Mushrooms

Overview

Mushrooms is a crop that can be grown in your colony. Like all crops, it requires proper soil conditions, adequate lighting, and protection from harsh environmental factors to thrive.

Growing mushrooms is an option from the start of the game but it is likely logistically inaccessible for awhile. Mushrooms must be grown underground in a cave, sufficiently far away from the "outside." This takes time to carve out a cavern with miners, and the resulting stone may be difficult to handle early game. Utilize the mining overlay set to mushrooms to determine if your cavern is suitable for planting. Parts of your cavern may need to higher than 1 cube to accommodate structures such as those needed for heating in the winter.

Take care not to accidentally disrupt your mushroom farms. Aggressive mining or infrastructure work (e.g., water pipes, steam pipes) can rupture your cavern an expose portions to the "outside," ruining your mushroom soil fertility.

While mushrooms can be eaten raw by Whiskers, it is a good idea to up convert them to other food sources once researched. Mushroom Stew and Mushroom Skewers provide substantial benefits. It is also a good idea to prohibit stocking raw mushrooms at Cafes and Dining Halls once these recipes become available. Mushrooms are acquired particularly slowly compared to other raw food sources like berries and fish.

Mushrooms
Growth Information
Growth Period	0.05 years
Decay Period	0.50 years
Maximum Yield	2.00
Soil Requirements
Nutrient Minimum	0.00
Nutrient Saturation	0.00
Nutrient Starvation	0.00
Environmental Factors
Light Target	0.00
Light Penalty	-0.02
Rock Penalty	0.00
Pollution Penalty	0.50
Temperature Tolerance
Frost Growth Threshold	100 (unit unknown)
Frost Rot Threshold	100 (unit unknown)