Terracards

Terracards

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Mechanics Overview
By Pimez
This guide covers:
* General Tips for normal gameplay;
* Exploits that are particularly useful for getting achievements;
* MANY summary graphs (card spawn conditions, monoculture groups, ALL crops, some food recipes, sheeps, crabs, wolves);

(Guide is incomplete, but the provided informations should be accurate)
   
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Introduction
This is more of a anything-goes guide, for topics that don't particularly fit into my other guides. Speaking of, you should check them out as well.
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3434001252
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3432014863
General Tips
  • Use keyboard shortcuts
    Instead of moving cursors, you can press the number keys [1]~[0] to quickly select your cards, or press [Spacebar] to pass the day
  • You can test builds freely - Press [F2] to open debug console
  • You can undo actions - Press button at top-right
  • You can discard unneeded cards - Check your deck at top-right
  • You can disable recipes - Right-click a cooking station
    (This is sometimes needed for making Candied Fruit, for example, since you want to make sure the Refined Sugar enters the Oven instead of Melter)
  • Avoid placing unneeded structures
    Especially early on, the Watery Tree is better than Water Wells due to maintenance costs
Exploits
  • You can cheat with [F2] console
    While the game says achievements will be disabled, I heard that if you simply quit and reload, you can keep the cheated money, and still get the achievements afterwards
  • It's possible to "save-scum"
    e.g. Right before obtaining an essence, quit to the Title Screen on Day 19. Then, load and pass the day immediately to see if you get the essence you want, such as Fuel Grapes. If not, you can force-quit the game and reload to try again
  • Tax-evasion is possible
    Stay on the notice screen where the game tells you to pay tax. Wait a bit until an auto-save takes place, then quit app. You'll find yourself in the same day as if tax has already been paid
Summary Graph - Card Spawn Conditions
Some Fun Trivia
  • There are only 7 cards you can get in the first draw, 8 if you pick the Plant Cow character
    • This makes getting Corns practically guaranteed!
  • Most of the "basic" animals (& all rabbits) become available in the 2nd draw
  • Almost all food stations become available after Day 10
  • Sugarcane, most Crabs, and wool production lines become available after Day 30
    • Though regarding crabs, you'll need to wait for 15 more days for Lakes to start showing up, which is usually needed before Crabs can be placed
  • Electric Sheeps are the only new card from Day 40, and it's technically obtainable even before that
  • Olive and Cocoa are the final crop type, becoming available in the 15th draw
Summary Graphs - Groups (Monoculture)
Some Fun Trivia
  • Giant Crops do not count as the same group as normal crops, thus invalidating Monoculture
  • Giant Animals also belong to different groups to normal animals, except for Giant Cows
  • Plant Cow is considered a Cow and can enjoy bonuses for cows, but not for Animals
  • "Fake Sheep" do not actually eat other "Fake Sheep", despite being in the same group
  • Only the black and white fabrics can increase sell values from Fabric Designer, but not for Luxury Cloth despite having similar icons
    (This is currently bugged and Fabric Designer does not boost the fabrics' sell values)
  • You can technically breed Lake Guardiants with other crabs, but that still only gives Rice Crab
Summary Graphs - Crops & Food Production

Most food items can be sold for slightly more than the sum of ingredients normally. However, with either the "Tropical Soil" or "Community Production", it's genuinely better to just sell the raw unprocessed ingredients. I would only consider Popcorn as the only exception, since it's available as early as Day 13, and give a massive 467% boost immediately. Quite overpowered I must say.

Below are how certain food can be made.

Dough, Candied Fruit, Panettone
If you're going for the achievement and don't want to think, I recommend to just use the same Panettone build shown in the separate guide.

Chocolate Bar & Chocolate Carrot Cake
It's almost always better to convert Chocolate Bars from Carrots by placing an Esater Bunny nearby. Again, while the cake can be sold for a decent sum, it's probably better to just sell the ingredients directly.
Summary Graphs - Animals
Most often than not, when you have the Community Production essence, the raw animal products would easily sell for far more than the processed goods. So as soon as you get that essence, you are recommended to disable the production by right-clicking the stations.

Cows
(TBA)

Chicken
(TBA)

Rabbits
(TBA)

Sheeps
Electric Sheeps are one of the two only animals that can produce electricity. It pairs well with Black Sheeps for their automatic production increase, which synergise particularly well with Genetic Boosters.

Regular Sheeps quickly become obsolete, whereas "Fake Sheeps" require too much manual labor than I prefer. Giant Sheeps are also technically viable with Crows, but unprocessed Wheat (with the Tropical Soil essence) can sell for much more.

  • Shredded Wool
  • Shredded Black Wool
  • Wool Fabric
  • Black Wool Fabric
  • Suit
  • Luxury Cloth
  • Luxury Suit

Crabs & Penguins
Crabs, notably Soft Crabs, are surprisingly profitable, where one such pen can get you through Day 500. Penguins also produce a lot of Fish, and putting a Water Cow in the same pen would basically get you unlimited water.

On the other hand, Farmer Crabs are practically useless when Rice Crabs are already obtainable through the Rabbit Apprentices essence. Rice Crabs are also simply not very profitable.

  • Sushi Roll
  • Lamen

Wolves
Wolves on their own are somewhat unremarkable, since they only give negligible money from eating sheeps. However, when fed Candied Fruit, you gain access to Santa Claws, and subsequently the Sweet Cane and Gingerbread Man. Both are decently profitable, just not excellent.

Pigs
(TBA)

Others - Gnomes, Crows
(TBA)

Closing Remark
1 Comments
thegreatvarholy 4 Jul @ 5:57pm 
Thanks for the guide, really helps out! 10/10,absolutely recommend.