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Gardener Class Guide

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Once Human - Gardener Class Guide

This is a guide on the Gardener Class in Once Human. Learn how to play as a Gardener and see the Gardener's abilities here!

How to Play as Gardener

Gardener Tips






Rush the Story and Level Up Fast

Rush the Story

The Gardener Class is a very slow class when it comes to making use of its abilities. It's best to rush the story and level up as fast as you can when joining a new scenario if you want to play as a Gardener.

Team-Up with Friends for Faster Progress

Since Gardener requires faster progress, it's best if you team-up with other players to help you out. They can help you go through the high-level strongholds and get all the materials you need.

Multiplayer Guide: How to Play With Friends

Unlock Loamy Soil, Compost Bin, Planter Boxes, and Fertilizers

Memetics for Gardener

The Loamy Soil, Compost Bins, and Fertilizers are not unlocked by default for the Gardener. You will have to unlock them yourself before you can build your garden and grow your crops.

You can find these nodes under the Logistics tabs in the Memetics menu.

All Memetic Specializations List

Build Generators and Water Irrigation System

Build Water and Generators

You can setup an automatic farm with Generators and Water Irrigation System in the game. However, most of the materials required to build these will be in the mid or endgame, so you will have to get some help and try to level up quickly.

This should help you manage your farm without interferring too much and allow you to focus on other things.

Base Building Guide

Get Crop Deviations as Helpers

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It is ideal to have these deviations as they can help you manage your farm and crops. It will take some time to get them, but it would be worth the time as a Gardener.

All Deviant (Deviation) Locations

Plant and Graft Crops

Graft Crops

Always plant and graft crops when you're playing as a Gardener. You can graft crops with other crops or with deviant parts to create different hybrid of plants.

These plants will reward you with materials to help you with growing crops or assist with combat and guarding the base.

Collect Biomechanical Parts from Enemies

You must collect Biomechanical Parts from enemies and graft them with your crops. You will be able to get mutated plants, which you can put in your Portable Planter Box to bring it with you.

Requires Patience as Building a Garden Takes Time

Requires Patience

Playing as a Gardener will require a lot of patience and time to construct your garden and make a viable area to grow your crops. It will be very slow at the start, but once you get all the structures and a place to grow your crops, you will be able to progress faster than other classes.

Bring a Biomechanical Plant to Assist You

You can bring a plant with you using the Portable Planter Box. It's best to get one that can help with combat as the other types of plants is better to stay on the base.

The Portable Planter Box is one of the starting items for the Gardener, so you don't have to worry about where to get it.

Gardener Overview

Gardener Skills, Starting Items, and Talents

Gardener Class
Once Human - Gardener Class
Core Ability
HP Sewing: Graft crops with other crops or biomechanical parts to grow dual-stat or biomechanical hybrids. These advanced plants can assist in combat, gathering, and resource production.
Gardener Starting Items
Portable Planter Box Used to grow and carry biomechanical crops outside your territory. These crops can assist in both combat and gathering.
Environment Detector Tracks local environmental conditions in real time, helping you monitor soil and growth parameters while exploring.
Gardener Talents
Environmental Expert Equipped with an Environment Detector to monitor environmental conditions in real time. Can craft items to restore and enhance soil fertility.
Portable Planting Uses a Portable Planter Box to grow and transport biomechanical crops. Can also process mature crops to mass-produce seeds.
Greenhouse Technology Utilizes a Greenhouse Module to adjust environmental conditions and optimize crop growth both inside and outside the territory.

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