Is spring working as intended?

[WarKirby]

Hi all. In some recent games, i've noticed that the Water I spell, Spring, is able to turn semiarid (plains) tiles, into the dark green grassland, thus yielding 2 food.

I'm sure it wasn't always this way, did it get intentionally changed recently, or is this some kind of bug/oversight? It seems to make water mana far too powerful now, and doesn't it also make the vitalize spell worthless? as creating grasslands was the primary use for that spell.

also in case it's relevant, i'm playing with the smart terrain/climate options on (ensure exists). do those affect this ?

 

[A Moon]

Yes, that's what it's meant to do. Scorch can also turn grassland into plains.

 

[WarKirby]

ok, then what about vitalize? it doesn't have a role if spring can do that.

 

[Hankc]

Vitalize has area of effect, if I remember correctly.

 

[Valkrionn]

You do.