how does forestry work exactly?

[Pootis Birb]

i want to know how to build for a job so i can just get wood without having to fell endless trees

[Elphame_Gold]

press C, click on the far right tab "assign work". Select "create forestry zone" and click/drag the area you'd like to turn into a forestry zone.

next, go to work priorities, and make sure that you have villagers that can do forestry. I'd recommend setting one to high priority. keep in mind, they will only chop down what is already there, and only replant FROM saplings from felled trees. If you create a forestry zone without trees, youll have to plant your saplings initially, then the villagers will do the rest indefinitely.

by default, a forestry zone is set to make villagers replant saplings as they go, but if you'd like to put them to work clearing off an island, then expand your zone to cover the island and configure it to not replant. clicking on the zone will allow you to configure it.

Side note, immediately after creating the zone, hovering over it will only offer expand/shrink options. clicking another tab or double tapping c will allow you to hover over the zone and have a configure zone option.

EDIT: most people (basically everybody but me as far as i know) will suggest leaving one block gaps between all saplings as they wont grow beside each other. I personally never leave gaps, because even though they dont grow beside each other, it seems as though the growth timer on every sapling is still ticking even if they are all scrunched up.

Ive seen countless times a villager cut down a tree, to have another one directly beside it immediately grow. So feel free to plant them against each other.

[Pootis Birb]

Originally posted by Elphame_Gold:

press C, click on the far right tab "assign work". Select "create forestry zone" and click/drag the area you'd like to turn into a forestry zone.

next, go to work priorities, and make sure that you have villagers that can do forestry. I'd recommend setting one to high priority. keep in mind, they will only chop down what is already there, and only replant FROM saplings from felled trees. If you create a forestry zone without trees, youll have to plant your saplings initially, then the villagers will do the rest indefinitely.

by default, a forestry zone is set to make villagers replant saplings as they go, but if you'd like to put them to work clearing off an island, then expand your zone to cover the island and configure it to not replant. clicking on the zone will allow you to configure it.

Side note, immediately after creating the zone, hovering over it will only offer expand/shrink options. clicking another tab or double tapping c will allow you to hover over the zone and have a configure zone option.

EDIT: most people (basically everybody but me as far as i know) will suggest leaving one block gaps between all saplings as they wont grow beside each other. I personally never leave gaps, because even though they dont grow beside each other, it seems as though the growth timer on every sapling is still ticking even if they are all scrunched up.

Ive seen countless times a villager cut down a tree, to have another one directly beside it immediately grow. So feel free to plant them against each other.

thanks huh so the no space thing works in this game huh nice

[Loki]

you can also set it to plant a specific tree, then they will plant the tree in empty space, no need to plant them yourself

[Elphame_Gold]

Originally posted by Loki:

you can also set it to plant a specific tree, then they will plant the tree in empty space, no need to plant them yourself

I saw this option in the config but have never messed with it. does it just require there to be saplings in a chest for them to access?

[Loki]

Originally posted by Elphame_Gold:

Originally posted by Loki:

you can also set it to plant a specific tree, then they will plant the tree in empty space, no need to plant them yourself

I saw this option in the config but have never messed with it. does it just require there to be saplings in a chest for them to access?

Yes, you can also make them plant the fruit trees that way, just tell them not to cut trees in the area