Supplies Required

[agm]

I'm puzzled by the click buttons behind (and then in front of) the Supplies Required line on the main base screen. It's not discussed in either the base screen or supplies sections of the new rulebook. Can I get either an explanation or a reference to the page where it is discussed. Thanks.
Andy

[BigJ62]

You can increase the need for more supply and if there is excess nearby the base will attempt to stockpile extra supply.

[erstad]

Be aware the operation of this features is a little counterintuitive. At least for my intuition. Although since I don't think the manual describes how it works it's hard to say it's wrong [:D]

Specifically, you might think that since you are changing the "supplies required" field you are setting a new target the base will try to maintain. Not so. If you set it up, the base wants "More" and over time will keep getting "more". The base can get far, far more supply than the amount of "supplies required" and probably more than you want. So I've found I need to keep notes on which bases are requesting more supply so I can check them each turn and shut them off when they are where I want.

Still, an excellent feature not available in Witp Classic.