Forester

 Foresters are  Wood  Buildings that plant the Faction-specific  Trees and  Bushes. They require a reforester who mans the tower when idle. As lumberjacks fell trees in their work area, reforesters replant them.

Construction

Production chain

As quick access to Foresters is critical in new colonies, this chain includes a complete breakdown of the costs in  Logs.

*  Lumberjack Flag (Costs nothing)

• • Chops:  Trees
  • Creates:  Logs

•  Inventor (Costs 12) - Required to unlock the Forester.
  • Creates:  Science

FolktailsIronteeth

•  Lumber Mill (costs 15)
  • Processes:  Logs
  • Creates:  Planks

•  Power either:
  •  Power Wheel (costs 40); or
  •  Water Wheel (costs 50 and requires access to flowing  Fluid).

•  Industrial Lumber Mill (costs 20)
  • Processes:  Logs
  • Creates:  Planks
•  Power either:
  •  Large Power Wheel - (costs 100); or
  •  Compact Water Wheel - (costs 60 and requires access to flowing  Fluid).

It then takes 10 as Logs, and 7 processed into Planks to make the Forester.

Total costs

Folktails		Iron Teeth
Without	With	Without	With
84	94	149	109

Prioritize this research and construction, especially when limited Trees are accessible from the starting area.

Planting

Once you have designated growing zones using the "Plant trees and bushes" menu (4th icon from the left), Forester beavers will start planting the nearest plant (or the nearest plant you have prioritized on the Forester building). Foresters will only act on blocks that have moisture.

Once  Trees are fully grown, they can be cut down by a beaver working at a  Lumberjack Flag and the forester will replant them automatically.

Once  Blueberry Bush or  Dandelion Bush have been planted, the Forester never needs to act on those bushes again unless they die from lack of moisture. The same applies for  Pine,  Chestnut tree and  Maple if they are planted for their  Pine Resin,  Chestnut and  Maple Syrup yield instead of  wood.

To replace dead  Mangrove Trees you must select the setting in the Forester Replace dead trees not marked for cutting and replant the area.

Planting Speed

Including an average of just over 1 block's worth of walking between plants, the number of plants that can be planted per hour by a Forester is approximately:

Planting Rates

Plant	Planting speed
Blueberry Bush	0.37
Coffee Bush	0.2
Dandelion Bush	0.25
Birch	0.56
Chestnut tree	0.74
Mangrove Tree	0.6
Maple	1.1
Oak	1.1
Pine	0.74

Resources Per Day

The average resources per day you get for each type of tree (along with how long it takes to grow) is presented below. Note that  Pine and  Chestnut tree have the same production rate.

Wood-producing plants

Plant	Days to Grow?	Resources?	Resources/Day
Birch	9	1  wood	0.111
Pine	12	2  wood	0.167
Chestnut tree	24	4  wood	0.167
Maple	28	6  wood	0.214
Oak	30	8  wood	0.267
Mangrove Tree	10	2  wood	0.2

Once grown, some plants produce resources that may be gathered at regular intervals without destroying the plant itself. While it takes very long before the first harvest can take place, the following ones are much quicker.

Harvestable resources

Plant	Days to grow	Days between harvests	Harvestable Resources	Gathered by	Resources/day (second harvest onward)
Blueberry Bush	12	12	3  Berries	Gatherer flag	0.250
Dandelion Bush	3	3	1  Dandelion	Gatherer flag	0.333
Pine	12	7	2  Pine Resin	Tapper's Shack	0.286
Chestnut tree	24	8	3  Chestnut	Gatherer flag	0.375
Maple	28	12	3  Maple Syrup	Tapper's Shack	0.250

Work Area

The work area for the Forester (on completely flat ground with zero obstructions), measured inclusively from the block immediately outside the entrance, is 21 blocks ahead, 20 blocks in all other directions.

Notes

- Each forester can keep up with four lumberjacks. The fifth one may begin to produce some missed planting opportunities.

- Trees and bushes inside the planting area do not spread naturally.

History

• Update 7: Lowered the unlock cost of Forester from 60 SP to 30 SP.
• Update 5: Added a new checkbox to the Forester: Replant dead trees not marked for cutting.
• Update 4:
  • Added new sound set for Forester
  • Updated Forester model, with different variants for each faction
• Update 1: Foresters and Farmhouses now receive a "Nothing to do in range" status when there is no field in their range
• November 03, 2020: Replaced previous farming and forestry system with two new tools: Plant Crops and Plant trees and bushes
• October 27, 2020: you will be able to build fields and orchards in any shapes you want
• Beta: Forester can now automatically mark mature trees for cutting.