Fence

A **fence** is a wooden structure that is installed by a player to create a garden for farming. Fences are rented from Material Vendors and certain other NPCs in return for contribution points. The contribution points are refunded when the fence is returned to the NPC.

## Fence types

There are 4 types of fence, each allowing a different number of crops to be installed:

* Shabby fence — 1 crop (reward from the quest Because I Like You given by Jemkas Wyrmsbane)
* Small fence — 4 crops
* Plain fence — 7 crops
* Strong fence — 10 crops

Some crops require more than 1 crop space. For example, Grape Seeds require 2 spaces, meaning a maximum of 5 grape seeds can be planted inside a Strong fence. A player may have a maximum of 10 fences installed in the world at any one time.

## Rental

NPCs will only rent 1 fence at a time. To rent further fences from the same NPC the player must remove the first from their inventory, by installing it on the land for use or by placing it into storage. Once it has been removed from the player's inventory, the NPC will offer to rent another fence. Apart from the usual weight constraints, there is no limit to how many fences a player may carry in their inventory. When returning fences, there is no limit to how many are carried in the player's inventory and the NPC will accept them all back. A fence may be returned to any NPC who offers them for rent, irrespective of which NPC the player originally rented it from.

## How to use

Fences cannot be installed in a town, city or safe zone. After moving to the desired area the fence is installed by right clicking its icon in the inventory. This opens a new view with the area around the player marked out with red and blue pegs. Using the mouse to move the fence around these pegs, the player aligns it centrally over a blue peg until a blue circle appears showing that the fence can be placed in this spot. Gardens are instanced, so a player can install a fence over a garden belonging to another player but not over their own existing gardens.

After the fence is installed, it can be interacted with using R or uninstalled using F5. Using R will open the Crop management view, showing the available spaces for planting, and any seeds currently held in the inventory.

## Positioning

When placing multiple fences, players should consider positioning them adjacent to each other to allow for simultaneous watering and fertilizing of several gardens. The use of water and fertilizer radiates from the player's position so doing this where fences meet results in the effect applying to multiple gardens from one application.

## Duration

After installation, a fence has a duration of 7 days. Planting seeds or livestock halts and resets the duration countdown until the crops have been harvested. After 7 days of continuous inactivity the fence is automatically dismantled and deposited in the nearest storage.

## Garden status and allocating workers

When a player has installed a garden a new symbol is added to the main UI. Clicking this will open a menu listing all gardens and their locations. By clicking the List option, a worker can be allocated to manage the crops in a garden, carrying out pruning and pest control. The menu will also allow players to check the growth status of the crops, the remaining duration for inactive gardens, and offer an option to autopath to the selected garden. Workers can be used to manage crops, but will not plant seeds or harvest the finished products.

## Where to obtain

* **Balenos Territory**
	+ Finto Farm
		- <Node Management> Martina Finto — Small fence: 3 CP
	+ Toscani Farm
		- <Farm Vendor> Paolo Toscani — Plain fence: 6 CP
* **Calpheon Territory**
	+ Capital of Calpheon
		- <Material Vendor> Geranoa — Strong fence: 10 CP
	+ Dias Farm
		- <Node Management> Enzo — Small fence: 3 CP
	+ Gianin Farm
		- <Node Management> Goolie Gianin — Plain fence: 6 CP
	+ Northern Wheat Plantation
		- <Northern Wheat Plantation Owner> Norma Leight — Plain fence: 6 CP
	+ Trent
		- <Furniture Dealer> Mayeri — Plain fence: 6 CP
* **Mediah Territory**
	+ Abun
		- <Material Vendor> Difry Hussey — Small fence: 3 CP
	+ Altinova
		- <Material Vendor> Lashir — Strong fence: 10 CP
	+ Tarif
		- <Material Vendor> Finlin — Plain fence: 6 CP
* **Serendia Territory**
	+ Costa Farm
		- <Node Management> Mael Costa — Small fence: 3 CP
	+ Heidel City
		- <Material Vendor> Flaviano — Strong fence: 10 CP
	+ Moretti Plantation
		- <Node Management> Mercianne Moretti — Plain fence: 6 CP