(13-01-2012 01:01 PM)Thorin Oakshield Wrote:  A few more things I'd like to see in the new game:

1) The use of multiple resources to get a finished product.
i.e.: To produce Rum, you need Wood and Sugar; to produced Bricks you need Wood; to produce Clothing you need Cotton (Clothes) and Dyes

If they did that you wouldnt be able to make a profit producing anything because you'd be spending all your money buying the goods you need to produce other stuff.

E.g. prices for goods in my current game at Turk Islands

Buy Sell
105 100 Wheat
92 88 Fruit
91 88 Wood
101 96 Brick
137 129 Corn
232 224 Sugar
173 160 Cotton
231 223 Hemp
741 716 Meat
637 603 Clothes
342 330 Rope
342 330 Rum
343 327 Coffee
245 229 Cocoa
209 198 Dye
211 200 Tobacco
666 630 Spice
666 630 Wine
671 616 Tools

If by doing what you suggest and needing wood and sugar to produce rum the total price to get the two goods would be 323 (wood 91 + sugar 232).The rum we've just made would be sold for 330, a profit of 7. Factor in the cost of hiring a captain to transport the goods and you come out pretty much even.

Another example, needing wood to produce bricks. Cost of wood 91, selling price of bricks 96, profit 5. Once again factor in cost of captain and your pretty much even again.

The only plus side in my current game would be producing clothing from cotton and dyes. Cotton 173 + dye 198 = 371 Cost of selling clothes = 637 which makes a profit of 266 (637 - 371). Factor in cost of captain and you still make a profit.

I guess they could change the prices so that a profit is made by doing it but as it stands it's just not worth it in my opinion.