How to get Grain
Grain in the Melvor Idle 2 Demo is processed Ranching feed: obtain Wheat and process it at the Grain Mill using a Grain recipe. You can also get Grain directly from the shop's Grain Starter Pack or the Locked Ranchers Chest target in Thieving.
Check the product name before processing your crop. Wheat is the raw material, Grain is animal feed, and Flour is a separate mill output. Choose the recipe for the item you need before committing your Wheat.
Grain-related items and how to obtain them
| Item | How to Get It | Use or Output |
|---|---|---|
| Grain | Mill Wheat, buy the Grain Starter Pack, or thieve the Locked Ranchers Chest at Thieving level 33. | Ranching feed consumed by Chicken and Pig. |
| Wheat Seed | Open Eagle Nest or Harvest Farm Chest containers. | Plant 2 Wheat Seed for the Wheat action at Farming level 10. |
| Wheat | The Farming level 10 action produces 500 Wheat. Thieving sources include Cooking Stall at level 12 and Farmer at level 25. | Mill into Grain or Flour. |
| Flour | Mill 10 Wheat into 50 Flour, or obtain Flour from Cooking Stall at Thieving level 12. | A separate Wheat-processing output from Grain. |
| Sugarcane | Plant Sugarcane Stalk at Farming level 20; the action produces 250 Sugarcane. | Input for milling Sugar. |
| Sugar | Mill 10 Sugarcane into 50 Sugar. | A separate mill product made from Sugarcane. |
Unlock Farming and build the Grain Mill
These instructions cover Demo 0.11.4. If Farming is still locked, obtain a Bird Nest and 3 Potato Seed. Bird Nests sometimes appear while cutting trees; open them in the Bank to look for Potato Seed.
Reach Farming level 10 and purchase The Grain Mill from the shop. Construction costs 750 Oak Log, 750 Stone and 750 Molten Glass. Mill Farm plots require their specialized building before planting, so include construction materials in your Wheat-farming preparations.
For the construction materials, Oak Tree becomes available at Woodcutting level 5, while Stone can be mined at Mining level 1. Molten Glass is a Smithing level 2 recipe that consumes 1 Bucket of Sand. Gather these materials before returning to the mill purchase.
Turn Wheat into the product you need
- Choose your destination product first. Use a Grain recipe for Ranching feed, Flour for the separate Wheat-processing output, or Sugar when processing Sugarcane.
- Obtain Wheat through Farming or Thieving. For the crop route, plant 2 Wheat Seed at Farming level 10. Cooking Stall and Farmer provide alternative Wheat sources if you prefer to gather it through Thieving.
- Put the required Wheat into the mill's own inventory. Milling consumes ingredients from that inventory each cycle, so check the mill's stock even when your Bank already contains Wheat.
- Select Basic Grain to convert 10 Wheat into 20 Grain. The Quality Grain recipe converts 20 Wheat into 40 Grain. Match your loaded ingredients to the selected recipe's full input requirement.
- Check that the resulting item is Grain before moving on to Ranching. If you selected Flour, that recipe converts 10 Wheat into 50 Flour instead; change the selected product when your goal is animal feed.
Use Grain for Chicken and Pig
For feed without milling, the Grain Starter Pack costs 1,000 GP and supplies 5,000 Grain. The Locked Ranchers Chest is another Grain source at Thieving level 33. Choose between buying feed, gathering it through Thieving and maintaining your Wheat-processing route according to your immediate goal.
Chicken becomes available at Ranching level 5 and specifies 10 Grain as a feeding input. Its products include Egg, Feathers, Raw Chicken and Fertiliser. Pig becomes available at Ranching level 35, also consumes Grain, and produces Raw Meat and Fertiliser.
Keep a feed reserve before spending time on other projects. Plan around the animals you intend to maintain, then replenish that reserve before expanding your routine.
Grain Mill upgrades and their costs
The following mill upgrades become available at Farming level 40. Budget for their listed materials separately from the Wheat you intend to process.
| Upgrade | Requirement | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Hopper | Farming level 40 | 2,500 Mithril Bar |
| Grain Mill Storage Upgrade I | Farming level 40 | 5,000 Teak Log |
| Grain Mill Production Upgrade I | Farming level 40 | 500,000 GP |
What to check when production stops
- Check mill access. Reach Farming level 10 and complete The Grain Mill purchase before relying on Wheat processing.
- Check the mill's inventory separately from your Bank. Its selected recipe takes ingredients from its own storage, so Bank stock alone does not supply the milling cycle.
- Check the selected output. Flour and Grain use Wheat but produce different items; return to Basic Grain or Quality Grain when you need Ranching feed.
- Replenish missing Wheat and make room in the Bank. Missing Wheat, mill access or Bank capacity can interrupt the production chain.
- Check the animal-feed reserve after milling. Chicken specifies 10 Grain as a feeding input, and missing required feed stock can stop the chain at the Ranching end.
- After an offline session, read the Welcome Back summary. Offline actions still consume materials and respect stopping conditions; time away does not replace missing ingredients.