Food Shortage?

[CaptainChaos]

Does it do anything?

I was 120 food down per turn and it didn't seem to make much of a difference.

I should point out I was a hive, plant, radiotropic so I think half my growth consumption comes from energy. Also, I had catyltic workers that used food to produce alloys. However, I am unsure if that lowered my production being short. I couldn't find a menu explanation that said anything like that.

Appreciate any guidance. Tried a new race and govt got creamed but was fun. Will try again.

[Markus Reese]

Having a deficit doesnt do anything, just drains stockpiles. However, if stockpiles are gone, and a deficit, then it virtually stops all pop growth. Pretty sure it affect happiness/stability stuff too.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Having 0 food stockpiled and a deficit will give pop growth penalty and alloy production penalty if using the catalytic processing.

[CaptainChaos]

Sorry I should have been clearer TM, yes, it was 0 - 129 per turn.

EW did you know where it says the penalties? I saw a penalty under growth although also it said something like, "Radiotropic Modifier Reduction 75%". I'm not sure but I wonder if that cut the food shortage penalty by 75%? I wasn't sure how it impacted alloys. I def seemed to produce less but I couldn't figure out why for certain. Related question, in a normal game where minerals produce alloys, where does it show 0 minerals impacting alloy production?

Thanks!!

[Elitewrecker PT]

Possibly hovering over the resource in the topbar, tooltip may show the penalties when in shortage.
Alternatively, maybe in the empire modifier window.
The alloy penalty is 50% for both cases (normal metallurgists without minerals, catalytic without food).
-75% is the growth penalty for having no food, guess it affects plantoids the same even with the special growth civics.