How to Set Up Forestry in Prison Architect

Setting up a forestry in Prison Architect is a straightforward process that provides valuable resources for your prison. This guide walks you through each step, from unlocking the necessary skills to placing your first forestry room and maintaining it properly.

Learn the Required Skills

Before you can establish a forestry, you’ll need to unlock the foundational knowledge. Navigate to the Bureaucracy menu and learn both the Maintenance and Grounds Keeping skills.

Hire Essential Staff

Once you’ve unlocked the necessary skills, hire two key positions to manage your forestry operation:

A Foreman

A Gardener

Place Your Forestry Room

With your staff hired, it’s time to create the forestry room itself. Click on the Rooms menu located in the bottom left corner of your screen.

Select Forestry from the available room options.

Room Requirements

Keep these specifications in mind when placing your forestry:

Minimum size: 5×5

Location: Must be outdoors

Once you’ve confirmed the requirements, find an appropriate outdoor location for your forestry room and click to place it. Consider positioning it near other forestry areas if you have multiple rooms.

Wait for Trees to Sprout and Mature

After placing your forestry room, wait for the trees to begin sprouting in the designated area.

Trees require time to mature in your forestry. Allow 5 days for trees to reach full maturity. During this period, ensure your hired Gardener performs regular maintenance on the trees to promote healthy growth.

Summary

Setting up forestry in Prison Architect involves learning Maintenance and Grounds Keeping through Bureaucracy, hiring a Foreman and Gardener, placing a minimum 5×5 outdoor Forestry room, and then waiting for trees to mature over 5 days while your Gardener provides maintenance. With these steps complete, your forestry will be operational and generating resources for your prison.

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