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Hi there, having great fun with it (11 hours in..). I am having trouble understanding how supply works in game.
In screen shot#1 I have Drain @ -29, but my production times for units is unaffected
In Screen shot #2 my status shows Supply used and in game quantity . [I hope this info helps you understand my quandary. I thought a high drain equated to long production time. ]Is my supply being used constantly to offset the drain effect and just isn't shown as changing the actual drain amount? Cheers
Ah, the man is using map labels the way I do....
Supply is pretty simple once you get the hang of it, but definitely there is some level of art to it in understanding drain v supply. There are some automated features in cities and OF that keep most of the micromanaging at bay, and yes that means your used supply has gone towards staving off drain effects. When this starts to happen, its a sign that production drain penalties are getting closer too being enforced. When using supply, the Drain value itself becomes fuzzy a little in that it does not account for how much supply could be applied next turn.
I highly recommend reading the section on production and supply in the manual, as a lot of details are in there about how it is working.
This post makes me think I need to add a message in the production report that tells how much supply was used to maintain drain that turn. Currently you do not get that message.
Thanks for that. I have read the manual, but I guess reading it and understanding it are different 馃槀. I never really used drain much in EDEE. I'll get used to it with practice.
Map labels are cool 馃槈
One thing that I would like to see added would be automatic centering whenever a unit is activated.
Cheers
Yes, I am using the map provided with the game.. I am using all military units but the enemy is kicking my arse just using Infantry?? Even my tanks drop dead when attacking INF.. AND my tanks are full strength????
Must be the recruits of today .. need their mummy!!
Love the Range Patern for Arty and Battle Wagons of the Sea.. Excellent system.
