Machine Parts!

[unmerged(8860)]

After my stumbling first game, I start a new GC with Sweden to play "for real". So I tune the budget, starts to inspect the industry and realizes I need at least one factory to begin with. As I have the funds and materials; I set it up and eventually gets it running.

Now, I check again. I cannot build any more factories as my machine parts are just out! Whats up with that? I spent like 7 units, and then I'm all out! And there's no units available on the WM either.

So now I'm sitting here, with basically.. nothing. What am I suppose to do?

 

[Zakath]

Well, assuming you've ordered your traders to buy machine parts.....be patient and research indy. Interchangeable parts and those tech's give 5 and 10 machine parts...that in addition to allowing you to build machine part indy.

Zak

 

[jacob-Lundgren]

make sure your set to buy MP though, if it doesnt show any on the world market it meens more demand then supply, not that there is no supply. it might take a while to get enough MP to really industrialize but over time you will accumilate enough for more factories.

 

[unmerged(3756)]

I always set the buy limit high on machine parts, so that it grabs any that become available and I get a large stockpile to work with untill I can make them on my own. Plus, it means that some other country isn't geting them.

 

[Sable_Rose]

Like a couple people said, set your trade to buy MPs. In the early part of the game, I set it high.. like to 40-50, so I have a large stock pile.

 

[dtroiani]

Originally posted by Sable_Rose
Like a couple people said, set your trade to buy MPs. In the early part of the game, I set it high.. like to 40-50, so I have a large stock pile.

Good idea. I will have to do that.. Thanks for the tip...