Packed dirt can happen naturally by heavy traffic over a period of time, by [[livestock]] grazing the tile bare, or by packing it with a [[shovel]].
Walk and run speed on packed dirt is higher than on [[grass]] or [[dirt]], but not as fast the same speed as [[gravel]], but not as fast as [[cobblestone]], or [[stone slab]].
Packed dirt can be cultivated into a dirt tile using a [[rake]] or [[shovel]].
Packed dirt will eventually be overgrown by nearby [[grass]], [[tree]]s or [[steppe]] tiles, but not as fast as [[dirt]] would be so, in effect, packing the tile will slow the growth.
You are not able to pack dirt that is submerged in water, however it appears that packing dirt with one edge submerged is easier on South-East facing tiles, While NW facing tiles need to be completely raised from water to be packed.
==Paving==