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| info Rations Overview |
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Rations are the most critical resource in the game. They represent food that your population consumes to survive and grow. Without sufficient rations, your population cannot grow and your tax income suffers.
| Purpose | Feed your population |
| If Sufficient | Population grows |
| If Insufficient | No growth, up to -30% taxes |
Rations are processed hourly by two separate tasks:
Your rations will increase at :25 (farms produce), then decrease at :45 (population eats).
| Production | Every hour at :25 |
| Consumption | Every hour at :45 |
| trending_down Rations Consumption |
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Each province consumes rations based on its population:
Important: Each province has a minimum consumption of 1 ration, even if population is very low.
| Rate | 1 ration per 50,000 population |
| Minimum | 1 ration per province |
| Timing | Every hour at :45 |
| Population | Consumption |
|---|---|
| 10,000 | 1 ration (minimum) |
| 50,000 | 1 ration |
| 100,000 | 2 rations |
| 500,000 | 10 rations |
| 1,000,000 | 20 rations |
| 10,000,000 | 200 rations |
| trending_up Rations Production |
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Farms are the only way to produce rations. Farm output depends on land owned.
| Base Production | 12 rations/hour/farm |
| Land Bonus | +3 rations/hour per land slot |
| Operating Cost | $3,000/hour/farm |
| Timing | Every hour at :25 |
Rations = Farms × (12 + Land × 3) × Productivity%
At 100% productivity: +45% bonus
| Land | Per Farm | 10 Farms |
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| 1 slot | 15 | 150 |
| 5 slots | 27 | 270 |
| 10 slots | 42 | 420 |
| 20 slots | 72 | 720 |
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Province productivity directly multiplies farm output. Build universities and libraries to boost productivity.
| Productivity | Multiplier |
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| 0% | 0.55× (−45%) |
| 50% | 1.00× (baseline) |
| 75% | 1.225× (+22.5%) |
| 100% | 1.45× (+45%) |
The Advanced Machinery upgrade provides an additional +50% production bonus.
| Without Upgrade | Base production |
| With Upgrade | +50% production |
Example: 10 farms, 5 land, 100% productivity
| Without upgrade | 10 × 27 × 1.45 = 392 |
| With upgrade | 10 × 27 × 1.95 = 527 |
| swap_vert Understanding Net Rations |
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The net rations shown on your country page is:
Net = (Farm Production) − (Population Consumption)
| Positive Net | You're stockpiling rations ✓ |
| Zero Net | Breaking even |
| Negative Net | Rations decreasing ⚠️ |
| school Full Example |
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| Provinces | 3 |
| Total Population | 5,000,000 |
| Total Farms | 15 |
| Average Land | 6 slots |
| Productivity | 70% |
Consumption:
5,000,000 ÷ 50,000 = 100 rations/hour
Production:
15 farms × (12 + 6×3) × 1.18 = 15 × 30 × 1.18 = 531 rations/hour
Net:
+431 rations/hour ✓
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