[Done]: Higher Girder Export Price?
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:27 am
So we've got the whole steel pipeline working, which is great as we're now one step closer to vehicles.
In terms of progression, the only issue Win and I are facing is that we're running at a loss due to the export price of girder.
I've got some calculations below that cover the whole chain, and assume a minimum wage of 0.22d (we were trying to pay 30d until we figured out we couldn't export). The calculations don't cover the byproducts (wire and sheet metal), as they're not used until the vehicles start getting produces. Note that the steel refinery buys ore at 3d higher than it's sold at the mine, due to the distance between the ore location and town.
The final cost per girder (if the calcs are right!) is 18d and return trips to the port require ~2 fuel. In the wood chain we've tried to allow for 5d profit per item, which provides 1.5s (-2 fuel, around 40d) for traders taking the goods from town to the port.
Ultimately besides our desire to get vehicles producing, there's very little reason for us to move away from wood and into steel as wood is much more profitable.
Thoughts?
In terms of progression, the only issue Win and I are facing is that we're running at a loss due to the export price of girder.
I've got some calculations below that cover the whole chain, and assume a minimum wage of 0.22d (we were trying to pay 30d until we figured out we couldn't export). The calculations don't cover the byproducts (wire and sheet metal), as they're not used until the vehicles start getting produces. Note that the steel refinery buys ore at 3d higher than it's sold at the mine, due to the distance between the ore location and town.
The final cost per girder (if the calcs are right!) is 18d and return trips to the port require ~2 fuel. In the wood chain we've tried to allow for 5d profit per item, which provides 1.5s (-2 fuel, around 40d) for traders taking the goods from town to the port.
Ultimately besides our desire to get vehicles producing, there's very little reason for us to move away from wood and into steel as wood is much more profitable.
Thoughts?
