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About Pesticide Not Required
Pesticide Not Required mixes fast‑paced auto‑attack bullet‑hell combat with farming, fishing, and mining mechanics. Players fend off swarms of insects while growing crops, catching fish, and mining for gold and experience.
Runs last about twenty minutes and feature season‑themed maps, a persistent skill‑tree, and over a hundred Steam achievements. The game supports mouse‑only, keyboard, and full controller input on Windows.
01 / THE GUIDE
Combat & Build System
The core loop centers on auto‑attacking hordes of evil insects. Players assemble weapons and allocate points among more than forty stats to craft distinct builds, and each of the twenty‑plus characters adds unique traits.
A persistent skill tree carries upgrades between sessions, letting you refine your build over many runs. The combination of stats, weapons, and character traits creates many strategic options.
- Try several stat mixes early to see which combos feel strongest.
- Review each character’s trait before starting a run to match your preferred approach.
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Farming, Fishing, & Mining
Gold and experience are earned by growing crops, catching fish, and mining. Expanding your plot raises harvest yields, while fishing adds seasonal fish to a compendium.
These activities are integrated into the same twenty‑minute sessions, so you can balance combat with resource collection and progress on multiple fronts.
- Allocate a few minutes to each activity to maximize overall gold per run.
- Note which fish appear in each season to fill the compendium efficiently.
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Pets & Farm Automation
Friendly pets can be recruited to boost farm productivity, collect loot, and kill enemies. Their presence automates parts of resource gathering, freeing you to focus on combat.
Pets that collect loot and kill enemies add another layer of decision‑making when selecting companions for a run.
- Choose pets whose abilities complement your weapon and stat choices.
- Test different pet combinations to see which yields the most loot.
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Customization & Seasonal Maps
Players can customize their home interior and backyard garden, tailoring the visual space to personal taste. Maps change with the seasons and offer sixteen difficulty levels.
Season‑themed variations also affect which fish appear, encouraging multiple runs to complete the fish compendium.
- Adjust difficulty to match your current build strength for a balanced challenge.
- Use seasonal changes as an excuse to try new character traits.
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Progression & Achievements
A persistent skill tree, over one hundred achievements, and twenty‑plus unlockable characters provide long‑term goals. Progress carries over between sessions, rewarding continued play.
The compendium records unique fish collected each season, adding a collection goal beyond combat and farming.
- Prioritize skill‑tree upgrades that enhance your preferred stat distribution.
- Check achievement descriptions early to plan runs that hit multiple targets.
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