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Using an upgradeable tool consumes some of the player's daily energy, as reflected in the energy bar. The base consumption is two energy points for each tool use. Consumption decreases as the player gains skills levels, an effect the game describes as "increased proficiency" when it announces a new level has been reached. The farming skill affects the hoe and watering can, foraging affects the axe, and mining affects the pickaxe. At each new level of experience, the energy consumption decreases another 5% from the base amount, so at level 5, consumption is 25% less than the base (down by a quarter), meaning that it is three-quarters of the base amount, or 1.5 energy per tool use. At level 10 it is down by 50% (half), that is, down to the remaining half, or 1 energy per tool use.
Using an upgradeable tool consumes some of the player's daily energy, as reflected in the energy bar. The base consumption is two energy points for each tool use. Consumption decreases as the player gains skills levels, an effect the game describes as "increased proficiency" when it announces a new level has been reached. The farming skill affects the hoe and watering can, foraging affects the axe, and mining affects the pickaxe. At each new level of experience, the energy consumption decreases another 5% from the base amount, so at level 5, consumption is 25% less than the base (down by a quarter), meaning that it is three-quarters of the base amount, or 1.5 energy per tool use. At level 10 it is down by 50% (half), that is, down to the remaining half, or 1 energy per tool use.
Each tool upgrade also makes the tool more efficient by decreasing the amount of energy required to accomplish a given task, sometimes by increasing the amount of work done by a single tool use. The effects are independent of and additional to the efficiencies provided by skill levels. They are, however, specific to each tool's operation and the boosts that the upgrades give. Details may be found in the more specific tools articles.
Each tool upgrade also makes the tool more efficient by decreasing the amount of energy required to accomplish a given task, sometimes by increasing the amount of work done by a single tool use. The effects are independent of and additional to the efficiencies provided by skill levels. They are, however, specific to each tool's operation and the boosts that the upgrades give. In fact, if an advanced tool is using the specific operation that is added with the copper upgrade, then that operation receives the same efficiency boost you would get with a copper tool. For that one tool use, an iridium tool is no different from a copper tool. More details may be found in the specific tools articles.
While strictly speaking, fishing poles are not upgradeable, but only replaceable with higher-grade tools, it still requires energy to use them. The bamboo pole may be thought of as comparable to an original-grade farm tool, the fiberglass rod as comparable to a steel-grade tool, and the iridium rod to an iridium-grade tool.
While strictly speaking, fishing poles are not upgradeable, but only replaceable with higher-grade tools, it still requires energy to use them. The bamboo pole may be thought of as comparable to an original-grade farm tool, the fiberglass rod as comparable to a steel-grade tool, and the iridium rod to an iridium-grade tool.