Just an idea to "fix" worker management..
Purpose
Manual worker management gets tedious after a while and automatic workers suck. This mod would mix best of both worlds allowing you to order workers improve terrain as you wish.
How to use
1. Press ctrl+??? to enter planning mode (similar to dot map in BUG mod).
2. While in planning mode, you can draw where to build farms, where towns and mines etc. Works like simple paint tool with different colored tiles. For example farm could be yellow, mine could be grey, town could be brown etc.
3. Automate workers
4. ????
5. Profit
Simply put this "plan" would mask workable tiles for workers. Commands like build trade network, improve nearest city etc should work just fine. I don't really know the innards of the game, but as an idea this seems simple enough.
Some open questions
And no, I'm not competent enough to mod this myself nor I have the time
Just thought if anyone is bored enough and likes the idea.
Purpose
Manual worker management gets tedious after a while and automatic workers suck. This mod would mix best of both worlds allowing you to order workers improve terrain as you wish.
How to use
1. Press ctrl+??? to enter planning mode (similar to dot map in BUG mod).
2. While in planning mode, you can draw where to build farms, where towns and mines etc. Works like simple paint tool with different colored tiles. For example farm could be yellow, mine could be grey, town could be brown etc.
3. Automate workers
4. ????
5. Profit
Simply put this "plan" would mask workable tiles for workers. Commands like build trade network, improve nearest city etc should work just fine. I don't really know the innards of the game, but as an idea this seems simple enough.
Some open questions
- How should workers react for new resources in planned areas? For example, a new resource is found on a farm tile upon researching tech.
- Are workers allowed to improve unplanned tiles?
- Priorization list? This may or may not be necessary with functional "build trade network" order.
And no, I'm not competent enough to mod this myself nor I have the time
