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===[[Farming]]=== | ===[[Farming]]=== | ||
{{main|Farming}} | {{main|Farming}} | ||
Farming can be considered a sustainable method of producing food for your [[citizens]]. However, [[farming]] has to be planned ahead, as harvesting your first [[Farming#Crop Fields|crops]] after you plant them can take 2-4 years. | Farming can be considered a sustainable method of producing food for your [[citizens]]. However, [[farming]] has to be planned ahead, as harvesting your first [[Farming#Crop Fields|crops]] after you plant them can take 2-4 years. | ||
[[File:Deer.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Deer]] grazing.]] | [[File:Deer.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Deer]] grazing.]] | ||
===[[Hunting]]=== | ===[[Hunting]]=== | ||
{{main|Hunting}} | {{main|Hunting}} | ||
Hunting can be a quick way of gathering food, which is especially useful in the early stages of the game, however, it is important to note that [[deer]] is a finite [[resources|resource]] and excessive [[hunting]] can degrade the population to such an extent that they become extinct, this will cause the player great problems when feeding their [[citizens]] in the long-run. | Hunting can be a quick way of gathering food, which is especially useful in the early stages of the game, however, it is important to note that [[deer]] is a finite [[resources|resource]] and excessive [[hunting]] can degrade the population to such an extent that they become extinct, this will cause the player great problems when feeding their [[citizens]] in the long-run. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Fishing_dock.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A [[Fishing|Fishing Dock]].]] | ||
===[[Fishing]]=== | ===[[Fishing]]=== | ||
{{main|Fishing}} | {{main|Fishing}} | ||
Fishing is a source of [[food]] in [[Banished]]. However, taking [[fish]] faster than they can reproduce will lead to extinction and [[starvation]] of your [[citizens]]<ref>http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/?page_id=680</ref> | Fishing is a source of [[food]] in [[Banished]]. However, taking [[fish]] faster than they can reproduce will lead to their extinction and can lead to the [[starvation]] of your [[citizens]]<ref>http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/?page_id=680</ref> | ||
[[File:Tradingpost.png|thumb|150px|right|A [[Trading Post]].]] | |||
===[[Trading Post|Trading]]=== | ===[[Trading Post|Trading]]=== | ||
{{main|Trading Post}} | {{main|Trading Post}} | ||
Trading can take place once the player has creating a [[Trading Post]] and are visited by traders. | Trading can take place once the player has creating a [[Trading Post]] and are visited by traders. | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 12 October 2013
In Banished, food is one of the most important resources, as the player's citizens are under the constant threat of starvation.
Food Production
There are several methods of producing food.
Farming
- Main article: Farming
Farming can be considered a sustainable method of producing food for your citizens. However, farming has to be planned ahead, as harvesting your first crops after you plant them can take 2-4 years.
Hunting
- Main article: Hunting
Hunting can be a quick way of gathering food, which is especially useful in the early stages of the game, however, it is important to note that deer is a finite resource and excessive hunting can degrade the population to such an extent that they become extinct, this will cause the player great problems when feeding their citizens in the long-run.
Fishing
- Main article: Fishing
Fishing is a source of food in Banished. However, taking fish faster than they can reproduce will lead to their extinction and can lead to the starvation of your citizens[1]
Trading
- Main article: Trading Post
Trading can take place once the player has creating a Trading Post and are visited by traders.
Reference
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