Pip planting Bonbon Trees

[Gurgel]

I had a bit if trouble getting that to work. Here is what I found (not 100% sure on all of these):

• Needs air-pressure to work, probably the usual 150g/tile minimum, even though the description says the tree is fine in vacuum. Might be a bug. The new Oxylite Scone makes getting that pressure very easy though. 
• Pips die very fast if temperature is below -30C.
• A running space-heater (100% uptime) will not prevent a Pip from taking damage and dying. You need to warm things up above -30C.
• Pip body temperature can be below "comfortable", mood can be "Glum", it will still do the planting. 
• No light source is needed for Pip-planting Bonbon Trees.
• Edit: Even when everything is at above -30C, my Pips have some damage on arrival. I think transporting them trough an area below -30C may damage them. And confirmed: A Pip just lost 3 points of health during transport. Select a fast dupe to move them and keep an eye on their health. 

[BezKa]

Cuddle Pips could have a bit lower comfort range to help with cold planting I wish

[Tigin]

I was able to plant them quite easily in vacuum. Sometimes they do get stuck where they do the burying animation for a short period but then not actually plant their seed.

[Clubtropper]

Does pip planting bonbons give less nectar than domestic trees? Assuming the same light level 

[Tigin]

yes, 25%

[Gurgel]

1 hour ago, Tigin said:

I was able to plant them quite easily in vacuum. Sometimes they do get stuck where they do the burying animation for a short period but then not actually plant their seed.

I think it is possible that it works in vacuum, but not in too low pressure. I tried several times at around 40g/tile of pressure, no success. 

 

[Tigin]

54 minutes ago, Gurgel said:

I think it is possible that it works in vacuum, but not in too low pressure. I tried several times at around 40g/tile of pressure, no success. 

 

Ah, yeah. Pips are picky creatures and require at least >100g pressure or vacuum.

[Swarrly]

What spacing did you use for bonbons? I can't get my pips to plant trees within 2 tiles of each other. 

[Gurgel]

The spacing I use is X--X--X--X, i.e. 2 free tiles between two trees. 

[Gurgel]

And one more tip: To heat up a space so that pips do not die of the cold (-29C is enough, but I do -27C in case I missed a tile or door), I recommend using liquid heat distribution. Just doing it via thermal conduction takes forever. Example: 

This has a space-heater with a thermo sensor set at -27C and a temp-shift plate below and then radiant pipes with ethanol in a loop to warm everything up. That takes only a few cycles to work. 

[Sleeeeeeeeeeper]

Good ol' shine bug. But yes, vacuum did the trick. The entire ranch is actually kept as vacuum as the tree don't need atmosphere.

[Jann5s]

@Sleeeeeeeeeeper, how many seals can you feed with those 7 naturally planted trees?

[asurendra]

56 minutes ago, Jann5s said:

@Sleeeeeeeeeeper, how many seals can you feed with those 7 naturally planted trees?

1 seal needs 2 natural planted or 0.5 domesticated tree at 100% nectar production rate. If light is not enough you need more