Guide:Farming
This guide teaches you how to farm in Anvil Empires. Farming is the act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants for Food.
Setting up your fields
In order to setup your Tilled Field, you will first need to meet the following requirements:
- Tier 2 Homestead.
- Farming tools, both a Iron Hoe and an Iron Scythe, crafted at the Workbench.
- Source of water, either Shallow Well or a Canal Storage.
- Seeds to plant, either Wheat Seeds, Cabbage Seeds, or Hemp Seeds.
Once you have everything you need take the Hoe into your hands and open the build menu with B
and go to the Farming tab to find the Tilled Field. The blueprint for the field should now be visible, simply move the field around until its in your desired location and click to place. Once placed click and hold with the Hoe to build them.
Growing Crops
First step to growing crops is to check the current season. Crop planting requires the correct air temprature for each type of plant. You can see the current season on the top of the map screen (opened with M
).
If the season is correct and your Tilled Fields are prepared, it's time to start planting. Choose your desired seeds and equip them into your hands. Stand on the Tilled Field where you'd like to plant and press LMB
to sow a seed. Each field accommodates a grid of 4x5 plants, allowing for a maximum of 20 plants per Tilled Field.
After planting, you’ll need to water the seeds using a Water Bucket. Fill your bucket from a water source, such as a Well or an aqueduct-connected Canal Storage. Walk onto your field and use LMB
to water it. Watering is essential for plant growth, as plants won’t grow without it. Each Tilled Field can be watered up to 3 times, with each watering lasting 5 minutes, providing a total of 15 minutes for a fully watered field.
Each plant has 4 stages, with the time between stages depending on the plants type.
Plant | Seasons | Per Stage | Total Time |
---|---|---|---|
Cabbage Plant ![]() |
Lencten, Sumor, Harvest | 30 Minutes | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes |
Wheat Plant ![]() |
Lencten, Sumor, Harvest | 30 Minutes | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes |
Hemp Plant ![]() |
Sumor, Harvest | 1 Hour | 3 Hours |
Fertilizer
Fertilizer is a valuable resource that is made from combining Wood Ash and Animal Shite and is used to accelerates plant growth by one-third. For example, cabbage and wheat will take just 1 hour to fully mature when fertilizer is used. It appears as a white ash when spread across the field's surface. Once applied, the fertilizer remains effective for 33 minutes, regardless of whether plants are actively growing. It can be applied in the same way as water.
Harvest
To harvest your plants, you'll need an Iron Scythe. Stand close to the plants while holding the Iron Scythe and press LMB
to collect them. The harvested plants, along with any seeds, will be added to your inventory. The quantity of harvested goods varies for each plant and is influenced by a random drop chance. See each plant page for details.