Stopping automated workers from cutting down forests?

[Koszmar]

I don't want them to cut down a forest to create a farm but if there is copper under a forest will they leave that forest too or do they make an exception for resources?

Thanks.

 

[AcaMetis]

There's a setting in the options menu that forces automated workers to never cut forests. They won't make an exception for resources, but that's a good thing - the only resources (as far as I recall) that can spawn in forests on normal maps is Fur and Deer, which require a Camp, which can be build on top of a forest (or jungle, though the latter will still give a tile -1, making it better to chop it down).

 

[Koszmar]

There's a setting in the options menu that forces automated workers to never cut forests. They won't make an exception for resources, but that's a good thing - the only resources (as far as I recall) that can spawn in forests on normal maps is Fur and Deer, which require a Camp, which can be build on top of a forest (or jungle, though the latter will still give a tile -1, making it better to chop it down).

Thanks.

 

[Lennier]

But best not to automate workers. The AI sucks. (Near the end of the game when there's not much left for workers to do, I may start putting them on automatically create trade network--they only build roads/railroads under that setting.)

 

[lymond]

But best not to automate workers. The AI sucks. (Near the end of the game when there's not much left for workers to do, I may start putting them on automatically create trade network--they only build roads/railroads under that setting.)

yeah..but it applies to non-automated workers too if you set them to the task of chopping a forest

edit: I think that may be a BUG thing though....