Fertilizer Nutrient Defs

Based on game build 722832 | Last updated: 2026-04-17

Overview

fertilizer_nutrient_defs is a data configuration file that defines nutrient values, usage counts, and display metadata for all fertilizer types in the game. Other systems access this data via require() to look up fertilizer properties when applying nutrients to soil or crops. The file exports both a definition table and a sorted list for consistent UI ordering.

Usage example

local FertilizerDefs = require("scripts/fertilizer_nutrient_defs")

-- Access fertilizer definitions
local fertilizerData = FertilizerDefs.FERTILIZER_DEFS["poop"]
local nutrients = fertilizerData.nutrients
local uses = fertilizerData.uses

-- Access sorted fertilizer list for UI ordering
local sortedList = FertilizerDefs.SORTED_FERTILIZERS
for i, fertilizerName in ipairs(sortedList) do
    print(fertilizerName)
end

-- Check if a fertilizer was added by a mod
local isModded = FertilizerDefs.FERTILIZER_DEFS["custom_fertilizer"].modded

Dependencies & tags

External dependencies:

• TUNING -- provides nutrient values, use counts, and other balance constants for each fertilizer type

Components used:

• None identified

Tags:

• None identified

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
FERTILIZER_DEFS	table	---	Top-level table containing all fertilizer definition records keyed by fertilizer name.
SORTED_FERTILIZERS	array	---	Ordered list of fertilizer names for consistent UI display ordering.
nutrients	table	---	Nutrient values table from TUNING for this fertilizer type.
uses	number	---	Number of times this fertilizer can be applied before depletion.
inventoryimage	string	---	Texture filename for the fertilizer inventory icon.
name	string	---	String key for localization of the fertilizer display name.
modded	boolean	---	True if this fertilizer entry was added after initial file load (via metatable).

Main functions

None identified. This is a pure data configuration file with no constructor or factory functions.

Events & listeners

None identified. This file does not register or fire any events.