New Player No Machie Parts

[moncky]

Hi, I just picked up this game and am missing something fundamental that I can't find in the manual on or any forum posts.

I've started a new game and am unable to build any assets as I have 0 Machines. I can see that if I go into the workshop I could build machines, and whilst I have the IP and Metals to do so, I don't have the rare metals build them in the work shop.

I don't have a source or rare metals near by (I'm at about turn 3 or 4 so don't have a huge amount of map uncovered yet) so the answer to that seems to be to build the recycling facility, but I can't do that because, no machines.

I have just discovered whilst writing this that I can nationalize the scavenging asset in my city, which costs some credits and happiness.

Even then the earliest I can get this going is turn 4 or 5? Along with the 500credit and 7 happiness cost. Is there another way to bootstrap your industry? or is this just basically your start to every game?

[Soar_Slitherine]

You can buy machines from the market (it's near the workshop button in the right-side panel). People tend to nationalize the scavenging community on turn 1 and use the proceeds from rare metals sales to fund their regime.

[Clux]

You can also explore the surroundings, if you're the first major to "conquer" an hex with a town/city you will discover a depot of credits, metal, fuel, machines (most common during the first 10 turns) or GR equipment.

[HansLemurson]

I always buy Machines from the market instead of making them even when I do get a source of Rare Minerals. The market prices are such that selling 20 Rares will more than pay for a new Machine, and you can keep your Metal and Industrial Points!

[andyinkuwait]

Yeah, I always nationalise the scavenger community on T1 which will kick in on T2 closely followed by mining the metal deposit close to the city.

If I start building on T2 it may well be T5 before that kicks in but, when it does, I won't be short of cash.