How do foresters work?

[Hrdy]

I have seen so many posts about foresters which I am trying to start using. So few were helpful. Can anyone answer some of my questions?

First, I want to say I'm a fool, but have learned that: Foresters will not plant unless you assign an area in the advanced tab. (you can change this area by pressing ctrl and scrolling the mouse wheel. before that, they just walk around looking for places to plant).

I have seen conflicting posts about what seasons they plant in. Can someone confirm that there is a season, if any, that they don't plant, or plant less. I might figure it out.

I've also seen posts that foresters might cause glitches involving stockpiles not being emptied or some random stuff like that in large villages. Does anyone else notice these bugs. Most bugs I've encountered can be fixed by reloading the game.

Does anyone know how long it takes a tree to grow?

I have an unholy number of villagers that I move tasks with planting/harvest, and was trying to have alternative tasks to switch them to in their off season (like chopping wood, making charcoal or planks, thus me trying to learn to use foresters). If anyone knows if this is effective or has a better strat, would also love to hear.

[AnthraX]

They automatically plant around the house going outwards I didn’t pick a spot I just put one family in then relocate the building and log cutters building the trees probably take 2 to 3 years to grow

[Patton]

I am completely certain they plant without a designated area, because I've built one, not set an area, and come back to see a circle of new trees around the building.

[Slainpessimist]

I have only built four away from the tree choppers and target around that area.
I think they start planting right away, it's not a quick process,. Usually only one person works there so good for families with a veggie patch in their backyard, so go big with that.
I don't think I have seen a glitch, but I haven't paid close exclusive attention to them. But they seem to work as intended.
I think it must be similar to apple trees, about three years to be grown.

I think timber is the bottleneck in this game, so trade for planks if you can. But my strategy for the foresters is as I said above and just keep them employed there unless there's a big thing to be built. Have them manage a veggie patch, the size of the backyard effects both veggie and orchards, so I go fairly large.

[Feldhobel]

Originally posted by Patton:

I am completely certain they plant without a designated area, because I've built one, not set an area, and come back to see a circle of new trees around the building.

but its a really dense circle around the foresters building and this looks stupid. at the moment you should give them an work area.

[Cronoz]

I never designate a work area for them. The work area is the immediate radius around the building where they work. It takes like a year to grow a forest and they plant in spring and summer. Once a forest surrounds the building, I move the building and restart the whole process. I do designate work areas for the loggers and firewood collectors.

[thestile]

Oh wow, I didn't know about the advanced tab part of being able to pick an area. That's good to know.

I was used to the game Banished where the foresters did a circular radius of growing around the lodge/building.

The trees do seem to grow pretty quick. It didn't seem long before the trees around the building were back.

[Feldhobel]

Originally posted by thestile:

Oh wow, I didn't know about the advanced tab part of being able to pick an area. That's good to know.

I was used to the game Banished where the foresters did a circular radius of growing around the lodge/building.

The trees do seem to grow pretty quick. It didn't seem long before the trees around the building were back.

no judge but its amusing how you guys just click for hours around a game and just ignore some buttons or parts of the UI.

[Rune]

They seem kind of pointless to me. Trees appear to regrow regardless. Just possibly not at the same rate?

[Feldhobel]

Originally posted by Rune:

They seem kind of pointless to me. Trees appear to regrow regardless. Just possibly not at the same rate?

what you see arent trees its the remaining bushes of the forest.

[Rune]

Originally posted by Feldhobel:

Originally posted by Rune:

They seem kind of pointless to me. Trees appear to regrow regardless. Just possibly not at the same rate?

what you see arent trees its the remaining bushes of the forest.

Oh. Do the bushes have any gameplay effect?

[Feldhobel]

Originally posted by Rune:

Originally posted by Feldhobel:

what you see arent trees its the remaining bushes of the forest.

Oh. Do the bushes have any gameplay effect?

no they just make the forest more natural and realistic.

[Hrdy]

Originally posted by AnthraX:

They automatically plant around the house going outwards I didn’t pick a spot I just put one family in then relocate the building and log cutters building the trees probably take 2 to 3 years to grow

Thanks, I must have had a bug, because I waited till after winter, and they were just wandering around looking for a place to plant endlessly (their statuses) until I designated an area (and their status immediately started showing planting).

[OzWally]

Use advance tab and mark it where you want to grow by using ctrl & middle scroll for size.
Works well.

[Woutah2dmaX]

Mind you that foresters also need water for planting trees, so make sure you build a well nearby so they don't have to travel all the way across your town to fetch water.

[wellb_b]

latest beta and the forest guy is doing nothing. from both huts. assigned area