Question Soldiers need - Not enough ration

[Scipion]

Here is the situation. I have 3 settlements but only Sanctuary is participating to Conqueror. The other 2 don't have a war desk yet.

I have no soldiers, I can't recruit because I don't have enough rations. I have enough food for the settlement, the report says I'm making 50 ressources of each.

I'm using the Faction Minutemen - Liberator.

I've tried building war desk in each settlement, doesn't change anything. My reports give positive results for rations in every settlement.

What could be the issue ?

 

[RayBo]

Here is the situation. I have 3 settlements but only Sanctuary is participating to Conqueror. The other 2 don't have a war desk yet.

I have no soldiers, I can't recruit because I don't have enough rations. I have enough food for the settlement, the report says I'm making 50 ressources of each.

I'm using the Faction Minutemen - Liberator.

I've tried building war desk in each settlement, doesn't change anything. My reports give positive results for rations in every settlement.

What could be the issue ?

I am no pro at Faction Packs but my current playthrough is dedicated to learning about them.

I am using the Faction Minutemen - Liberator also.

First: The Faction Pack gameplay Machanic is different and separate from the vanilla.
Second: You need to balance your mix of Vessels and Outposts
Third: Your first Outpost is special - if you don't understand it yet please watch some of the gettings started videos below. KG put a lot of work into them just to help folks like us!

I am watching the KG faction pack lets play and watching all his faction pack videos and came to realize I "REALLY NEEDED to Watch Them" I was missing or not understanding too much. Now that I am getting it there is no way I can ever go back to vanilla gameplay. Still, I needed them videos to get over the hump.

I highly recommend anyone struggling with faction pack-game play watch them.

found here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJVV5zL_CBWD4KbAptNi7w/videos

There is just too much that is too important to answer everyone's questions and all the variations of those questions.

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[Scipion]

Thanks RayBo! Yeah, I've watched a lot of Kinggath's video guides but not the one about the Children of Atom. Will do.

I'm wondering if civilian don't tap into the rations. Everything else seems in line. I've managed to have positive rations by putting almost all my civilian to farm. It's a little annoying as they do almost nothing else and I have about 15 settlers.

Anyway, I'll check the video and do more experimenting.

 

[Scipion]

Yeah ok, just watched another video on civilian. They do consume rations. My bad!

 

[RayBo]

Yeah ok, just watched another video on civilian. They do consume rations. My bad!

it really speeds things up to get the first outpost decked out, then grab a vassal early on.

I am not exactly sure but I don’t think a vanilla settlement shares the resources needed to kick start recruitment in an outpost. That means no matter how great the output of the vanilla settlement is, it isn’t included in your Conqueror calculation for recruitment. Two different mechanics.

I think only a vassal can do that.

 

[Scipion]

Vanilla settlement don't seem to impact. However, I got like 12 settlers before activating Conqueror mod. So it put me -120 rations right there. Now my farm don't produce much as they are still level 1 and 2 so I'm struggling with the food. Can't get a vassal because I can't recruit 5 soldiers. Chicken or the egg problem. I'm going to have to build up my economy a lot more before considering the conquest.