You do not want to be in Shortage, but Shortage can be endured briefly if it forwards your goals significantly.

You NEVER want to be Starving, the negative effect is brutal. But remember, it is also costing you 1 food.

Every settlement you occupy increases your food capacity by 5. You start with 105 food capacity (100 + 5 from starting settlement). If you have 800 food capacity and only 400 food, you are at 50%. You can raise your food capacity, and your food percentage will adjust accordingly. There is a bar in the top middle of your screen that will show you what your food capacity is, how much food you have, and what percentage of your food capacity you currently have in food. Skaven have the sweet ability to use food to increase the level of a settlement upon occupying or colonizing a settlement (not after).Įach army you recruit, and each settlement that you occupy, costs you 1 food (undercities DO NOT appear to cost food unless you build certain under-buildings in them). Skaven economy kind of sucks (without the trick below that no longer works), SACKING is your money maker. You do not keep any buildings once you occupy (eh, occasionally I've seen a building remain, but not often), so you want to get as much money as you can, you will need it to rebuild. You want to avoid being in this situation, because you REALLY want to SACK THEN OCCUPY. Example would be your army does not have the movement points to sack then occupy, and the army has suffered large losses and needs immediate replenishment in order to fight nearby enemies. ALWAYS SACK SETTLEMENTS for the money before you occupy them, unless tactical consideration dictates you must Loot & Occupy immediately instead. QUICK NOTE: I want this noted here for emphasis. The most important thing to know about Skaven, their unique faction mechanic (like Influence for the High Elves or Slave Economy for the Dark Elves), is FOOD!

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