https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews Simcountry Game News. Read about the latest changes in the game. https://www.simcountry.com/imgdir/p_gen/rssfeed32.png https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#cost_of_the_defense_forces_november_30__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#cost_of_the_defense_forces_november_30__2020 The cost of ammunition is declined again by an average of 15%. Both defensive and offensive cost is reduced. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#newspapers_on_the_country_page_november_30__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#newspapers_on_the_country_page_november_30__2020 We have updated an information block on the country home page to include both newspapers, the local one and the onternational one. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#country_page_information_november_30__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#country_page_information_november_30__2020 we continue to make small changes to the country page. We have again removed some information that is obsolete or appears twice. This time, we have simplified the corporation menu at the top of the page because many commands were in sub menus but also available as tabs on the corporations page. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#migration_november_30__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#migration_november_30__2020 Migration was always an insignificant feature in Simcountry and most countries had zero immigration even when the country was economically attractive. We are now changing the function and it will start showing growing numbers of immigrants. Work is in progress. We expect the function to be completed in the coming days. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#corporate_profits_november_30__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#corporate_profits_november_30__2020 Corporations are turning larger profits in the past months and countries that are managed correctly can make excellent profits. In the process, we have seen average PE ratios declining a bit which will probably help corporations reach the conditions to go public. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#population_in_c3_countries_november_30__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#population_in_c3_countries_november_30__2020 Population in C3 countries are growing and will probably reach 23 to 25 millions. The growth is slow and it will take them a long time to get to these levels. Many of the C3 countries now have a population of 16 to 18 millions. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#user_interface_october_31__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#user_interface_october_31__2020 We have made several small changes to the user interface, removing several options that appeared twice in different places, added the welfare index in the indexes block on the country home page, and made the beginner link more prominent on the country page. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#beginners_october_31__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#beginners_october_31__2020 The beginners document is updated and placed on a more prominent place on the country home page. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#the_cost_of_the_army_october_31__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#the_cost_of_the_army_october_31__2020 More reductions in the cost of maintaining the army. Also now, the reductions are largest in defensive ammunition but also the price of offensive ammunition is reduced. https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#ceo_score_october_31__2020 https://www.simcountry.com/cgi-bin/cgid?scnews#ceo_score_october_31__2020 CEO score