Substrate

A Mushroom Cultivation Mod for Vintage Story

Features

• Mushroom Cultivation: Collect wild mushrooms and cultivate them at home
• Spore Printing: Create spore prints through a multi-step realistic process
• Fruiting Bags: Use spore prints to inoculate substrate bags and grow fresh mushrooms
• New Items: Adds several new craftable items to support the mushroom cultivation process

Mushroom Cultivation Guide

Collecting Spore Prints

1. Gather Materials:

   • 4 samples of the same mushroom species
   • Parchment
   • Aqua Vitae (from the vanilla distillation process)
   • A barrel for mixing
   • Access to open storage for drying

2. Create Sterilized Spore Paper:

   • Mix parchment and Aqua Vitae in a 1:0.1L ratio in a barrel
   • Wait approximately 18 hours for the sterilization process to complete

3. Prepare the Paper:

   • Place the Sterilized Spore Paper in open storage to dry
   • Wait approximately 8 hours until it becomes Prepared Spore Paper

4. Collect Spores:

   • Place all four mushroom samples on a Prepared Spore Paper
   • Wait approximately 12 hours for the mushrooms to release their spores
   • The paper will change appearance when it becomes fully Imprinted Spore Paper

5. Create Spore Prints:

   • Use a knife to cut the Imprinted Spore Paper
   • This will yield 4 individual spore prints

Growing Mushrooms

1. Create Fruiting Bags:

   • Craft a Fruiting Bag using materials like flax fiber, grain, and dry grass
   • Exact recipes can be found in-game through the crafting menu

2. Inoculate the Bags:

   • Use a spore print to inoculate a Fruiting Bag
   • Place the inoculated bag in a suitable environment (details in-game)

3. Harvest Your Mushrooms:

   • Wait for the mycelium to colonize the bag and produce mushrooms
   • Each spore print can yield between 4-12 mushrooms depending on conditions

Credits

Special thanks to the Vintage Story modding community for inspiration and feedback!