ThaumC 3: Silverwoods

[DREVL]

Can't get this guy to grow in a desert.

My wand doesn't recharge
I cheated in some revealing goggles and I have aura of 214 no flux.
Hoe of growth does nothing, but then again I don't think the hoe of growth does squat for anything really.
What can i do to get this tree to grow?

 

[rhn]

You are probably in the situation that there is really far to the nearest node. Goggles might tell you that you are in the area of influence of a node with 214 vis, but its too far away to properly supply the 100 vis needed to grow the tree. Try and look arround and see where the nearest node is. If its far away there is only one thing to do. You have to create a node closer to the closest node and increase its size. Either make it big enough to properly cover the place or big enough (100+) to create more nodes to "relay" to the place where you originally wanted to plant the tree.

 

[Bomb Bloke]

Or rather, if you're out of range of a node, then the goggles simply tell you about the last node that WAS in range. This can lead to some rather odd readings if dimensional travel or other forms of teleportation are involved.

 

[Niels Henriksen]

And if there is long way to the node then you may need to move the node using Crystal Core

 

[DREVL]

k. To add a few hard facts I found out... For a silverwood tree to be grown, you need a separate node that is giving off 140+ aura and you have to be within 50 blocks of it. Aura doesn't charge or transfer further out than 50 blocks.

Crystal Core would have been the month long non cheat method of resolving my issue. Alas, I cheated in silverwood trees and the HoG and created nodes until I could get a tree to grow where I wanted it. I was just over 150 blocks from the nearest node.

 

[rhn]

k. To add a few hard facts I found out... For a silverwood tree to be grown, you need a separate node that is giving off 140+ aura and you have to be within 50 blocks of it. Aura doesn't charge or transfer further out than 50 blocks.

Crystal Core would have been the month long non cheat method of resolving my issue. Alas, I cheated in silverwood trees and the HoG and created nodes until I could get a tree to grow where I wanted it. I was just over 150 blocks from the nearest node.

Actually the distance a node can transfer is directly connected to its size. At least when it comes to transferring vis between nodes. There is a formula for the correlation between size and area of influence of the node.
Btw, with dartcraft there is now a "non-cheat" way of getting loads of silverwood saplings. Use the Force mitts to cut down the silverwood leaves and you get loads of saplings. No more hunting trees for hours for 2-3 saplings