Is Tule supposed to be a better source of thatch?

[Retsof90]

So tule gives you thatch directly, and it takes 4 thatch to make a slanted roof.  But if you do the math it is the same as grass.  4 roofs = 2 haybales = 16 grass = 4 grass per roof.  Am i missing something?

[Streetwind]

4 hours ago, Retsof90 said:

Am i missing something?

Yes... the patch notes

From 1.19.0:

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• Feature: Added new Tule plant beside lakes (usually spawning in different places from Cattails, more common around high altitude lakes). These drop thatch. Thatch roofing can be made from thatch or dry grass in this version; in the future thatch roofing may be craftable from thatch only.

Note that this may not necessarily happen; the dev team can change their minds. But it's the current plan.

[Konslufius]

It is kinda bad as a building material right now. In time you need to harvest it until you have enough for a full roof, you already build two from grass.

[Silent Shadow]

You need the same amount of grass and thatch for a given roofing block, and they both take the same amount of time and tool durability to harvest, so they are pretty much equal as building materials (at least for roofing).

Edited March 2 by Silent Shadow

[Velifax]

Also incidentally it serves as a conversion method of grass to thatch. Not sure why that'd be useful but disassembling thatch roof tiles made from grass gives thatch.

[Irulana]

Rye and spelt should drop straw, rye straw roof were common thing. Hay should be used for feeding animals. It is strange how it works now.