Back in the Version 2 days, some breeders discovered that they could feed a plant & then move the food to another spot to feed more plants. Once they were successfully fed, plants would continue to grow at the "genetic rate" even if the food was no longer within range. This let some growers "stretch" their food to incredible levels.
This was actually due a bug in the Version 2 scripts & was not intentional. Of course, Version 2 was our release version for a long time, and the "exploit" became Standard Operating Procedure for some growers.
That "exploit" has been closed in Version 3.0.
If you feed a Version 3 plant, it scans for food & if it finds it the feeding counter will start. But now, the plant will scan again at every 90 minute growth interval. If the plant does not detect food, it will grow at the specified 1% non-fed rate (or if it's an indoor/outdoor plant under a light, at 2%) every cycle.
If you have fasts, very fasts, or extremes growing at an unfed rate of 1% or 2%, but you fed them using the food-moving exploit, please be aware that method will no longer work in Version 3.0. In order to grow at a fed rate, the plant must be within range of a food source at every growth interval.
We realize this is a game changer for some of our phactory pharmers & speed breeders, and will require changing some technique. But unlike most other breedables, CannabiSL plants will grow (and not become sick) even if unfed. Consequently, it's already hard enough to sell Plant Food without leaving this exploit unaddressed.
So now you know! :)
