Yeah, sometimes hunters make farm in the middle of nowhere in order to drop food faster. Critical for some trushes or forwards, if the map allows.
Cloning with farms helps a little bit. With plain shift, villagers spread only after the first farm is complete (and all builders touched this farm). However, in late game I may make a mill with some farms around, then re-task on mill without cloning because I just can't afford the micro.
Cloning is also strong with unit streaming at pop cap, esp with Goths. User Patch has MQ option that makes cloning obsolete, but I am still very used to it.
Cloning with farms helps a little bit. With plain shift, villagers spread only after the first farm is complete (and all builders touched this farm). However, in late game I may make a mill with some farms around, then re-task on mill without cloning because I just can't afford the micro.
Cloning is also strong with unit streaming at pop cap, esp with Goths. User Patch has MQ option that makes cloning obsolete, but I am still very used to it.