Lucky1 -> RE: bulding factories (3/26/2009 12:39:03 PM)
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I sometimes build an extra as Russia, depending on whether I think Germany will attack early and depending on whether I think Japan will also attack. If Germany has a lot of armour, there is a good chance she will take Belarus, Kiev and Kharkov in the opening turn. If Japan attacks, Vlad is also gone - this is a lot of productive capacity. Once at war, Russia's production is more limited by her available factories than by her resources. However, there is no use building too many factories as the Axis can usually put a dent in resources as well after a couple of turns. Of course, there are tradeoffs in terms of early lost production that might be used for a couple extra units or supply etc. I only build factories with Japan if she is really running amok (which means AV can't be far away). Early on it is not worth it because Japan doesn't have the resources. With Germany, I have built a factory in Global glory early on - but usually only if I plan to delay an attack vs. Russia and the US and focus on the British. This is advantageous because the multiplier does not kick in so Germany needs more factories to take advantage of surplus resources. I am not sure that it would be effective in Total war because the US and Russia are more likely to join the war fairly soon and the multiplier would then kick in. I haven't built factories in the US in Total War. In Global Glory, of course I generally build the available factories (at least most of them) in the build queues, as they generally payoff in the mid and late game. But, this involves a tradeoff in terms of having more to hit the Axis with early on etc.... Choices!
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