Post by LordFirefall » Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:04 am
I still believe starvation could factor in here. Soldiers need about 2-3 times as much food to stay within fighting shape as peasants, and start to starve in around 3 days. They also do silly things like eat seed corn and milk cows. And clearthe surrounding area game animals. Starving peasants don't work and horde food. That being said, here is my proposal:
Any over population due to stageing begins to become combat ineffective after the first day at a progressive rate. The first day is 5%, the second day 10%, the third day 20% and so on. If troops remain overpopulation for more than 3 days, they start to die off at a similar progressive rate. This would end when they are recalled. Infrastructure also begins to degrade. The farm starts to lose a level per day to recognize the fact the troops are slaughtering milk cows and eating feed corn and such. Other structures also begin to degrade because the troops that are stationed the city are rioting for more foodand tearing the place up. Peasants are refusing to work because they are starving. Finally, game is the first to get harvested and neighboring cities see this starting on the 2nd day.
I still believe starvation could factor in here. Soldiers need about 2-3 times as much food to stay within fighting shape as peasants, and start to starve in around 3 days. They also do silly things like eat seed corn and milk cows. And clearthe surrounding area game animals. Starving peasants don't work and horde food. That being said, here is my proposal:
Any over population due to stageing begins to become combat ineffective after the first day at a progressive rate. The first day is 5%, the second day 10%, the third day 20% and so on. If troops remain overpopulation for more than 3 days, they start to die off at a similar progressive rate. This would end when they are recalled. Infrastructure also begins to degrade. The farm starts to lose a level per day to recognize the fact the troops are slaughtering milk cows and eating feed corn and such. Other structures also begin to degrade because the troops that are stationed the city are rioting for more foodand tearing the place up. Peasants are refusing to work because they are starving. Finally, game is the first to get harvested and neighboring cities see this starting on the 2nd day.