I'm having a lot of fun with this new version and love all the adds to it. Such as the clothes, collectibles etc.

But I've noticed something and I'm not sure if it's a glitch or programmed this way.

In the first VV even when I was away from the game my farmers would continue to harvest the crops etc and still store the food. In this version if I'm not playing the game my farmers don't seem to bring the harvests in because my food is always back at or very near 0 when I start playing again.

I only have 21 villagers and several are farmers. Though now none of them want to fish, they only water the crops all the time.

So does anyone know if this is a glitch or just a harder aspect of the new version?

Thanks!
Chase

I have noticed the same thing, they sometimes continue to fish and harvest crops and other times they dont, unfortunately, I do not know if this is the way it is supposed to be

Please give me more details. What level food tech do you have? Have you built the dam?

With more information I can figure out if it is a bug or not.

Ok sorry folks if this is a bit of a spoiler but everyone should be past this by now,, If you let your villagers deplete the ocean and create the algea b4 you get level 2 farming with coconuts, the food situation will go smoother, and yes your villagers do farm while your away, at least mine do, you just maybe have too many villagers too soon, This is my second attemt, cause i had those same problems and i lost my village to starvation, so heres where im at. I have 11 villagers level 2 of each Farming engineering, science and exploration, and level one of everything else, I also just got the dam, so my crops are nice, were clearing the briar patch, i have also completed most of the puzzles that go up to that point, like the crate and herbs and stew and tools, i noticed everyone is in such a hurry to get to the end, why? if you take it slower and yes stop time traveling, it will be much better.

Okay, I'm confused. In what way will the food situation "go better" by allowing algae to develop before having the ability to harvest coconuts?

Thanks,
Jer
Optimists invent airplanes; pessimists invent parachutes.

I know its sounds oxymoronic, but it is true, my food situation right now is perfect, i have no problems, im just waiting for the briar patch to be cleared b4 i do anything else, i think its more to the fact that taking your time and not rushing through ,,, helps more then getting the algea,, but then you dont have to work as hard to get the algea by placing the villagers into the water every time cause their not fishing anymore with crops and coconuts

Arthur & Chase, I have noticed the same thing, where none of my farmers seem to want to actually gather food.

Here are my details: I have a population of 17, 4 of whom are farmers (one master, the others adept.) I have tech level 2 of farming. I have not yet overfished the ocean, the coconut trees are fully depleted, and the dam is built.

While the crops are growing, all my farmers seem to want to do is water the crops. Forget about fishing, even though there is no other source for food at the moment. "Worried about food," my foot! If you were that worried, you'd go fishing! Once I actually have crops ready for harvesting, the very first thing my farmers do is try to harvest coconuts!! No no no! There are no coconuts! The veggies are right there! Don't you want some nice crunchy carrots? Mmmm, cabbages! Alas, no, their first instinct is to go after the non-existent coconuts. (And sometimes go fishing, which I don't mind so much because if they do that at least they're bringing food in.)

Anyone else? Or is this a bug or a "feature"?

I have this exact same issue... I keep getting so FRUSTRATED!!!
K

I also am having this issue. I have the dam built and level 2 Farming. Every time I check the game, my food has been at zero and the ocean has alge so I can't fish, I just have to sit for hours and collect mushrooms and wait for the crops to grow so I can harvest them. I have at least 2 Master Farmers. It's very frustrating becuase I don't want my village to die of starvation. I only have a few more puzzles left to figure out
K

I had the same issue. Once your coconuts get down to miniscule levels, they'll stop climbing the trees and harvest the crops. I was pulling my hair out til then. You'll still get some with each crop, but it's not much. I found if I let them get the coconuts, as soon as it was to the "reserve" level, they went back to the crops.

If you want them to fish, you'll have to boost your population a bit & then make 'em fish til the algae arrives. (Of course, if you already have the algae, forget this.) Fortunately, when I finally got the algae, I wasn't far from the necessary level of tech to clear it up. Now, all they want to do is fish