One thing I miss about caravans is the ability to transport food.
I suggest this ability be added in a patch. How it works would be simple, if a city is suffering a shortage then it automaticaly borrows food from a "connected" city with a SURPLUS. It can only be used to cover shortages, and if there isn't enough food to go arround then those with the biggest needs gets food first (if that's a tie, the older city gets the food (The one that appears first in the list)... Those with the largest surpluses donate food first, in a tie bigger cities give food, then younger cities.
This ability could be made one of the special abilities of certain governments (democracy & Communism), and the "tag" is available to new governments created (Facism would get it, City-State wouldn't).
It might even be possible to trade excess food on a turn by turn basis if a civ has a severe shortage (They contact you: "We have need of x Food Supplies, we are willing to pay xx gold this turn. Will you help us?", or you ask them when you have a shortage). Although this is probaly asking for too much.
I suggest this ability be added in a patch. How it works would be simple, if a city is suffering a shortage then it automaticaly borrows food from a "connected" city with a SURPLUS. It can only be used to cover shortages, and if there isn't enough food to go arround then those with the biggest needs gets food first (if that's a tie, the older city gets the food (The one that appears first in the list)... Those with the largest surpluses donate food first, in a tie bigger cities give food, then younger cities.
This ability could be made one of the special abilities of certain governments (democracy & Communism), and the "tag" is available to new governments created (Facism would get it, City-State wouldn't).
It might even be possible to trade excess food on a turn by turn basis if a civ has a severe shortage (They contact you: "We have need of x Food Supplies, we are willing to pay xx gold this turn. Will you help us?", or you ask them when you have a shortage). Although this is probaly asking for too much.
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