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Crop and upkeep: who eats my crop?

Every point of population eats 1 crop per hour, every soldier eats its upkeep, and the hero eats 6. Crop consumption is not sped up on this world.

Your net crop = crop production minus consumption. The resource bar shows consumption / production.

Who eatsHow much per hour
Population (from buildings)1 crop per population point
Each soldierIts upkeep: 1 to 6 crop (see the troop guide)
Hero6 crop

Your village pays for: its own troops at home, its troops on the move, troops it offers in the Gold market, and its soldiers held in enemy traps.

Your troops reinforcing another village are fed by that village. Reinforcements in your village are fed by you.

Roman Horse Drinking Trough and the Diet control artifact lower what troops eat.

If crop runs out while net crop is negative, troops start to starve. See Starvation.

Crop breakdown

Related topics

  • What happens when my crop runs out? Resources & fieldsWhen the granary is empty and net crop is negative, troops in the village die until consumption fits production. Reinforcements die first, then your own troops, the most crop-hungry first.
  • Where can I see exactly where my production comes from? Resources & fieldsClick a resource in the top bar or the Production table: the Production page lists base output per field level, every bonus, and crop consumption.
  • How much crop do my troops eat? Troops & trainingEach unit eats its upkeep in crop every hour: 1 for most infantry, 2-4 for cavalry, 3 for rams, 6 for catapults, 4-5 for chiefs. This is not sped up on this world.
  • Reinforcements: helping other villages and getting help Defence & protectionSend troops as Reinforcement to defend another village. They fight there until you withdraw them, and the host village feeds them.

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