Message #133113

[Indirik]

The reporting of food consumption on South Island is really screwy. (I don't know if other islands are affected.)  I've got food consumption reported ion three different places and giving three completely different stories. I could be out of food in anywhere from 6 days to 115 days, depending on where I look.

It's confusing as hell.

http://battlemaster.org/war/command.php
"You have 1148 bushels of food stored.
This store will last you about 73 more days."


http://battlemaster.org/war/FoodDistribution.php
"Food Stored: 1148 bushels
Current Food Consumption: 90 bushels/day
This should last for approximately 12 days
Normal Food Consumption: 176 bushels/day
At normal consumption, the food would last 6 days
Current Distribution: 50%"

(Also: 176 / 2 != 90)


http://battlemaster.org/war/FoodReport.php
"Sandalak   Production: 77   Demand:87    Deficit/Surplus: -10   Stored: 1148    Will last for: 115 days"



So... do I have 6 days, 12 days, 73 days, or 115 days? Do I get to pick the one I like best?

And why is my region on 50% rations? I know I never set that. And the FoodDistribution page doesn't say anything about automatic reduction to 50%, just to 25%. But even then, it says that quarter rations will only last until you have at least 4 days of food on hand. I have well over that (4 days = 704 bushels) , but I'm still on reduced rations. Can the banker set your region to half rations if they have warehouse control?

FoodDistribution also seems to completely ignore local production. That doesn't seem right, as my city produces pretty close to half the food it needs all on its own. At half rations, we only need 10 bushels a day, not the 12 it seems to be claiming we need.

In that respect, FoodReport *seems* the most accurate.  FoodDistribution is useless because it ignores production. Command ... well, it seems to be ... umm ... I dunno... taking FoodReport's estimate and factoring in rot? That would make it more accurate than FoodReport's estimate, but that's just a guess. It could just be math-challenged.

Food rationing is great and all, but it needs to be reported consistently, account for all factors involved, and make sense.