Well the way it works is that SU gets a 50% IC_mod_reduction (last version is was 40%), but they also get
more base IC to start. This IC is unlocked by events as the game goes on (first is actually the Spanish Civil War, so it goes up to 40% pretty fast.) In the event that Germany gives limited pact, USSR goes up to full IC capacity right away, in the event that Germany gives full pact, the IC reduction stays until war starts.
Based on pure IC conversion into industrial build, USSR still ends up with more IC in 1941, than it would in 1940, but the difference is not as great as in vanilla, making USSR roughly as strong in 1940 as it is in 1941. This is what I am actually trying to fix, not so much the strength of SU overall. It would be a simple thing just to make Germany stronger, but that would make the situation for SU even worse now in 1940 (limited pact) than it already is.
So, in the last version (1.06) the Soviet IC build pur laine, without any use of supply reduction through trade or IC increase through ministers, we could see an Soviet IC bulid that looks like this:
Soviet IC potential (comparison Vanilla v. EIR)
East is Red
Based on 6 IC for every factory build.
Year Base IC Real IC produced IC
1936 181 108 18
1937 199 139 23
1938 222 155 26
1939(FP) 248 198 33
>>>>>>>>1939(LP) 248 248
1940(FP) 281 224
1941 (Barb) 281 281
Vanilla
Year Base IC Real IC produced IC
1936 161 161 27
1937 188 188 31
1938 219 219 37
1939 256 256 43
1940 299 299
1941(Barb) 299
LP = Limited Pact
FP = Full Pact
yellow = IC build for that year
1940 EIR DOW 248 IC
1940 vanilla DOW 256 IC
There are other factors involved, of course, but that is the general view. IN the last game USSR ended up with 320 Base IC in 1941, which is still too much IMO, so I am increasing the Peacetime_IC_Mod by a further 10% for this game.
I will be playing SU against Hiensen... ^^
The problem for making GDE .6 for example, though a good idea, is the same as giving more IC to Germany. In the end this means that you have not balanced the strategic situation in 1940 and 1941, and this will give further advantage to Germany in 1940.
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