you cannot have the game in which you want to soil/water your pots actively running. the safest thing to do is to exit PT altogether. I have not tested it (someone please test it?), but it may also be possible to just switch to a different game in plant tycoon, do the soil/water thing in VST, then switch back to your game in plant tycoon.

the real danger is not the soil/water button. By the way, you do not and should not press SAVE after pressing SOIL/WATER. The Save button is to save your seed transfers.

So are there any real dangers? Only one. Having your active game running in plant tycoon, then in VST accidently moving seeds, and then pressing save. 100% of the time, that will cause a permanent loss of the virtual seed tray and all the seeds that were in it.

pressing the soil/water button theoretically cannot hurt anything. the worst that should be able to happen if you forget to switch to another game or exit plant tycoon, is that the pots won't get soil/watered.

so far no one has lost any seeds to my knowledge. but sooner or later someone will accidently do the one thing that will automatically invalidate the virtual tray and all the seeds in it. So to repeat, this is what you want to avoid doing: have the active game running, move seeds in VST, and then press save. That automatically invalidates the virtual tray and all the seeds in it. Don't do that. It is bad.

Glad you like VST and welcome to plant tycoon/LDW

Not having a mac makes this hard for me, but LadyCFII tells me not to give up hope

I have sent this PM to Borg and, looking at his reply, I decide to share it:

" I already have the version with the charts and used it (and enjoyed it). I now have in the VST more seeds than the game came support. What could happen if I download the new version with mutations and other information? I'm a little bit worry about what could happen to the "virtual seeds" I already have in the "Virtual Tray Seeds" box. And what happens if I put all of them in the "Plant Tycoon Save Game Seeds" box considering that I have more seeds that the game itself can support? (Without opening the game, of course)
Thanks again for your helpful works!"

Dearest Borg!!!!!!!! Since you seem to be exploding with new ideas all the time and making them available lickitysplit style - is there any way to have just the quantity of each seed in the VST instead of having to scroll thru the thousands of seeds to come to the one desired? HUMM? I can see the wheels a churnnin' folks! He is onto it!

PS: Borg, what do you do in your SPARE time? ..actually play the game?

We discussed that during the "testing and tweaking" phase of VST development, and decided that it would be simpler (and easier to understand for everyone) if each seed was listed separately. We were trying to make sure that everyone would be able to understand how to use VST. It also tends to discourage people from "hoarding" seeds unnecessarily.

Borg needs a MAC to develop this program. Maybe you can start a GET BORG A MAC Fund.

We are BORG, you must comply......

lp "seven" of p

I agree, with that, or just another (newer) computer. lol

A newer computer won't help produce a Mac version, unless the new computer is a Mac.

I have lots of Macs and the ability to produce a Mac version. What I don't have is time right now.

I've an idea. Why doesn't every user who's got a Mac install Boot Camp (I think that's the name) then install Windows? They could then run the Windows version of the game with VST.

Yes, I know it wouldn't work for those without Intel Macs ...