I am playing 0 A.D. for quite a while now. I like the game a lot. One thing I do not like is, maps often times look pretty at the beginning, but over time the look and feel of maps decline because of massive deforestation. The maps start to look very empty.
Furthermore, deforestation seems to have been an issue for the Roman empire:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_during_the_Roman_period#Consequences_of_deforestation
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4540739