======= Lobbying =======


The Game Mechanics section of the manual details the internal formula used in the game's calculations.  This section of the manual uses pseudo-code and may not be 100% the same as the code in the game. 

The Game Mechanics part of the manual is mainly designed to be a reference for the frequently asked question, "Why do I get this rating when I do X, Y, Z?!" Usually, this answer involves many different variables, which this section of the manual demonstrates. 

**The game mechanics section of the manual shows [[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/seeing+how+the+sausage+gets+made|how the sausage gets made]]. So you really may want to avoid this portion of the manual if you enjoy the game.** 


===== Variables =====


^ Name ^ Description ^ ^ Name ^ Description ^
| **totalNumberOfCitiesOrTerritories** | This is the total number of cities or territories on the game map.  | | **Number Of Factories** | This is the number of factories the company owns. | 
| **Number of Branches** | This is the number of branches the company owns. | | **ex_1d045p_year99** | 1.045%%^%%(year-1899) | 
| **Lobbying_Budget** | This is the company's monthly lobbying budget. | | **maximumLobbyingBudget** | This is the maximum amount of money the company can spend on lobbying per turn.  | 


===== Maximum Lobbying Funds =====

<code cpp>

cityAdjustment = 100.0/totalNumberOfCitiesOrTerritories;

maximumLobbyingBudget = 25000;

lobbySize = (1 + (2 * Number Of Factories) + ( 0.5 * Number of Branches);

if(year < 2020)
{
    maximumLobbyingBudget = 25000 * lobbySize * ex_1d045p_year99 * cityAdjustment;
}
else
{
    maximumLobbyingBudget = 25000 * lobbySize * 205.62274 * cityAdjustment;
}

</code>
===== Lobbying Effectiveness =====

<code cpp>

if(Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget < Lobbying_Budget * 0.05)
    Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget = Lobbying_Budget * 0.05;

if (Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget < Lobbying_Budget)
    Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget = Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget * 1.10 + 10;

if (Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget > Lobbying_Budget)
    Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget = Lobbying_Budget;

Lobbying_Effectiveness = Lobbying_Effectiveness_Budget / maximumLobbyingBudget;

</code>