Zones
Zones in Foundation are used to set a function to an area of variable size. They are fundamental to controlling your village's growth. There are 9 zones that can be painted as the village grows. 6 of these zones can be accessed from the bottom tool bar of the UI by clicking on the paint brush icon. However, reforestation zones, crop fields/pastures and patrol zones must be painted from the building menu of the buildings that use them.
Many zones can overlap with each other; exceptions are the three building-defined zones, and Forbidden Zone, which overwrites all other zones.
- Woodcutting
- Hunting
- Residential
- Road Paving
- Resource Removal
- Forbidden
Woodcutting Zone
The first zone to become available, the woodcutting zone allows woodcutters and charcoal burners to harvest trees in designated areas. Without an extraction zone with the relevant resources, these buildings will not be able to function.
Reforestation Zone
The second zone to become available, this zone designates an area for forester camps to plant new trees. This zone can overlay an extraction zone, allowing for a controlled zone for wood production.
Residential Zone
Residential zones are the only level of control provided for the placement of housing. As more villagers are promoted they will look for a suitable home and place the foundations for a new home within the zone if one is not available.
Crop Fields
Unlike other zones that be painted from the zone UI, crop fields are painted by going in to the building and selecting the option to paint the field. Although they can overlap with other zones, crop fields for different buildings cannot overlap or merge, nor can a field painted for one building be used by another (even if it is of the same type as the field's parent).
Any objects in a crop field will prevent that part of the field from being planted and as such must be cleared.
Hunting Zone
Used exclusively by the hunting camp the hunting zone must be painted over a forest to be usable for hunting.
Forbidden Zone
Forbidden zones are the only other mutually exclusive zone. By painting an area as forbidden, no-one will be able to pass through that specific area.
Patrolling Zone
Patrollers will stop at houses marked with this zone on their route. Patrol coverage is required for medium-density housing.
Road Paving Zone
Road pavers will pave dirt paths in this zone. Access to paved roads is required for High-Quality housing (for Citizens).
Resource Removal
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