What if seasons were implemented in Elemental? Seasons would add a layer of strategy / planning into the game as well as revamp the way food is currently being handled:

Spring:

• Farms / gardens are planted
• Any farms / gardens still under construction will need to wait until the next spring to produce food.
• Hostile animals (wolves, ogres, etc) populations receive a boost from breeding.
• Empire forces receive -0.5 to movement.
• Earth shards generate 20% more magic. Earth magic is 10% more potent.

Summer:

• Gold revenue is increase 10%.
• Fire shards generate 20% more magic. Fire magic is 10% more potent.
• Kingdom forces receive +1 to movement.
• Empire forces receive -0.5 to movement.
• Food is harvest from farms / gardens (food is generated each turn). Food supplies are not reset after each turn. Unused food is stored / saved.

Fall:

• Seas are far more dangerous: ships are likely to encounter storms.
• Kingdom forces receive -1 to sight.
• Air shards generate 20% more magic. Air magic is 10% more potent.
• Food is harvest from farms / gardens (food is generated each turn). Food supplies are not reset after each turn. Unused food is stored / saved.
• Dragons are more active.

Winter:

• Kingdom forces receive -1 to sight, -1 to movement.
• All food production stops - players / AI must rely upon their food supplies.
• Animals on the map are less active.
• Kingdom construction takes 10% longer during the winter.
• Water shards generate 20% more magic. Water magic is 10% more potent.

These are just some examples that could be put into place; one possibly exciting thing is that empire/kingdom forces could get different buffs/penalties depending upon the season. What do people think?

Also for any devs: if there is absolutely no chance of any seasonal system being implemented, would it be possible to mod a system like the one described above into the game (along with the appropriate GUI elements)?