Region Economy rebalance

[Vellos]

This is correct.

Food is distributed away from cities and townslands.

Gold is distributed towards cities.

Total gold on each island is increased by about 10%.

Food surplus is increased only on Dwilight: it is decreased on all others -- in some cases (BT) by very large amounts. The specific amounts vary per island.

Also, BT and AT regions no longer have matching stats! :)

Poor D'Hara.

This is going to make them starve even more as their towns lands get less productive.

[Chenier]

Poor D'Hara.

This is going to make them starve even more as their towns lands get less productive.

As long as Dwilight produces more food overall, at least we'll be able to buy it from somewhere. Better than produce more ourselves but being totally unable to buy what we lack.

[Geronus]

I am excited that my townland will now have a surplus.  I always thought it was weird that I didn't.

It will? I thought ^ban^ said food was being distributed away from townlands.

I too will be curious to see what becomes of region types other than rural and urban. You'd think that badlands, for example, would by definition be dirt poor in all respects, whereas now they can be relatively wealthy for the size of their populations despite not producing much in the way of food.

[Indirik]

We really don't want any region to be useless. Everything should be useful for something. At the moment we only have food and gold to work with. Badlands will still produce some gold and food. But maybe not much in excess.

[Penchant]

Is it bad that as soon as I saw "beginning of April" I assumed this was an April fools joke?

Your mistake is that, would they really give that obvious of a hint? Btw, Tim already said, the April fools jokes are exclusively done by Tom.

[Charles]

It will? I thought ^ban^ said food was being distributed away from townlands.

#$%# I missed that. :'(

[Geronus]

We really don't want any region to be useless. Everything should be useful for something. At the moment we only have food and gold to work with. Badlands will still produce some gold and food. But maybe not much in excess.

Does this mean, by implication, that we can expect further rebalancing when additional resources are added?

[Indirik]

It's possible, I suppose. That won't be any time soon, though. That kind of stuff isn't even on the radar right now.

[Charles]

I do not mean to sound impatient, I realize that this is all a lot of work, and as far as I know it is all volunteering. 
When will the extra resources be implemented?  Or worked on?  Is there any non-coding help that is needed?  I feel like this was all  talked about a long time ago (with support from everyone) and now it is discussed as something that isn't on the radar.
Same thing goes for the estate features.

[Anaris]

Additional resources are something that will not even be talked about amongst the devs until well after the Doctrine transition is through. There are a number of other things that we know will help that must be done before then.

[Charles]

And how is the doctrine coming?

[Anaris]

And how is the doctrine coming?

My best guess at the moment is that it might be done by the end of the year.

[Azerax]

Food surplus is increased only on Dwilight: it is decreased on all others -- in some cases (BT) by very large amounts. The specific amounts vary per island.

How much has it been decreased on other islands?  Can you post Before and After stats?

[Penchant]

How much has it been decreased on other islands?  Can you post Before and After stats?

I believe they all have a 25% surplus now.

[Dante Silverfire]

Is it bad that as soon as I saw "beginning of April" I assumed this was an April fools joke?

So....apparently this wasn't the April Fool's Joke. But, the beginning of April is now... Anyone else excited and wondering when it'll go live? (I assume soon)