TREE FARM

• Increases Psych output at base by 50% and Economy at base by 50%
• Increases nutrient output in forest squares
• Eliminates at least half of the ecological damage caused by terraforming ( farms, mines, roads, etc. )

    One of the earliest and most useful ecological facilities, the Tree farm's biggest drawback is its high maintenance cost ( though that cost is well offset by its bonus to base Economy ). The Psych bonus is, of course, always welcome in a growing base under a faction that's attempting to maintain an enlightened social model.

    A base must have a Tree Farm in place before it can build a Hybrid Forest. These two facilities ( either alone or seperately ) provide you with benefits whether you wish to forest over your whole territory, or fully exploit it with industrial terraforming improvements. If you chose the former, it ups your overall productivity, and if the latter it significantly reduces ecological damage.

    If you build a base in a heavily forested area, consider building this facility eary, so that the extra nutrients can speed your growth.

    Whether you get into trouble with drones, cash or the environment, most of your bases will eventually get to the place where they need this facility, so you might as well build it sooner rather than later.