Food

Food () is a FIDSI resource. It is used to feed and grow the population of cities.

Population[]

Each consumes 2 per turn. Any excess food is automatically applied towards growing the population of the city. When the accumulated food reaches a given limit, a new is added to the city, as shown below.

Game Speed	Limit for next
Normal	5 * ^2.75
Fast	2.5 * ^2.75

The Allayi require twice as much to produce a new due to their "We Chosen Few" trait.

Note that producing less food than what is consumed by the population can result in a negative income of food, and ultimately the starvation and loss of a unit of population. This problem is especially prevalent during winter.

See Population Growth for more information.

Production[]

Terrain[]

The Food output of the tiles a city is placed on determines the city's initial Food production, and should ideally be more than 2 when placing a new city to ensure there is a net population growth.

Basic Terrain[]

Of the general terrain types, Plains provide the greatest boost to Food, on average providing 2 on a tile. Exceptions to this are Grasslands, which provide 3 , and Shrublands, which provide only 1 . Sea, Lake, and Forest tiles each typically provide 1 , exceptions being Wetlands which provide 2 , and Crystal Forests which provide no Food. Finally, the Snowy Field tile provides 1 .

Rivers provide an additional 1 on tiles, in addition to whatever other FIDS output they have.

For the Kapaku specifically, Volcanic terrain tends to provide 1 , exceptions being the Scorched Wilds that provide 2 and the Badlands that provide 3 .

Anomalies[]

Anomalies on a tile provide an additional bonus to its FIDSI output, and there are a number of anomalies that provide a bonus of 2, 4, or 6 on a tile.

2 : Chromatic Land, Dragon Tree, Escaped Specimens, Moss Pearls, Mychordia, Salt Desert
4 : Azotic Exotics, Botanical Garden, Hidden Springs, Igloo Larvae, Massive Tree
6 : Black Earth, Life Tree, Northern Loam, Oasis, Steppe Soil

Faction Traits[]

Some factions have unique interactions with Food:

The Broken Lords do not use or see at all, and instead buy population using due to their "Appetite for Dust" affinity.
The Necrophages produce 1 fewer on tiles due to their "Agriculturally Challenged" trait.
The Kapaku are only able to produce from Volcanic terrain due to their "Born of Ash" affinity, while every other faction cannot produce any from Volcanic terrain.

City Improvements[]

This list includes any City Improvement that increases a city's food output, even indirectly. Many of the improvements listed have additional effects that do not affect Food production, but for simplicity those effects are not listed.

Name	Faction	Obtained			Upkeep	Effects
City Hall	All	Upon Settling			10	+4 per on city
Founder's Memorial	All	At Start	60			+2 on city Can only be built once in your empire
Seed Storage	All except Broken Lords	Era I	75		1	+10 on city during summer +15% on city
Husbandry Center	All except Broken Lords	Era I	150		4	+5 per on city Can only be built once in your empire
Irrigation Networks	All except Broken Lords	Era II	250	5	2	Need an exploited river tile to be built +3 on terrain with river during summer
Fish Farm	All except Broken Lords	Era II	250	5	2	Need an exploited lake or sea tile to be built +3 on terrain with sea or lake during summer
Central Market	All	Era II	250	2	2	+10% on approval (fervent)
Public Granary	All except Broken Lords	Era II	250	5	2	+15 on city +2 per on city
Deep Generator	Vaulters	Era II	250	20		+10% on city The cost indicates that the Holy Resource has to be chosen
Oologic Nursery	Drakken	Faction Quest	400	10 20	2	Requires an income of 20 from the city tiles +10 on city
Plow Factory	All except Broken Lords	Era III	600	10 5	4	+3 on exploitation
Fungal Laboratory	Necrophages	Faction Quest	400		5	Limited to one copy in your empire Ka-Riss hero must be city governor +5 per on city
Wyrm Farm	All except Broken Lords	Era IV	1200	5 5	7	Needs an exploited volcanic tile to be built +15 on city +2 per on city
Refrigeration Plant	All except Broken Lords	Era IV	1200	15 5	7	+3 per on city +25% on city
Subterranean Gardens	All except Broken Lords	Era IV	1200	5 15	7	+10 on district during winter
Fertilizer Plant	All except Broken Lords	Era IV	1200	15 10	7	+3 on terrain with Food
Hothouses	All except Broken Lords	Era IV	1200	15 10	7	+3 on exploitation
Imperial News Network	All	Era V	2000	5 10	10	+2 per on approval (happy)

Expansions[]

While most expansions listed increase a city's Food output, the Borough Streets expansion actually reduces the Food on the tile it's placed on, though not to a significant degree. Again, only the effects related to Food have been listed here.

Name	Faction	Obtained			Effect
Borough Streets	All except Allayi	At Start	Varies		-1 on city tile
Garth of the Allayi	Allayi	At Start	Varies	Varies	+2 on city tile
Altar of Auriga	All	At Start	150	10	+3 per level on Altar of Auriga Limited to one copy in your Empire
Cargo Docks	All	Era III	600		Limited to one copy in your city Can only be built on coastal waters or ocean with exploitation +1 on city tile +2 per extra level on city tile
Abbey of Anomalies	All	3rd Winter	400	10	Limited to one copy in your city To be built on anomaly x2 on city tile +5 per level on city tile +3 on terrain with anomaly
Winter Borough	All	3rd Winter	600	20	Limited to one copy in your city To be built during winter +2 per level on city tiles during winter

Approval[]

Approval in a city has an effect on the generated food as well.

State	Approval	Modifier
Rebellion	0 - 10	-50%
Unhappy	20 - 39	-20%
Content	40 - 59	+0%
Happy	60 - 89	+15%
Fervent	90 - 100	+30%

Heroes[]

Heroes provide a number of ways to increase the Food output of a city they are the governor of, whether that be through capacities, skills, or accessories.

Capacities[]

Hero	Name	Effect
Jasah Murdap Archivist Nachampassesa Loremaster Jayawardene Xoyos Brightslash	Food Boost 1	+2 Food per hero's level on city. +1% Food per hero's level on city.
Wayra Sigo Loremaster Semsanitnwona Eayos Sniffer Redpoint	Food Boost 2	+4 Food per hero's level on city. +1% Food per hero's level on city.
Strikes Far Researcher Namkang	Food Boost 3	+6 Food per hero's level on city. +1% Food per hero's level on city.
Lorekeeper Masargaka	Food Efficiency 1	+1 Food per on city. +1% Food per Hero's level on city.
Feeds on Bones Long Fangs Queenslayer Ka-Riss Sway of the Master (Kapaku Heroes only)	Slavery	Increases the "per " value for Food and Industry for each pacified village .

Skills[]

Skill Tree	Level	Name	Effect
Common	4	Inspirational Leader	Level 1: +5% on city, +5% on city, +5% on city, +5% on city. Level 2: +5% on city, +5% on city, +5% on city, +5% on city. Level 3: +10% on city, +10% on city, +10% on city, +10% on city.
Necrophages	1	Necrotic Agriculture	Level 1: +8 on city. Level 2: +8 on city. Level 3: +14 on city.
Necrophages	3	Cadaverous Pesticides	Level 1: +15% on city. Level 2: +15% on city. Level 3: +15% on city.
Drakken	1	Irrigation Expert	Level 1: +1 on terrain with river. Level 2: +2 on terrain with river. Level 3: +2 on terrain with river.
Cultists	1	Impassioned Preacher	Level 1: +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. Level 2: +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. Level 3: +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city.
Kapaku	2	Heat of the Hearth	Level 1: +2 Approval for city center and expansions on Volcanic terrain. Level 2: +2 Approval for city center and expansions on Volcanic terrain. In ELCP: +2 for city center and expansions on Volcanic terrain.
Mykara	1	Life from the Loam	Level 1: +1 on Terrain with Food. Level 2: +1 on Terrain with Food. Level 3: +1 on Terrain with Food.
Mykara	2	Waste Not, Want Not	Level 1: -50% (Consumption) on City. Level 2: -50% (Consumption) on City.
Sisters of Mercy	5	A Noble's Duty	Level 1: Food Income cannot be negative. Dust Income cannot be negative.

Accessories[]

All listed accessories are Tomes.

Name		Effects	Obtained From
Tome of the Lithophage	10	+15 on city	Anaerobic Mycrobiology
	12	+1 per on city	Uncommon Armor
	24	+2 per on city	Marvelous Armor
	48	+4 per on city	Exceptional Armor

Miscellaneous[]

There are a number of other ways to increase Food production in addition to these that vary greatly.

Arcana[]

The Ardent Mages are able to research the Arcana of Renewal technology, which unlocks the Pillar of Regeneration for placement. This pillar increases the Food output of tiles within range depending on the Arcana level as shown here:

Level	Effect	Range
1	+2 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	1
2	+5 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	1
3	+6 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	2
4	+9 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	2
5	+16 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	2

Additionally, the pillar provides an extra +3 on tiles in range during winter after obtaining the Cold Engineering technology.

Assimilation[]

The Bos provide an assimilation bonus of +5% on cities per pacified and rebuilt village, up to +30% .

Empire Plan[]

Tier 4 of the Empire and Expansion branch of the Empire Plan grants a +50% Food bonus on cities.

Resource Boosters[]

A number of Luxury resources (and Strategic resources for the Vaulters and Mezari) can be used to increase empire-wide Food production.

Resource
Spices	+50%
Dust Orchid	+20%
Palladian	+20%
Hyperium	+15%

Stockpiles[]

Food Stockpiles can be applied to cities for a lump-sum quantity of Food at the end of the turn.

Technology[]

The only technology that increases Food output directly without the need to build a city improvement is the Era VI technology Self-Driving Plows, which increases the Food output of cities by 100%.

Urkans[]

Kazar has the Urkan Agriculture training available. Upon unlocking this training, while Kazar is rooted in a region, cities owned by Kazar's owner and their allies will get a +30% bonus, while enemy cities will get a -15% penalty.