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So, I'm wondering how different players manage the National Stockpile Slider.

I usually keep mine pretty low. Like, less than 5%, in order to build cash. I'll crank it up if I'm making investments in goods that I want to stockpile for future use, and I'll usually tweak it a bit in the low 3% - 5% range for a slow, constant build up of one or more goods.

Depending on just how well I'm doing financially, I'll crank it up in times of war for my units to get their supplies.

Speaking of which:

Does anyone here create a fairly large stockpile of ammo, small arms, canned food, etc. to sustain armies during war? The idea being your armies can get full supply without you shocking your treasury into the red and then after the war is done build stockpiles of supply goods back to pre-war levels?

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