Naturally such changes are not intented to be done after one update, it's possible storyline in 4.87
And yes, Samura can greatly help Rheinland in food production. We mentioned Stuttgart (it seems if Synth retreat, Rheinlanders should in this or other way be forced to cultivate Paste there, in order to prevent massive hunger. Stopping terraforming, and returning to Stut's normal climate could take decades, if not hundreds of years) and Nuremberg, but we forgot about Baden-Baden. This planet is now capable of sea farming, in what Samura have experience from Junyo. Yes, time to 1st harvest can be hard, with food rationing, but Rheinland theoretically in max time 10 years is able to be self-sufficient in food production. Moreover, after full develop of Nuremberg, Baden-Baden and Stuttgart it could be even food exporter.
EDIT: Did I say sea farming? There's also Holstein.
Nuremberg has a plague, the Gimeni worm that secretes a chemical that kills any plant not native to Nuremberg. It will take years of research until a possible way to fight the worm is found. Too make it worst, the planet is owned by DHC and Republican, who decided to use its vast space as military vehicle factories, polluting the planet.
As for Holstein its still undergoing terraforming, which will take years(Decades probably), until the planet can be considered suitable for any sort of "sea farming", besides, the owner, DHC, is more interested in extracting minerals from the crust and the terraforming is secondary.
And every goverment won't look for any possible solution of food demand in hard times, every will let foreign corporation from hostile house do everything what they want and every politician is immoral and bribed as hell. If yes, then why Rheinland still isn't Liberty protectorate like Pennsylvania?
The devs aren't penalising either side, or trying to find a reason to make Rheinland collapse.
They're currently monitoring events to see how they progress.
That means how this event ends or evolves has not been decided. It is almost entirely fluid and dependent on player actions.
Neither is it going to be totally one sided. We'll be watching both sides, not just Rheinland.
Still, everyone has to show their 'truth' and 'facts'.
To them, it is all about winning, after all.
I suggest people to lay down in your chairs and enjoy the flow of RP. It is a game. A defeat is a victory in some cases, and victory is a defeatin others. What one may see as disadvantage, other may see as advantage.
Take a sip of water, and enjoy. Discovery won't disappear, we will rediscover something.
Woah wait a minute, how did I miss this? Re-opening a locked topic is not on folks. You know this, the last one was locked because it degenerated into IC| folks bitching about the [RM], the moment this does that again. I will lock this. If it get's re-done again the offending poster will be slapped.
Saint Del is considered a holy healer of diseases of children, but also as a protector of cattle.