Dry	Alignment
Moss	any grassland, shrubland, savanna, forest, taiga	both	all
Lichen	any forest, taiga	both	all
Plastcrete tile	any desert, mountain	both	all
Plastcrete structural growth	any desert, mountain	both	all
Plastcrete tiling growth	subterranean	both	all
Nanoroot	any desert, taiga	both	savage
Nanomachine colony	any desert, taiga	both	savage

Related Pages

The Long Night: Lore
The Long Night: Civilizations
The Long Night: Weapons
The Long Night: Armor
The Long Night: Materials
The Long Night: Creatures