Fasting
Fasting is an Exploration Age economic technology researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site. It increases gathering for Villagers, Fishing Ships and Abuns and improves Hacienda Food and Coin auto-gather, but reduces Villager hit points by 40%.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Wood cost
- 200
- Coin cost
- 200
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin and takes 10 seconds. Villagers, Fishing Ships and Abuns gain +10% gather work rate; Hacienda automatic Food and Coin gathering also rises by 10%. Villager hit points fall by 40%, so the gathering increase comes with a direct risk to exposed workers. Research it only where a Sufi Mosque settlement provides the required access.
Research condition
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site.
When to research
Use the upgrade when the affected gathering is active and the workers can be protected. It can improve land and naval economy at once, and its short research time helps it come online quickly, but low-health Villagers are easier to lose to raids. Avoid it when workers must remain exposed or when the economy depends mostly on sources outside the listed effect.
A gathering increase with a health trade-off
Fasting’s +10% gathering benefit applies to Villagers, Fishing Ships and Abuns; its Hacienda auto-gather increase applies to Food and Coin. At the same time, Villager hit points are reduced by 40%. Keep vulnerable workers near shelter and protect fishing access, because losing gatherers can erase the value of the faster work rate.
Check which parts of the economy benefit
The technology requires a Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site and costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin. It does not state a universal bonus for every worker or every resource source. Research while the named gatherers or Hacienda settings are in use, then reassess worker safety after the health penalty takes effect.