Hi there
I wanted to try an experiment: a vegetarian village. Is that possible? This game is indeed hard already.
Rules:
no animals for food, so no hunters, no fisher and no barn
no trade for raw or smoked meat/fish
peaceful mode is allowed
Consequences:
food sources are only gatherer and fields
less production needed (no barn, no cheesemaker, no smoker, no bowmaker, no weaponsmithing, no armorsmithing)
no hide source
instead of trading for hide I traded shoes and jackets directly so I could skip shoemaker and tannery too
Conclusion part1:
I am at 130 population, already enough houses upgraded, ready for upgrade to tier3 when I hit 150.
Yes, the start was rough, needed many gatherer and fields more early. I had some winter with no extra food in store. It became better with bread. That’s the only food that is produced during winter.
The lack of shoes and jackets in the beginning was not really an issue.
Do I need 3 food types for tier4 upgrade? I cannot find any information about food types. what are the food type categories?
update:
After 9 hours I am approaching the last town hall upgrade. No problems yet, graveyard still almost empty. No starving, no freezing, just natural deaths.
With rich resources it can be done just fine.
But I still need to know more information about food types? Are there 3 different vegetarian food types?
Protein, Grain, Vegetable, Fruit, Dairy are the food types. I don’t know if fruits and veg count as the same. You can try making sure you have enough fruit, veg, and bread and see if that works. Clicking on a house will show you the food need and their current storage:
Final Conclusion:
I just reached tier4 upgrade and 320 population. I can call this experiment a great success. T4 House upgrades also working. good to know.
This experiment was not only restricting me, it let me also use the available space better because I didn’t need to build so many industry buildings. Also the peace mode fits perfect in this experiment. No need for defense buildings and weapon and armor industry.
My villager have a healthy, safe and morally better life.
Good to hear it’s possible with that mix! I was struggling to get houses to convert with those foods but I wasn’t sure if it was my supply chain or if it wasn’t registering the different foods.
Reggie, I really appreciate this experiment. Having been vegan it is interesting to see.
Even more, when I finally have to tell my vegan GF that I am spending this many hours playing a PC game, I can be like “there’s a vegan option too, Love!”
(I also appreciate the experiment as it shows the versatility of the game and the work the FF devs have put into it)
That is flawed, it doesn’t make it non-vegetarian. If compost = eating animals, then everything in the world is made of animals. If that was true, it would also make all humans cannibales.
I know it’s not necessarily. I’m a farmer. I’m saying it doesn’t make it non vegetarian.
City water is sewer and grey water run through a water treatmenplant… when I drink it I am not drinking urine and feces (unless the plant isn’t working right).
