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Each successive hive deducts 3 + random(0 to 5 + 4(n-1) 'flower power' to produce one honeycomb - so the first takes 3 to 8 'flower power', the second takes 3 to 12 'flower power', and so on and so forth. | Each successive hive deducts 3 + random(0 to 5 + 4(n-1) 'flower power' to produce one honeycomb - so the first takes 3 to 8 'flower power', the second takes 3 to 12 'flower power', and so on and so forth. | ||
Finally, eligible hives have a probability of creating honeycombs equal to Fertility + 70; hives on maps with 30 Fertility will have a 100% chance of producing honeycombs if enough 'flower power' is available, while maps with -70 Fertility have a close to 0% chance (the random number generated has to be exactly zero to produce a honeycomb). Because growing flowers takes Fertility in itself, adding flowers increases the maximum number of beehives that can potentially produce honeycombs at the same time it also reduces the probability each beehive actually produces any honeycombs. As the required 'flower power' increases with the number of hives on a map in | Finally, eligible hives have a probability of creating honeycombs equal to Fertility + 70; hives on maps with 30 Fertility will have a 100% chance of producing honeycombs if enough 'flower power' is available, while maps with -70 Fertility have a close to 0% chance (the random number generated has to be exactly zero to produce a honeycomb). Because growing flowers takes Fertility in itself, adding flowers increases the maximum number of beehives that can potentially produce honeycombs at the same time it also reduces the probability each beehive actually produces any honeycombs. As the required 'flower power' increases with the number of hives on a map in a geometric manner but the fertility effect is linear, honeycomb production tends to be flower-limited at smaller numbers and Fertility-limited at large numbers. | ||
When honeycombs are produced, their quality is dependent on the quality of the best eligible flower on the map; a single +70 flower in a field of +0 flowers will still result in all hives producing stacks of +7 honeycombs. | When honeycombs are produced, their quality is dependent on the quality of the best eligible flower on the map; a single +70 flower in a field of +0 flowers will still result in all hives producing stacks of +7 honeycombs. | ||