Re: ME-PBM: gold crisis

From: bailey@hagar.ph.utexas.edu (Ed Bailey)

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 17:29:18 +0000

In article <1994Feb10.015452.7599@midway.uchicago.edu>,
Brett A Bakke <bbakke@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>No, you fight before money becomes an issue (so if you lose enough troops,
>you won't even have any problem at all).

This is wrong.  You pay maintainence on *all* troops that you start the turn
with -- even the ones lost in combat.  You also pay maintainence on *all*
fortifications/harbors/ports -- even if the pop center was seiged, captured,
or destroyed.

Caravan buys/sells happen after production but before consumption.  So you
can sell your production immediately after you create it.  However, you may
not be able to sell as much as you'd like -- the market is very fickle.

Tax rate increases also take effect on the current turn.  In fact, your
tax rate will (if possible) automatically increase enough to balance your
economy.  If your tax rate goes >100%, you are automatically and instantly
out of the game.  This is a very common way (probably the most common) to
kick people out.  Note: if possible, you should issue a "Change Tax Rate"
order instead of letting your tax rate automagically rise -- your loyalty
loss will typically be *much* less that way.  Also, 60% is generally the
"magic number" -- any higher and you will lose loyalty every turn.

Transports (i.e. foreign aid) happen at the end of the turn.  So you have to
plan a turn ahead if you want someone else to bail you out of trouble.

The best long-term solution is to increase your tax base.  Take pop centers
from the other side.  Build camps & villages in the hills/rough and mountains.

Ed Bailey
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References

ME-PBM: gold crisis
paisley@palmer.aoml.erl.gov (James Paisley)
Wed, 09 Feb 1994 21:21:34 +0000
Re: ME-PBM: gold crisis
bbakke@quads.uchicago.edu (Brett A Bakke)
Thu, 10 Feb 1994 01:54:52 +0000