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We now have rivers but no way to utilize them.

How about adding a new caravan type that's exclusive to water?

Some usage and detail highlights:

• Use of a river barge would first require research. In addition, the active map cell would require the presence of a river.


• Barges would need to be built out of wood and steel.


• Barges can travel faster than land caravans at the cost of being limited to rivers


• Caravans can depart from a barge to travel by land


• Barges could be manpowered (paddles), animal powered (tow by rope), or mechanically powered (chemfuel engine)

[Circumstances]

Foreward: The effect witnessed may be entirely intentional, but from my point of view I believe the result to be unintentional or in need of a nerf.




• Circumstances
A colonist was infected with gut worms. While sleeping, his hunger fulfillment reached zero and the malnutrition effect was added. After eating a meal to fulfill the hunger need, the colonist took a dose of smokeleaf (per policy) in order to restore their mood and the smokeleaf effect was added.


• Outcome
Once all three effects were added, the colonist's hunger bar began dropping 1% per second. Compare this to a colonist that only has the "Gut worms" effect and loses hunger at 1% every 3 seconds and a completely healthy colonist that loses hunger at 1% every 6 seconds.

• Original Expectations

While it's understandable that some effects stack, this particular combination makes it very difficult to sustain a colonist as they constantly need food. 200% Hunger rate is tolerable, but anything beyond that and it's cheaper to cut losses and dispatch the colonist.

• Reproduction Steps

• Create a drug policy that requires a colonist to consume a smokeleaf joint when unhappy
• Spawn a colonist, some food, and a smokeleaf joint
• Assign the new drug policy to the new colonist
• Add the "Gut worms" effect to the colonist
• Drain the colonist's Hunger fulfillment until it reaches zero and the malnutrition effect is added
• Allow the colonist to fulfill their hunger requirement
• Drain the colonist's mood until the new drug policy kicks in
• Wait until the colonist has taken the drug, then observe the depletion rate of their Hunger fulfillment

• Savegame

In attached archive

• Log file

In attached archive

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