War Supply Discrepancy

[Hobbes]

Hi folks, can anyone explain why when I end a turn with 24 war supplies
(with 20 marked for division creation) and then get 13 war supplies through blockade runners I only start the next turn with 5 war supplies?
The blockade is at 20%.

Also the display at the top of the page shows 5 (+49) for war supplies yet the planned balance is only 43.

Thanks, Chris

[Rafiki]

Have you been repairing any railroads?

[jimwinsor]

Ship repairs now too suck up war supplies as well.

[Hobbes]

No I've not repaired RR or ships.

After a ship has been started and is in port gaining strength you don't have to pay anything do you? Just the initial cost?

[James D Burns]

Do you have some industrial expansion going on perhaps?

Jim

[Hobbes]

I do but industrial expansion is taken off the planned total immediately.

[Lonster]

I'd like to throw my "weight" behind this disappearing War Supply mystery.

I ran into the same problem when trying out the demo (my pc is still is too slow to handle the graphics).....anyways it is baffling when you see that you have a production of +50 war supplies but then you start the next turn with 4 or 5. I understand that some of this may be used by divisions forming, but it would also be nice if a message was included in the turn messages about WS expenditures.

For example: (I have no clue whether any of the following actually use WS, but these are the rumors floating around the forum)

...
43/82 Fixing of broken rail lines used 12 war supplies
44/82 Repairs were continued on ironclads using 8 war supplies
45/82 Aliens built pickle factory using 3 war supplies
...

Right now, the much needed WS (as CSA) are disappearing and I have no clue where they are going.....and of course, I know when they are being invested in industry and unit, but it's the others that are a mystery.

A side item; I think I would prefer WS's and the other cost of building a division to be taken out when it is formed, and if at the end of the turn it dissolves (for lack of troops or whatever)...well, give back the goods. Right now the user must start making reminder notes to themselves about how many goods to reserve for div formation....and then the darn aliens build a pickle factory with the WS, and your div never forms for lack of WS. I think it is generally a bad sign when a game starts requiring me to make note on paper.....especially on financial items....notes to my self on strategy, I wouldn't mind.

Thanks

[Pocus]

Yes right, this can support some improvements. But I won't have time for that before august, as I will shamelessly go a bit on vacation. This week is spend on doing some more AI by the way.

[arsan]

What???
More holidays for Pocus???
But... if you already went on vacation a couple of days this spring!!
When are you going to work??
You should be patching this game a little... 1 or 2 patches and 500 posts a week are not enough!!

Soon you will be asking for some hours of sleep every night...
Lazy, lazy, lazy!!

(just joking! )

Enjoy your vacations and post some pictures!
I´ve never seen a squirrel on the beach!!

Cheers!

[Hobbes]

Yes right, this can support some improvements. But I won't have time for that before august, as I will shamelessly go a bit on vacation. This week is spend on doing some more AI by the way.

I assume it means that war supplies are used for hidden things - not that there is a bug and I am not getting the war supplies I should be?

Hope you enjoy your well earned break!
Cheers, Chris

[Franciscus]

Yes right, this can support some improvements. But I won't have time for that before august, as I will shamelessly go a bit on vacation. This week is spend on doing some more AI by the way.

OK, have a nice vacation, you surely deserve it (after you finish 1.06, of course )

[PDF]

I assume it means that war supplies are used for hidden things - not that there is a bug and I am not getting the war supplies I should be?

Hope you enjoy your well earned break!
Cheers, Chris

Maybe the game factors in theft and some corruption ?