Desert wind leaves a dust film that traders underrate — Sandy at 3× is the light sandstorm coating that drought layouts collect while waiting for deeper heat tags.
Sandy procs during Sandstorm weather when dust clouds sweep plots. weather.ts lists Sandy beside Shadowed for that seven-minute storm. mutations.ts: weather category, multiplier 3, stackable true. Cracked (10×) and Sundried (21×) are hotter drought cousins, not automatic Sandy upgrades.
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Sandy is environmental at 3×. Solo: envBracket = 1 + (3 − 1) = 3. No CONFLICT_PAIRS entry for Sandy — including no documented Wet wipe. It can share the env sum with Sundried, Cracked, Ember, or Shadowed when those tags actually proc. Growth remains one exclusive winner.
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Sandy applies a 3× multiplier in the weather bracket. The table below shows the value it adds to a reference crop (base 50) across common harvest weights, so you can gauge how much this tag is worth before chasing it.
| Weight | Base crop value | With Sandy (3×) | Value added |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | 50 | 150 | +100 |
| 2 kg | 200 | 600 | +400 |
| 5 kg | 1.25K | 3.75K | +2.5K |
| 10 kg | 5K | 15K | +10K |
Sandy (3×) + Sundried (21×) + Cracked (10×): env sum 34, count 3, envBracket = 32. That additive bracket monetizes dry weeks on Golden (20×) desert-layout crops. Do not invent a rule that rain always deletes Sandy — if Wet and Sandy both appear, the conflict map does not forbid the pair; trust the harvest snapshot.
Sandstorm is short. Prioritize tiles already mature when dust icons appear rather than planting fresh seeds into a seven-minute storm.
Ember (25×) can join drought heat if the forecast overlaps, but Ember conflicts with Frozen, Chilled, and Frostbite — irrelevant for sandy desert days unless a bizarre weather swap hits. Shadowed (13×) shares the Sandstorm bonus list and can pad the same bracket when fog-dust narratives align.
Irrigation decisions are playstyle, not a coded Sandy conflict. If you water and Wet procs, recalculate; do not assume the dust tag is hard-deleted by lore.