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Title: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Vaylon Kenadell on August 11, 2011, 09:02:17 AM: We lost nearly 50,000 in our city in just a few short days due to starvation. Is this normal?
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: vonGenf on August 11, 2011, 09:08:00 AM: Unless they resort to cannibalism, when there's no food, there's no food. It's not like some people can magically survive much longer than others. When your city size has gotten back in line with its food supply, starvation should stop.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Shizzle on August 11, 2011, 10:54:22 AM: When there's no food, a 50,000 men army will die just as fast as a 10 men unit. Same for cities, I guess :)
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Indirik on August 12, 2011, 01:17:07 AM: Once starvation gets rolling, it goes through the population like a hot knife through butter. Caerwyn lost over 80k in Golden Farrow in about a week.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: egamma on August 12, 2011, 10:51:29 PM: Most people can go at least a week with no food--even peasants who aren't fed well. The game seems a little unrealistic in this respect.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Jens Namtrah on August 12, 2011, 11:19:30 PM: Quote from: egamma on August 12, 2011, 10:51:29 PM
Most people can go at least a week with no food--even peasants who aren't fed well. The game seems a little unrealistic in this respect.

I think there is a long period of low food with no message (that may not be a game mechanic at all), a period of "subsistence level" where the GM is recording adverse affects (and you can see this is reports), and finally starvation, which means they are literally dying of lack of food now.

So, they've been using up their 7 days; now they are starving to death.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Shizzle on August 12, 2011, 11:48:58 PM: also, a whole season lasts only three weeks... seeing how fast some peasants seem to procreate is also an indication of a different timeflow :)
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Bedwyr on August 12, 2011, 11:50:19 PM: Harvest also doesn't come in every week in the real world, and destroyed populations take generations to recover. Do you really want realistically timed sieges? I know I don't want to spend months trying to starve out a city.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Vaylon Kenadell on August 20, 2011, 02:53:33 AM: Our city is still starving even though there has been adequate food for about a week now. Is this right?
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Chenier on August 20, 2011, 03:04:28 AM: Quote from: Vaylon Kenadell on August 20, 2011, 02:53:33 AM
Our city is still starving even though there has been adequate food for about a week now. Is this right?

No. What city is that?
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: JPierreD on August 20, 2011, 04:32:49 AM: The Banker of Summerdale (or was it Libero?) in Dwilight had commented on that issue. About cities with food starving.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Vaylon Kenadell on August 20, 2011, 04:51:06 AM: Quote from: Chénier on August 20, 2011, 03:04:28 AM
No. What city is that?

Nifelheim.
Title: Re: City starvation population loss rate.
Post by: Bedwyr on August 20, 2011, 04:56:07 AM: I've heard from PeL's banker that this is apparently a Dwilight-wide problem, and explains what's been happening in Askileon as well. Very, very annoying.