User:Dashiva/Foraging

Trying to make some sense of the nonsense.

"Facts"

Trees do not prevent generation: Grass in the middle of dense forest almost always has generated.
Civilization prevents generation: Grass in pens, on deeds, etc rarely generates. The exact cause or causes is unknown. Suspects: on-deed, near-deed, near-house, near-altar, closed-fence, near-fence.
Only the first try counts: If you fail the first attempt, no further attempts will succeed (until the tile regenerates).
New grass tiles start empty: Chopping down a tree, or letting grass spread, results in an empty tile.
Botanize and forage are independent: One action does not affect the other, successful or not.

Generation happens independently of skill: Some areas have near 100% generation, while others have 0% even though they have been untouched for a long time. If skill mattered, one would expect more consistent results.
Generation happens once a day: Based on folklore. However, not well tested in any way due to civilization impact on generation.
Generation is not a static event: Some areas will have almost full generation, but not quite. This suggests there's either a chance an area will or will not generate, or that the generation time is random.