7.1.3 Luxury and Textile ConsumptionNations will attempt to consume Wine, Spice, and Luxuries each turn. They will also attempt to consume Textiles in excess
of 100. The base amount of each resource that a nation desires to consume is equal to its total population divided by 10. A nation attempts to consume this base amount of each resource and, if possible, will consume twice this amount if sufficient levels of the resource are available.Nations, therefore, will be successful in consuming resources
each turn some number of times between 0 and 8. For instance, a nation of population 100 desires to consume 10 wine, 10 spice, 10 luxuries, and 10 textiles (from the textiles in excess of 100). This nation will, if possible, consume an additional 10 wine, 10 spice, 10 luxuries, and 10 textiles, if these are available. The number of times that a nation is able to satisfy its appetite for these resources affects its national
morale and glory
Playing Spain, 1st turn. Total development advisor pop is 52, if I added the cities right.
The advisor text says I need 10 wine, 10 spice, 10 luxuries. It also says this will result in +150 to the national morale.
How the heck does this work! [X(]
The chart that follows the part of the manual quoted above, seems to show that 8X the base amount (5x8=40 each of wine, spice, lux) to get to +150.
Totally confused...[:(]