Population goes down/grows?

[Alexander Suvorov]

Oh, that's right. we're not supposed to mention the war.

 

[FOARP]

... so what about people coming of age between 1936-45? That's a decade of people becoming, and passing, the age of 16...

But logically they do not impact the population statistics, only manpower growth.

 

[vicerory]

Not this again...True, people born from 1936 will not be able to join the military (or work in the factories), but the people born after about 1926 will age into being able to join the military or workforce. Of course some of that population will age out of it.

Literal quote from podcat:

" - there is no population growth, the game is focused mainly on a 10 year span and on war so there isnt much point.
- the recruitable pool of manpower does tick up a bit to indicate growth and people getting into recruitable age"

So people born 1936 and after = OUT
People coming of age during from 1936 onward = 1945 (or whatever the end date is) = INCLUDED

 

[Sweed Raver]

Literal quote from podcat:

" - there is no population growth, the game is focused mainly on a 10 year span and on war so there isnt much point.
- the recruitable pool of manpower does tick up a bit to indicate growth and people getting into recruitable age"

So people born 1936 and after = OUT
People coming of age during from 1936 onward = 1945 (or whatever the end date is) = INCLUDED

Except, I fear, it is only partly included:

Increase in workforce: The maximum number of factories in a state is limited by the number of people living in it.

They mentioned this somewhere, I believe, where they said that New York was limited by:

1. The local infrastructure
2. The number of people living there

Since that is a limitation that the population provides, that limitation has to be dynamic as well, for it to be fully included. However, it being included does not make it a better model. If we want it to be an honest model, then it would also have to include the education of the workforce.

 

[Zaku]

Increase in workforce: The maximum number of factories in a state is limited by the number of people living in it. Since migration might or might not be in the game, the available workforce in states might or might not change. For realism, it should, but for an easier model, it probably should not.

That is not true any more. The devs remade the industry system, read the DD40 about the changes.

 

[Sweed Raver]

That is not true any more. The devs remade the industry system, read the DD40 about the changes.

Thank you, finally a reply about it. It just felt like people were ignoring the industry aspect of the population. Then I retract my statement

Edit: Really gets a bit confusing with all of these changes though Hopefully it will make up for it by providing more clarity when we're finally in game.