Add a tree planter/reforester or make tree planting possible with dragging how big area to plant.
Add option for harvest mode - mature only
Problem:
Currently it seems that trees (noticeably) regrow around labor camps, but its very slow and inefficient. If left alone, the default camp with 2 workers (and work area on top) will clear the initial trees and then with the regrowths it will generate around 20 lumber per year, which is very low. If you move the work field all around its a bit better but still they clear trees much faster than they regrow. Only sustainable way of doing this is having many work camps with 1 worker.
Planting trees for lumber is such a pain, I don’t mind the cost and labor, but you have to click each spot 1 by 1, its too much pain
there is still realism to some extent, but it would be nice to add the profession you are talking about. At the moment, it is possible to plant trees manually through the “orchard”, but they grow very slowly and it is unprofitable to cut them, as they bring food
I fully agree this is very much needed and is a necessity if one wants to play one game longer
is a major problem later in the game (when you have 800+ people, securing wood is an impossible task)
The work camps are intended to strip clear areas. You MUST move the work area to either prevent deforestation or to gain access to new materials once you’ve cleared an area out.
New trees specifically have a chance of spawning near mature trees. You must leave mature trees behind in order to maximize new tree growth.
Additionally, cutting down trees as soon as they’ve matured can net you very little wood. It’s good to leave them growing for a few years after maturity and come back.
Devs are already working on something like a Forester profession. Check the State of Early Access #1 first post.
Not necessarily. Depends on the map of course and how many forest areas you have, but if you can find a pretty dense one and only have 1 or 2 workers in the camp then they probably won’t cut everything down too fast before it regrows again.
I’ve had 2 people in a work camp fully deforest an area that was dense with trees. My comment is based on my own experience and what I’ve seen from others in the forums.
I have red somewhere in patch notes 2 people in a work camp should have been able to chop trees indefinitely but I also witnessed as my work camps just shave those forests off… maybe the patch was not retroactive for older maps? I still play the map generated on day 1 release.