Automatic Terraforming

[RedFred]

Tempting to say RTFM p. 46 - 52 North American edition. But you will find most of the commands are logical and similar to Civ: F for food (farms or kelp), R for roads, Shift F for forest, M for mines, etc...

[big_canuk]

I never RTFM. Well, maybe for enjoyment, after I learn how to use the game.

I just stumbled on "right click" the former to pull down the menu, click terraform, and the hot-keys are beside every option on the right. I still use this, for obscure terraforming. But you quickly will learn the major ones, which RF pointed out.

[Jac de Molay]

So how do I get it to just plant roads and forests?

Dave

[RedFred]

Go to preferences. I think it is under the 'game' drop down menu. Select automation preferences. Enable automated formers can plant forests. Disable automated formers can raise/lower terrain, etc.

[Jac de Molay]

Thanks Rf. Been playin the game all this time and never farted around with those menus. I'll give it a try my next game.

Dave

[Blake]

But be warned, the automated formers will still do stuff other than roads and forests, it never occured to Firaxis that players might want to only plant forests.