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Because nothing drives engagement like an argument, lol. I'm team fruit bat, because of how helpful it is for CC completion. But yes, mushrooms make more... but I am curious if kegs/jars might help with the fruit bat profit margins?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

My thought was always that I can get fruits from other sources fairly easily, but mushrooms? Easier to just have the cave produce them

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For me it's mushrooms. Kegs and jars take time.. maybe end game fruits with kegs/jars are more profitable but earlier that steady bit of fast cash really does help. And it's just easier to make money later on.. And about the CC, I'm never really in a rush to do things the fastest way so lat it take longer ig Iirc there isn't a way to change Ur choice right?

[–] AlligatorBlizzard 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

there isn't a way to change Ur choice

In general, no, you can't change your choice. I know there's a way to edit a save file on PC to change it, but there's not currently a way in game to change it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

As usual, there may be a mod for it

[–] socialjusticewizard 5 points 2 years ago

Mushrooms all the way, imo. you can get fruit on the farm directly through trees but you'll have to forage for shrooms.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I usually choose fruit bats because I never seem to have enough money for fruit trees the first year and a half.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m team mushrooms, but that’s also because I’m all about life elixirs.

[–] Merthin1234 2 points 2 years ago

That’s exactly my reason too! I’ll get fruit from trees but I need the steady supply of elixirs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

There are pros and cons to each.

Mushrooms you get daily, but you only get 6 at a time, and they are usually of 6 varieties. You have to harvest daily if you want to get the most out of it.

Fruit on the otherhand, they come up less consitantly, but you get more varieties, and you can let the cave accumulate, which means you don't have to tend to it every day.

I think I prefer the fruit cave in the end, but once you get advanced enough in the game, both options become more or less irrelevant. I guess as a beginner, I would go with mushrooms, because you have to unlock the secret forest first otherwise to find them, or wait for fall for the common shrooms.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I've tried both, neither makes a big difference, so don't stress and go with your gut!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I usually go with bats, for a few reasons:

  • Batcave!
  • Cheaper than fruit trees in early game
  • Mushrooms must be collected daily for max value
  • You get mushrooms from random mine levels (Public Access TV mod reveals which ones) and also on the island
[–] starshine 2 points 2 years ago

Mushrooms are hands-down more profitable, however, they are getting a re-balance in the next update to produce every other day instead of every day, so fruit bats might not be so bad.

I’ve gone with mushrooms in every save except my most recent one, and I’ve found the fruit cave mostly disappointing.

The benefits are if you get lucky, it helps you complete community center bundles faster, and if you go with a certain foraging profession, you’ll get iridium quality fruit from the cave faster than the several years it takes for fruit trees.

That said, I’ve found it’s more likely to produce fruits that can be foraged rather than fruit tree fruits, if it produces fruit at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've always been team fruitbat but I think next time I need to go mushroom.

I wish the wizard let you change it up... I get attached to a save and hate restarting, but I then miss out on experiences.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mushrooms every time!!! I know fruits are good for bundles but usually I can get 3-4 of the items needed for the bundle and then only need to buy one fruit tree. I can make that money easily with mushrooms. For me, mushrooms can be hard to find so I prefer to have a secured steady flow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Bats are useful in the short term to complete the community centre, but past that mushrooms are generally more reliable.

The difference is specially visible in the late game, as you can produce as much fruit as you want inside the greenhouse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Mushrooms. I choose them cuz you can make a bit of money in the early stages or use them for energy but in the later stages I would have preferred a fruit cave because it’s one more room to decorate

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Team fruit bats solely for the community center. I get that mushrooms are better in the long run but I feel like there's so many more efficient ways to make money that it just doesn't matter at that point.

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