DD/Buildsystem/Farms and Plantations
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Proposal
Summary
Farms will be handled different from what known of the Anno series. Instead of having one building for each agricultural purpose in OA there will be companies being able to work a broader selection of fields an pastures - but also some stand alone companies. The following list showing roughly a possible disposition:
- Farms (basic agriculture):
- wheat/corn
- potatoes
- fruits
- vegetables
- hemp
- sheeps
- cows
- hen
- pigs
- and
- so
- on
- ...
- Stand alone (special purpose):
- plantations (exotic agriculture)
- green house
- beekeeping
- winery
- medical herb garden
- horse stable
- and
- so
- on
- ...
While the stand alone companies are introduced to the game in one certain increment the farms will be available over several increments. They will differ in the amount of harvesters available and the range of radius. The harvesters limit the effectiveness of the companies to how many fields/pastures can be worked at one time. The range of radius will define the areas where fields/pastures can be placed to be worked by one company. Basically the radius will be meant to be wider to provide the possibility not to place fields/pastures directly close to the companies. The disadvantage of far away agricultural areas is the time a harvester will need to get there and back.
Implementation related notes
Fields and pastures are handled differently. Fields are buildable resource deposits where harvesters gather resources when "grown" - means, the deposit's inventory is filled with resources. Pastures are just areas the animals are bound to. The animals are the resource deposits harvesters will gather when their inventory is filled.
Graphics
For farms different graphics will be needed for each increment they appear. The others (stand alone) will only need one graphical asset.
Instead of small 1x1 tile buildings fields/pastures will be bigger - most probably same size as the relevant company.
Open questions
None so far.
Phasing
General
Might be part of first milestone to some degree.
