Planting forests

[Erik]

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Does planting forests pay? I realize it depends on where you plant it, and
possibly other factors as well, but is it beneficial for production
compared to a mine and if so, in what way?

 

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On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:19:28 +0100, Erik <spam@someoneelse.com> wrote:

>Does planting forests pay? I realize it depends on where you plant it, and
>possibly other factors as well, but is it beneficial for production
>compared to a mine and if so, in what way?

The biggest benefit is on tundra which gives a better shield output
than mines until you get railroads.

Other minor benefits I can think of:
It can't be pillaged
It provides extra defense and slows enemy movement

In unmodded civ I only build them on tundra or on grassland with
excess food. In the DYP mod I used to mine forests for extra shields.