Next Steps

Okay, getting the hang of this thing I think. But wondering how to ramp up to next level 3. Learnings so far:

1. Invading C3 countries is good for an initial boost in cash and worker shortages.

2. Ramping up education and corps takes a long time and patience is the key. Currently have about 10 corps but have been going them with a blunt hammer. Starting corporations where there's a big demand, leaving them mostly on auto. I suspect next big challenge will be manually tuning these.

3. Defence is killing me now. I've dismantled a lot of offensive airpower and deactivated weaponry in a bid to cut costs as economy was barely breaking even.

4. Have aimed for a high welfare, high education society, but this is expensive! Wondering whether best bet is to grow the country as a low welfare military state first, then once I've established many corps and a high defence index, begin transitioning to the original plan.

As your population grows, more corporations that function at 100% is key.
these corporations must provide the profits that are needed to strengthen the country.

the best corporations to build are ones that produce natural resources.
their profits are the highest.

even closing other corporations to free man power for natural resources corporations will end up very profitable.

your education must show no shortages so that the corporations will be able to get the workers they need.

To emphasize Andy's post above,

Please focus on getting your economy up and running.

If you are a premium member, this is best achieved by focusing on building natural resource corps.

If you are a free member, open your country to Enterprises and they'll help you get started much faster than otherwise.

You are right Laguna, thanks.

Thanks guys. I took that advice and my main country was growing nicely.

Then I went and spoiled it. I invaded a C3 at war level 3 with the intention of keeping the country and using its raw materials, but it absolutely tanked the economy again. I turned on 'auto replenish military' and ended up almost 1T in debt in a month! Oops.

I managed to get my main country back on an even keel eventually, but at the cost of totally dismantling the military. That's fine - good learning curve - but I still can't get the captured country up and running, the war reparations are killing it.

I'm borrowing and buying lots of construction, but have I done this too soon? I'm wondering if it's best to wait until GL3 to take over a country and then use the better economy to support the construction costs?

There is no right way. Remember you can always start over, and have fun figuring out.

Once you have full understanding it will get dull.

hymy,

you used to be constructive.
what happened?

please tell us what is the problem and we will try to fix it.