Limit on Fields / Orchards?

[zantariz]

Does anybody know if there is an upper limit on the number of fields / orchards you can have? I'm thinking about going around and populating the world with random fruit trees and want to know before hand if I'm going to kick myself for doing so.

[Goldi:AI]

Last I heard only on the size of one connected field, but not individual ones.

[zantariz]

Thank you.

Single Orchard plots are also a nice way of making map markers.. I know when you look at the map, if you've planted fruit trees everywhere, they will just get lost in the crowd. However, if you name those plots "Clay Deposit" or "Chicory Field" or whatever, you can select those named plots in your Field Managment by name to see where on the map those markers live.

[Dutchgamer1982]

a single orchard/field is max 16x16 but
you can have infinite fields/orchards.
only limit is your pc crashing;)

(a mad person once made 700 1x1 farms)

[rhwilson1953]

Maximum field size is 16 x 16, maximum orchard size is 1 x 16. AFAIK, there is no limit how many fields or orchards you can have.

[barbaraclubb]

But won't your farmers run all over the map trying to harvest the fruit in the summer? Otherwise a super cool idea for placing markers near landmarks you want to remember.

[Wizard of Woz]

Originally posted by barbaraclubb:

But won't your farmers run all over the map trying to harvest the fruit in the summer? Otherwise a super cool idea for placing markers near landmarks you want to remember.

Just don't assign anyone to the fields.

[rhwilson1953]

There is a limit to how far a field or orchard can be from the farm shed. Once you build a field or orchard beyond that limit you will get the warning that it will decrease the efficiency of your farmers for that field/orchard.

Since the fields/orchards are not assigned to a particular farm shed the farmers will not stay with the closest fields/orchards to do their work when you build a second farming village.

[mutexin]

Is there any advantage of making bigger orchards then 1x1 since you can't change them, only destroy completely.

[rhwilson1953]

Originally posted by mutexin:

Is there any advantage of making bigger orchards then 1x1 since you can't change them, only destroy completely.

The 1x1 orchard is good for adding some scenery in your village. Beer and wine are good money makers and having the orchards in rows is an efficient way to grow fruit for wine and hops for beer.

[barbaraclubb]

"Just don't assign anyone to the fields. "? So then I have to do all the work myself in the summer? Workers assigned to the shed will still travel to fields outside of the efficiency area. I have trees in my village pretty far from the shed, and they do eventually get harvested.

[rhwilson1953]

Originally posted by barbaraclubb:

"Just don't assign anyone to the fields. "? So then I have to do all the work myself in the summer? Workers assigned to the shed will still travel to fields outside of the efficiency area. I have trees in my village pretty far from the shed, and they do eventually get harvested.

You don't assign villagers to the fields, you assign villagers to the farm shed. The only way to not have farm workers doing field work is don't build farm sheds.

[Dutchgamer1982]

Originally posted by rhwilson1953:

Originally posted by barbaraclubb:

"Just don't assign anyone to the fields. "? So then I have to do all the work myself in the summer? Workers assigned to the shed will still travel to fields outside of the efficiency area. I have trees in my village pretty far from the shed, and they do eventually get harvested.

You don't assign villagers to the fields, you assign villagers to the farm shed. The only way to not have farm workers doing field work is don't build farm sheds.

you can build them.. just don't appoint villagers to them.