Keeping factories alive

[Diablo123]

How does one keep factories alive in a laissez-faire economy? It's kind of strange because my investors take years to get a factory started, and then close down the factory in weeks after sustaining losses.

I've tried lowering taxes for the rich class, as well as increasing or decreasing tariffs. (Increase tariffs in the hope tht locally produced goods would sell better) Doesn't seem to work - factories open and close shop constantly.

 

[Diablo123]

Bump.

 

[RoboCzar]

You can't. Capitalists aren't choosing factories based on demand, and it's impossible in most cases to support enough craftsmen to keep them running. It's supposed to be addressed in the next patch.

 

[interceptor]

I have not gotten this to work either with a dictatorship government. I believe this was reported as a bug. I have also tried everything like stated above and the closest thing was a cement factory that popped up for a couple seconds.

 

[unperson]

If you build up a few factories under planned economy, then switch to laissez-faire your capis will have enough income to build and support new factories easier.

 

[EMT0]

That's what I actually did, BUT, it backfires. The second I lost the Netherlands from my SOI(while playing as Belgium), I had a level 5 steel factory, a level 3 glass factory, and a level 5 winery shut down on me. That, is just flipping ridiculous! I lost half my industry and 30% of my craftsmen where out of the job within a month! If that's WAD, then it's some very ridiculous WAD. The trade system needs some rework.....and the SOI system could use a bit of tuning up as well IMO.