Birthrate question

[jon720]

I got targeted by my opposition kd and brought my pezzies down to 1.2k (at more than 3k acres). There are times when i have no storm or ms on me, with 10% homes (low BE but angel says it is 15% birthrate increase) and l&p on, i make only 30 pezzies per hour.

What could be wrong? Someone suggested that it is my current pezzie will determine the birthrate. That sounds logical but does that apply to utopia also? How can i get most pezzie asap?

[VladtheInhaler]

Not to sure about the precise math, but solder aid and kidnappings tend to work like a charm

[Ishandra]

Birth rate is around 2.25% of your current peasantry gained each hour, plus and minus bonuses.

30/hr looks about right for 1.2k. Keep Love and Peace up, lower your draft, ask for soldier aid, Kidnap, if safe Trad march to capture pessies.

[quinnteh]

Are you still able to attack and use thief ops?

[AFKain]

It is indeed so that birthrate is based on your current amount of peasants.

This is the BR formula for peasant increase (a bit simplified).
(2.25% * HomesBonus + Love&Peace - Storms)*race/stance/plague bonuses

2.25*1.15+0.75(LP) adds up to 3.33%

1200*0.033 is about 40 so it's not that far off from what you said you were getting.

If you want to know more about the formulas have a look at:

http://utopiaresource.com/wiki/index...itle=Main_Page

[Ishandra]

I quoted that last thread and apparently its innaccurate now, but the factors and how they interact are still right, just the numbers are a tiny bit off I think.

[AFKain]

Seems strange if it would have been changed, mehul kept it the same for a long time and OMAC has no reason to be messing with it imo.

I hope the OP is gnome, that'd be a much neater explanation :)