Sugar Farms Setup

[hippyman]

Whats the best way to setup the map to get good land for sugar?

[TeamStar]

I don't think there is one, like there is for coffee and papaya. Just have to be swampy.

[one brow]

Generally, you can get swampy areas in the areas between hills.  I don't think there's a stting for the number of hills generated.

[hippyman]

How mountainous should I make the map?

[TeamStar]

I don't think there's a setting for the number of hills generated.

You're right, there isn't. But you can use the built-in editor and add as many hills as you like.

How mountainous should I make the map?

Any average island will do, but again, sugar crops are not dependant of mountains but of swamps and mostly, rain.

[Brf]

Ah. But the mountains block the rain, so they will generally be wet on the upwind side.... If you have a totally flat island, you cannot be sure that any area will stay wet enough for sugar.

[sadroses]

I once wanted a swampy island for sugar/rum, so I just made a document with these settings:

CheckFrequencyWeekBegin
ExecuteOnlyOnce

GeneralEffect AddTo CloudRate 233
GeneralEffect AddTo ImmigrationRate 10
GeneralEffect AddTo FarmingRate 10

That, after playing the time for a month or so, made the sugar rating greener than the corn!