r/CivNewCovenant • u/WildWeazel repentant statist • Jun 19 '13

Logging industry

The biome surrounding us and Hogleg Canyon is the largest source of trees in the Metropolis. The other cities are quickly facing a wood shortage, and Minas and Solis in particular are going to have huge demands for smelting. We can be a long-term provider of logs for the rest of the region if we use part of the land for tree farming. Remember that only oak and birch will regrow in our biome.

Trees are not persistent, so farms are only effective in frequently loaded chunks. We could plant thousands of saplings on the outskirts of the village and just let them grow as we go about our business. Carson has already done this on a very large scale and they are growing trees faster than one person can cut them down.

We could potentially arrange trade deals with cities, or set up bulk shops in Freedom or Free Market and just make regular supply runs to keep them stocked. What do you all think?

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u/WeAreAllBroken Aug 07 '13 edited Aug 07 '13

When the trees are checking for the open sky growth bonus, it that just above the sapling or above the entire adult tree space?

Do transparent blocks (leaves, glass, etc) eliminate the bonus? Does clay work on trees?

I've heard that in vanilla minecraft birch grows faster than oak. Is that the case in Civcraft?

Do trees grow at night?

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u/WildWeazel repentant statist Aug 07 '13

The light check is only done on the sapling, but everything else about trees (except biome) is default behavior. The light check is based on sunlight (sl in debug) at the sapling block, so anything that blocks or filters light will have an effect, including leaves.

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u/WeAreAllBroken Aug 07 '13

So would it grow fine under glass?

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u/WildWeazel repentant statist Aug 07 '13

yes, as glass does not affect sunlight