09-08-2019, 11:47 AM
Banished Plus is an old mod that was designed to work with vanilla Banished. It may or may not work with MegaMod and may not increase food production by the many newer buildings in MM that aren't specifically included in Banished Plus. The 1:1 aging may also create an issue or may not. All you can do is try it.
Each person needs 100 food per year; plus you should have 1-2 year's on hand to cover new buildings, new kids, failed crops, etc. That means for 200 people you need to produce more than 20,000 food per year. Note that educated workers produce 30% to 50% more than uneducated ones. Having houses and barns near food producers also maximize production. A prime fishing area is one on a river or lake that juts out so the work circle contains over 50% water and no bridges or other structures are in that circle. One fishing dock with 4 workers, placed in a prime fishing area, should produce over 2400 food. I can't imagine that your map has 20 prime fishing areas, so chances are, you are putting most of them in some rather bad spots. You can create great fishing areas by using the flatten tool on a lake to make an area jut into the lake (be sure to save before you use the flatten tool because there's no "un-do" key). You can also use the dock pieces to build out into a lake where you can have almost the entire circle in water.
In MegaMod, there are several food producers that are a bit overpowered by vanilla standards. These food producers all produce over 1000 food per year using 1 educated worker with housing & barns nearby: an 8x18 crop field (using Very Mild climate), the Hunting Blind, the Plaza from kid1293's B&B themed set, the CC Docks Rice Planter. The Greenhouses from Red Ketchup's Garden Walls mod are also great. Buildings that process food also increase the amount of food. Try the Tinneries, the Old Smokery, Old Saltery, Old Dry Shack. Trading for food, using a specialized trading post such as the Food Supplier also makes sense. Great trade items include Domesticated Animals, Trade Livestock, Statues, Perfume, Ale & Wine.
Each person needs 100 food per year; plus you should have 1-2 year's on hand to cover new buildings, new kids, failed crops, etc. That means for 200 people you need to produce more than 20,000 food per year. Note that educated workers produce 30% to 50% more than uneducated ones. Having houses and barns near food producers also maximize production. A prime fishing area is one on a river or lake that juts out so the work circle contains over 50% water and no bridges or other structures are in that circle. One fishing dock with 4 workers, placed in a prime fishing area, should produce over 2400 food. I can't imagine that your map has 20 prime fishing areas, so chances are, you are putting most of them in some rather bad spots. You can create great fishing areas by using the flatten tool on a lake to make an area jut into the lake (be sure to save before you use the flatten tool because there's no "un-do" key). You can also use the dock pieces to build out into a lake where you can have almost the entire circle in water.
In MegaMod, there are several food producers that are a bit overpowered by vanilla standards. These food producers all produce over 1000 food per year using 1 educated worker with housing & barns nearby: an 8x18 crop field (using Very Mild climate), the Hunting Blind, the Plaza from kid1293's B&B themed set, the CC Docks Rice Planter. The Greenhouses from Red Ketchup's Garden Walls mod are also great. Buildings that process food also increase the amount of food. Try the Tinneries, the Old Smokery, Old Saltery, Old Dry Shack. Trading for food, using a specialized trading post such as the Food Supplier also makes sense. Great trade items include Domesticated Animals, Trade Livestock, Statues, Perfume, Ale & Wine.
