Hi there This is my first post (and i've been around since 0ad was announced as a mod for aok...). I just want to share some thoughts on the food resource and some other ideas... Hunting: the player should be able to hunt boars, bears, birds (with a bow, i always wanted to hunt those animals in aoe/aok!), deer, etc. All animals should replenish over time, so there'll be an infinite resource. Hunting won't give enough food for the later stages of the game. If everyone still hunted/gathered here in holland, there's a maximum capacity for 2000 people, instead of 17+ million. Gathering: picking fruit trees and bushes, etc. Those should also regenerate over time. Farming: Farming should be very important. When researching crops, irrigation systems, crop rotation, farming tools, etc should be improved. These changes should be visable in the game. For example, if you discover better irrigation techniques, irrigation canals can be seen on the farms. (sorry i do an agricultural bachelor ) Fruit farms: Fruit farms are another way to get food. Villagers plant trees and after some time the trees are ready to be picked. Fruit will regenerate. After some time the tree will die (and be cut for wood, and replanted). Herding animals: Animals should be another possible way to get food. Keeping pigs, cows, sheep, etc. Tecnologies include better breeding techniques (faster gaining young animals), better food for the animals (fatter animals, more milk on cows), etc. Fishing: fishing whales, cockels/mussels, fish, etc with spears, fishing boats, nets, etc. I personally think it's a good idea if trees can be replanted, so there's a finite resource less. Maybe another way of getting resources is raiding villages of enemies. Also another idea I have is gathering ore from fallen enemies (with armor) and gathering ore/wood from fallen siege units. Well i think that's it for now. I hope you like some ideas . I would like to say that i'm VERY impressed by the things i see of your project. You're really doing a good job ! Keep up the good work! Greetings, Jasper
