Renewable forrestry

[ATM_Reaper]

Not sure if this is already in the game but is there a way to replant trees as you harvest them so you don't have to keep building new foresters where the trees are?

[Silent_Shadow]

Automatic replanting is planned, but not currently implemented. For now you can select trees in the decoration tab and plant them. In ~4 months they will be harvestable.

[melkij]

Currently no.

but some promising woodcutting_planting.png was mentioned here: https://www.sovietrepublic.net/post/report-for-the-community-70

[ATM_Reaper]

Ah ok thanks for the reply folks, hopefully will be implemented soon.

[Thomas_Mertzen]

I hope they will rework the wood industry at some point. Doesn't seems realistic to just cut trees 200m around the depot and be able to freely plant new trees that grow in 4 months. Forest management should become a thing.

[Thomas_Mertzen]

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[Silent_Shadow]

Thomas_Mertzen eredeti hozzászólása:

I hope they will rework the wood industry at some point. Doesn't seems realistic to just cut trees 200m around the depot and be able to freely plant new trees that grow in 4 months. Forest management should become a thing.

I imagine they will touch it up in the coming update. One of the main issues with the woodcutting post is that most trucks do not bother hauling more than 5 tons or half of their capacity back. This slows the rate that logs are hauled in and I think by extension the rate that trees are cut down. Once this bug is fixed, trees will be harvested a lot further from the post before nearby saplings mature.

[Novu]

It is possible right now with mods.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2814533267

[High King Lemur]

Silent_Shadow eredeti hozzászólása:

One of the main issues with the woodcutting post is that most trucks do not bother hauling more than 5 tons or half of their capacity back. This slows the rate that logs are hauled in and I think by extension the rate that trees are cut down. Once this bug is fixed, trees will be harvested a lot further from the post before nearby saplings mature.

There are trucks that load fully. One that I can personally confirm is the U377 Logger with 14 ton capacity. Using this one greatly increased wood production of my woodcutting posts.
Looking at the wiki page for road vehicles, there's a couple more marked with "Carries trees", those might work as well.

[Silent_Shadow]

I find most trucks will inconsistently bring in full loads, including the U377 logger. Once they get about half of their capacity, they tend to return to the woodcutting post.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2975518544

The only reliable truck for collecting full loads of wood seems to be the V3S, which I suspect has to do with its small capacity of 4.5 tons.

[midwintermoon]

I think forestry, agriculture, stone mining and incoming waste disposal could be based on polygonal sectors, preselected and marked by players.

Forestry: just place where trees would be replanted and harvested. I think 4 months period is definitely too fast.
Agriculture: current settings allow to trim the fields, but making non rectangular sectors could fit them into the landscape easier.
Stone mining: it's totally incomprehensible for me: one excavator in one place make uninterruped stream of stone supply. Quarry sector fitting to stone deposit (and descending during exploitation) would be definitely more realistic.
Waste disposal: Landfills aren't square in a real life. Bigger sector means bigger waste capacity. I believe it could be growing pile of refuse.

[SYSHACK]

I think I heard in bballjo's video that he interviewed Peter (creator of the game) said that this mechanic was going to be implemented in the next update that is to come.

[4X-Fan]

SYSHACK ᴾᴿᴼ eredeti hozzászólása:

I think I heard in bballjo's video that he interviewed Peter (creator of the game) said that this mechanic was going to be implemented in the next update that is to come.

Indeed, it will be a researchable item.

[ATM_Reaper]

Bit of a necro I know but does anyone know if the whole renewable trees thing is planned or upcoming?

[Silent_Shadow]

It is; there is a technology for it in the game, but I have not confirmed if it works yet.

[ATM_Reaper]

Silent_Shadow eredeti hozzászólása:

It is; there is a technology for it in the game, but I have not confirmed if it works yet.

Sweet, I have only just signed up to the testing branch as lost patience waiting for the next release (yes I know I'm impatient.....) and have just planned out my boards production so will hopefully see it working soon then.