Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition (factories)

[epaminondas]

Is there some kind of threshold date governing the building of these? It's December 1914 and I'm trying to interest Messrs Krupp et al in building some but they steadfastly refuse. I have the money, the war supplies, and the engagement points but I keep being told that I can't pay for them. Should I bow more deeply?

[epaminondas]

Just like Martians the threshold does exist - 1915 rolls around and up they go. Unlike Martians, nobody bothered to tell us about it. Just plain shoddy.

[Nikel]

Where did you read it?

[epaminondas]

The only reading I could do was the manual and there's no mention of a threshold date there. I discovered the Jan. 1915 date by testing.

[pantsukki]

I'm certain that I have been able to start building munitions factories already in 1914. Seems like just one more bug.

[Nikel]

Exactly, perhaps something is corrupted in Epa's installation?

It is possible in the very first turn of the historical campaign

[epaminondas]

Well that would certainly explain some of the issues I've been turning up - and it would mean that I owe the publishers an apology. I'll purge my installation, reinstall and post the result.

[epaminondas]

You're right Nik, I've got a screwy installation. I just started a new game as a test and I was able to build a factory on the first August turn of 1914. That explains a lot and actually makes me feel a whole let better about some other strange things that have been happening.

Two things I have to do. First apologize to the publishers for criticising them harshly and wholly undeservedly - I am indeed very sorry for that. Second, reinstall.

[Nikel]

Well, I think your main critic was regarding the lack of documentation, not bugs.

You are still right.