Resource Woes

[unmerged(48663)]

Alright, I'm a HoI2 vet who recently bought HoI1. In most respects, it seems to actually be a much better game. Less streamlined, and more micromanagement involved, but aside from those superficial issues, I like it alot better.

One thing I don't like, however, is the World Market. It seems to have run out of rubber in 1937, and I'm losing 180 or so units of rubber a day. How do I get around this?

 

[gamer42_au]

Key tactics include:
a) building up a large rubber surplus in 1936 (including via some early 1-1 trades)
b) using 4-1 trades to shake loose the existing trades (AI doesn't go above 3-1)
c) ramping up conversion techs (oil to rubber, coal to oil) asap
d) grabbing other peoples stockpiles
e) being allied to UK which will sometimes give rubber to its allies
f) grabbing rubber producing provinces (and oil producing if you have decent conversion tech).

 

[lordsid]

There is a great demand for rubber.This demand fluctuates.
Every now & then there will be rubber available.

You should do like gamer42_au says.

Also,depending on which country you are,you can transport resources to
other places & store them there. (preferably,somewhere "safe")
In this way you get to excede the 9999 max. that your home country has.

You also want to get as much rubber as possible before the war starts.
Trade what you have excess of (like coal if you are Germany).
Don't worry too much about running this down because it will build up again
later.

 

[unmerged(9662)]

There is a great demand for rubber.This demand fluctuates.
Every now & then there will be rubber available.

You should do like gamer42_au says.

Also,depending on which country you are,you can transport resources to
other places & store them there. (preferably,somewhere "safe")
In this way you get to excede the 9999 max. that your home country has.

You also want to get as much rubber as possible before the war starts.
Trade what you have excess of (like coal if you are Germany).
Don't worry too much about running this down because it will build up again
later.

is there a way to edit the provinces resources so that they give more? I know this is cheating but I like to play both as is and with cheats.

 

[lordsid]

is there a way to edit the provinces resources so that they give more? I know this is cheating but I like to play both as is and with cheats.

A simpler way is to go to HOI FAQ & then Cheats & spoilers by GreatWarrior.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59681

 

[Kochtopfhelm]

b) using 4-1 trades to shake loose the existing trades (AI doesn't go above 3-1)

IIRC a 3-1 trade is enough.

 

[unmerged(26983)]

IIRC a 3-1 trade is enough.

As long as it's for a large amount.

 

[lordsid]

As long as it's for a large amount.

Not necessarily.
You can try different trade levels,but you would have to watch them daily.
If you do not offer enough,or the demand is too great,you may actually
get less.Sometimes this depends on which country is offering what & what
that country's affiliation is.
eg. You may have 6x 100 coal for 100 rubber being accepted.
If you then try to get more rubber by offering a 200 for 100 trade, you will
probably find that most, if not all of your 1 for 1 trades are now rejected.