production related questions from a newb player

[seille]

Hello,

First of all: A happy new year.

Now to my questions. I´ve read a lot here and found answers for many of my questions, but some
are still open.

For example:

I have inland ressource centers at Hokkaido. How can i access these ressources to transport them to
Honshu ? Do they automaticly move to a port hex when i start loading ressources there ?

R&D Factories:
Figured out i can change them only to other R&D projects. That´s no problem, but i would like to know
if they convert to production sites once their R&D project is finished. Do they start to produce A6M3
for example or do i have to switch my A6M2 factories to A6M3 then ?
I play with PDU on and just finished my air production setup.

Hope you can help me with these problems. I´ll probably have more questions later, but these ones
are for now the most important.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: seille

Hello,

First of all: A happy new year.

Now to my questions. I´ve read a lot here and found answers for many of my questions, but some
are still open.

For example:

I have inland ressource centers at Hokkaido. How can i access these ressources to transport them to
Honshu ? Do they automaticly move to a port hex when i start loading ressources there ?

R&D Factories:
Figured out i can change them only to other R&D projects. That´s no problem, but i would like to know
if they convert to production sites once their R&D project is finished. Do they start to produce A6M3
for example or do i have to switch my A6M2 factories to A6M3 then ?
I play with PDU on and just finished my air production setup.

Hope you can help me with these problems. I´ll probably have more questions later, but these ones
are for now the most important.

resources will auto-move if there is a rail link.

R&D start producing when a/c is research completed.

[seille]

Many thanks Pax.
Once the R&D factories start producing the new plane do they lose their special R&D status
or could i also switch to a new R&D project ?

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: seille

Many thanks Pax.
Once the R&D factories start producing the new plane do they lose their special R&D status
or could i also switch to a new R&D project ?

With PDU on and realistic research off you can switch them as you please.

[seille]

Uhh, i have realistic research activated. Reread the chapter in the manual
and it seems with these setting i can´t switch back from a available plane to
R&D for lets say more Ki84 research to get this plane faster.
That means step by step all my R&D factories will convert to normal production
facs and i´ll be less flexible with future R&D projects. Think to set the R&D setting to
realistic was a mistake [;)].
I wonder how other jap player manage this. Sadly only a few AAR´s set some focus at production.

[PaxMondo]

I go with realistic off usually.  I need all the help I can get as JAP.  Really though, the "only" difference is the cost in supplies of repairing converted factories.  The "only" though can be many, many 10,000's of supplies for a large runner like going from Oscar to Tony.
 
Good Luck!
 
PS: of course you can always start again with different setting. 

[seille]

I could change the R&D setting during my turn 1 setup.
Dunno if i can change this later, but in turn one i could change this setting against AI.
 
But after i saw the huge number of R&D factories with many planes i´ll never need
i think i´ll try to play with realistic R&D.
My plan is to go into the game with my basic changes to production:
increased:
Zero (86), Oscar (76)
Kate (64), Val (24), Sally (61), Nell (44) and Betty (73).
 
I´ll produce only a few more Nates until the engines are used up. I´ll focus on not too many models.
My only army bomber will be the Sally, no Lilly, Ida or Sonia and probably no Hellen later.
 
The AI will probably kick my noob-ass... [:D]
I wished Mr. Solli would continue his AAR. I need his economic input [&o]

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: seille


I wished Mr. Solli would continue his AAR. I need his economic input [&o]

As do we all!