Is it me or is the cement building rather uninspiring? No materials needed to feed into it. Wood>Lumber>Furniture etc And no upgrades in the factory itself... disappointing.

No input needed is what is so great about the Cement Factory. Its a great early mission building because it just produces steady wealth. I compare it to a Salt Mine. No matter what, the Salt and Cement will trickle cash into the economy. Also, once you have all 5 Cement Factories up and running, Construction is practically instant.

Somewhat. And I wouldn't have minded if they'd kept it behind a Blueprint, since otherwise it makes an almost too-useful early game factory.

Also a couple of work modes wouldn't have gone amiss.

At least the new map in the DLC was pretty awesome. And the extra mission is fairly fun.

What could have been added to the factory I wonder...

Work Modes:
-Normal "Sweat Shop"/"Take it Easy" modes.
or
-"Quick Drying Cement" for the current boost to building speed.
-"Flour And Water" No upkeep costs, 5% reduction in building costs, at the expense of reduced housing quality.
-"Cement Overcoat" (Requires Secret Police) Respect raised for citizens in the area.

Building upgrades:
-"Cement Mixer Trucks" Raise Construction worker job quality by 10.
-"High Efficiency Kiln" Raises production by 10%, reduces pollution by 25%

(01-04-2012 08:30 PM)SapphireBullets Wrote:  Work Modes:
-Normal "Sweat Shop"/"Take it Easy" modes.

Building upgrades:
-"Cement Mixer Trucks" Raise Construction worker job quality by 10.
-"High Efficiency Kiln" Raises production by 10%, reduces pollution by 25%

This is exactly the sort of stuff it should have!

(01-04-2012 08:06 PM)Walther Matthau Wrote:  No input needed is what is so great about the Cement Factory. Its a great early mission building because it just produces steady wealth. I compare it to a Salt Mine. No matter what, the Salt and Cement will trickle cash into the economy. Also, once you have all 5 Cement Factories up and running, Construction is practically instant.

You can build more than one to speed it up even further? I had no idea!

It is also lazily modeled if you ask me. It looks unfinished.

(01-04-2012 08:06 PM)Walther Matthau Wrote:  No input needed is what is so great about the Cement Factory. Its a great early mission building because it just produces steady wealth. I compare it to a Salt Mine. No matter what, the Salt and Cement will trickle cash into the economy. Also, once you have all 5 Cement Factories up and running, Construction is practically instant.

Thank you! You've just inspired me to purchase that DLC.

Anyone have some insight into "plantador?...

(02-04-2012 12:26 AM)beancounter Wrote:  Anyone have some insight into "plantador?...

Plantador is really good.
The new Plantation building acts as an enhanced farm which can only grow the three non-edible cash crops (Sugar, Tobacco, Coffee) but has a higher output rate. Great for export in those early years, and one can keep a factory pretty much constantly supplied.

The "Plantador" trait raises the export price for Cash Crops by up to 20% and also increases the speed at which Farmers gain experience. Also pretty neat.

There's also a new map and mission, which is one of those weird ones where you've got to "Research" your island's basic buildings from Garages and upwards. It's pretty fun and the map is quite nice.