Factory Game Mechanics

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 how the sausage gets made. So you really may want to avoid this portion of the manual if you enjoy the game.

Variables

This is a table of variables and their descriptions used in the formulas.

Variable	Description	Variable	Description
Factory_Map_Adjustment	This is the factory adjustment value found in the map's MapFileForGame.xml file	Lobbying_Maximum	The maximum amount of money you can spend on lobbying.
Manufacturing_Skills	Parent company's Manufacturing skills divided by 100	Equipment_Wear	For new factories, this value is set to 1.
City_Resources	Resource Rating for the selected city	Max_City_Resources	Highest resource rating for all cities in the game.
City_Infrastructure	Infrastructure Rating for the selected city	City_Manufacturing	Manufacturing Rating for the selected city
Difficulty	Difficulty level the player selected at the start of the game	Lobbying_Funds	Player's current spending effect on lobbying. (Spending effect slowly trails monthly lobbying spending amount until it catches up to the spending amount.)
Car_Manufacturing_Requirements	Selected Vehicle's Manufacturing Requirements Rating	Car_Chassis_Outsourced	True if the select car uses an outsourced chassis.
Car_Engine_Outsourced	True if the select car uses an outsourced engine.	Car_Gearbox_Outsourced	True if the select car uses an outsourced gearbox.
Factory_Tooling_Year	The last year that the factory was retooled, recondition, built, or redesigned	Factory_Built_Year	The year that the factory was built or redesigned.
Lines_Used	The number of factory lines being used.	Current_Production_Lines	The number of factory lines being used.
Upgrade_Amount	Values are 0 for “Minor”, 1 for “Medium”, and 2 for “Max.”	Upgrade_Attempt	The number of times you have upgraded this factory since you built or redesigned it.
Employee_Difficulty	Value is based on the player's difficulty level. Easy: 30, Normal: 20, Hard/Nightmare: 10	Wear	Factory wear value between 0 and 1.
year	Current game year
ex_1d002p_year99	1.002^(year-1899)	ex_1d005p_year99	1.005^(year-1899)
ex_1d012p_year99	1.012^(year-1899)	ex_1d015p_year99	1.015^(year-1899)
ex_1d01p_year99	1.01^(year-1899)	ex_1d018p_year99	1.018^(year-1899)
ex_1d03p_year99	1.03^(year-1899)	ex_1d04p_year99	1.04^(year-1899)

Sliders

Variable	Description		Variable	Description
Slider_Production_Capacity	This is the production line slider.		Slider_Factory_Tech	This is the factory tech slider.
Slider_Factory_ProductionSpeed	The production quality or quantity slider when assigning production lines.

Factory Ratings

Production Technologies

Production_Tech = (((Slider_Factory_Tech*1900+City_Infrastructure*5+(City_Manufacturing *
		(City_Resources/Max_City_Resources)))/2500*Equipment_Wear)) * 100
 
 
if(Production_Tech > 100)
	Production_Tech = 100

Factory Overall Rating

Factory_Overall =  1 + ((Slider_Production_Capacity * 200 + (Production_Tech*3))/ 5.0)

Maximum Build

Maximum_Build = ((3*Factory_Map_Adjustment + 
    ((17*(Slider_Production_Capacity*100))/100.0)) * (ex_1d015p_year99) +
    ((3*ex_1d005p_year99)*Manufacturing_Skills))
 
Maximum_Build = Maximum_Build * Factory_Map_Adjustment
 
Maximum_Build = 1 + Maximum_Build * Slider_Production_Capacity

Build Turns

MaxLine_Percent = ((3*Factory_Map_Adjustment + 17) * (ex_1d015p_year99) +
   ((3 * ex_1d005p_year99) * Manufacturing_Skills))
 
MaxLine_Percent = MaxLine_Percent * Factory_Map_Adjustment
 
MaxLine_Percent = Maximum_Build / MaxLine_Percent
 
 
Build_Turns = 5^(1+Slider_Factory_Tech/1.3) * 
    ((Factory_Overall/100)*(50/City_Infrastructure)+City_Resources) +
    (12*ex_1d01p_year99*MaxLine_Percent)

Construction Costs

if(2021 > year)
{
  Construction_Costs = ((175000 * ex_1d04p_year99) + (40000 * ex_1d03p_year99) + 
      (50000 * 0.985^Maximum_Build) + ((1000 * ex_1d018p_year99) *
      (60/(City_Infrastructure+1.0))^((year-1899)/24.0))) +
      ((City_PerCapita / (City_Infrastructure/30)) * 
      City_Resources*(City_PerCapita/10)) * (Maximum_Build * 1.25)
 
}
else
{
 
  Construction_Costs = ((175000 * ex_1d04p_year99) + ((40000) * ex_1d03p_year99) + 
      (50000 * (0.985^Maximum_Build))+ ((1000 * ex_1d018p_year99) *
      (60/(City_Infrastructure+1.0))^(121/24.0))) +
      ((City_PerCapita / (City_Infrastructure/30)) * 
      City_Resources*(City_PerCapita/10)) * (Maximum_Build * 1.25)			
}
 
Construction_Costs = Construction_Costs + (Construction_Costs * 0.5 * Slider_Factory_Tech)
 
if(Difficulty = 0)
  Construction_Costs = (Construction_Costs / 1.35) + 1
else if(Difficulty = 2)
  Construction_Costs = (Construction_Costs * 1.1) + 1

Lobbying Savings

Lobbying_Savings = (Construction_Costs * (0.1 * (Lobbying_Funds/Lobbying_Maximum)))
 
Construction_Costs = Construction_Costs - Lobbying_Savings

Monthly Full Production Costs

    Full_Monthly_Costs = Construction_Costs * 0.01 * ex_1d002p_year99 * (Slider_Factory_Tech + 1)^1.01
 
    if(Difficulty = 0)	
	Full_Monthly_Costs = (Full_Monthly_Costs / 1.25) + 1	
    else if(Difficulty = 2)	
	Full_Monthly_Costs = (Full_Monthly_Costs * 1.1) + 1
 
 
    Full_Monthly_Costs = Full_Monthly_Costs + (Full_Monthly_Costs*0.18);

Factory Upgrade

Production Lines

Production_Lines = Current_Production_Lines + (1*Factory_Map_Adjustment + 
  (0.05*(year-1899)+1*Factory_Map_Adjustment)*Upgrade_Amount)

Upgrade Costs

NewLines = Production_Lines - Current_Production_Lines
 
Upgrade_Cost = (((175000 * ex_1d04p_year99) + (40000 * ex_1d03p_year99) + 
   (40000 * 0.985^ Production_Lines)+ ((1000 * ex_1d018p_year99) *
   (60/(City_Infrastructure+1.0))^((year-1899)/24.0)) +
   ((City_PerCapita / (City_Infrastructure/30.0)) * 
   City_Resources*(City_PerCapita/10))) * (NewLines*1.25))*((Upgrade_Attempt+1)^1.5)
 
Upgrade_Cost = Upgrade_Cost + (Upgrade_Cost * 0.5 * Slider_Factory_Tech)
 
 
if(Difficulty = 0)
    Upgrade_Cost = (Upgrade_Cost / 1.35) + 1
else if(Difficulty = 2)
    Upgrade_Cost = (Upgrade_Cost * 1.25) + 1

Factory Recondition

Costs

Recondition_Costs = Wear * (5000 *1.05^(year - (Factory_Built_Year-1))) + (15000*ex_1d012p_year99)

Production

Maximum Production Amount

Manufacturing_Difference = Production_Tech /  Car_Manufacturing_Requirements
 
if(Manufacturing_Difference<0.33)
  Manufacturing_Difference = 0.33
else if(Manufacturing_Difference>1.67)
  Manufacturing_Difference = 1.67
 
 
if(Factory_Tooling_Year > 1949)
    Tooling_Year_Change = 5
else
    Tooling_Year_Change = -0.0016*(((Factory_Tooling_Year-1899)-50)*
        ((Factory_Tooling_Year-1899)-50)) + 5
 
 
 
 
if(Car_Chassis_Outsourced)
{
    Outsource_Output_Boost += 0.1;
    Outsource_Employee_Reduction -= -0.1;
}
 
if(Car_Engine_Outsourced)
{
    Outsource_Output_Boost += 0.1;
    Outsource_Employee_Reduction -= -0.1;
}
 
if(Car_Gearbox_Outsourced)
{
    Outsource_Output_Boost += 0.1;
    Outsource_Employee_Reduction -= -0.1;
}
 
if(year < 2021)
{
    Production_Amount = ((1+ ((25 * (Manufacturing_Difference) * 
      Outsource_Output_Boost * Tooling_Year_Change * 1.01^(Factory_Tooling_Year-1899)) +
      ((( (Production_Tech^2)/(2026 - Factory_Tooling_Year))) ) +
      ((Factory_Tooling_Year-1899)*2)) * Slider_Factory_ProductionSpeed)*Lines_Used)
}
else
{
    Production_Amount = ((1+ ((25 * (Manufacturing_Difference) *
      Outsource_Output_Boost * Tooling_Year_Change * (1.01^121)) + 
      ((Production_Tech^2)/6) + ((121)*2)) * Slider_Factory_ProductionSpeed)*Lines_Used)
}

Component Production

 Production_Amount = (((10 * Production_Tech) * 2) - (10  * Equipment_Wear) +
			(10 *  (Factory_Tooling_Year - 1899)) ) *
			((Production_Tech)/(Manufacturing_Requirement+1))
 
if(Production_Amount < 0)
    Production_Amount = 0
 
Production_Amount = Production_Amount + 50

Employee

if(year < 2021)
    Employees = (Production_Amount/Employee_Difficulty * (15*((Factory_Tooling_Year-1898.5)^-0.8))) +
      ((Slider_Factory_ProductionSpeed+0.1)*Lines_Used) * (20.0 + (1.339 * (2021-Factory_Tooling_Year)) - 
      (.014 * ((2021-Factory_Tooling_Year)*(2021-Factory_Tooling_Year))) +
      (.0000787 * ((2021-Factory_Tooling_Year)*(2021-Factory_Tooling_Year)*(2021-Factory_Tooling_Year))))
else
    Employees = (Production_Amount/Employee_Difficulty * (15*((121.5),-0.8))) +
      ((Slider_Factory_ProductionSpeed+0.1)*Lines_Used) * (20.0 + (1.339  *(1)) -
      (.014 * ((1)*(1))) + (.0000787 * ((1)*(1)*(1))))
 
Employees = Employees * Outsource_Employee_Reduction
 
if(Employees <1)
    Employees = 0

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