30,000 supplies required - solved

[Captain Cruft]

I have worked out what makes the West Coast ports require 30,000 supplies. It is not for once a hard-wired slot issue.

They are all BASEs attached to West Coast (slot 100) or Canada Command (slot 134).

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 if (loc.type == BASE && (loc.hq == WEST_COAST || loc.hq == CANADA_COMMAND)) {
     loc.supplies_required = 30000;
 }
 else {
     loc.supplies_required = mystical_formula(loc);
 }
 

Change the HQ or change them to AFs and the supplies required value goes back to normal.

[DuckofTindalos]

Hmm, I know this is kinda long term, but don't you think you'll have to make the CONUS command(s) restricted? You'll have to have some, since you're using the WitP engine...

[Captain Cruft]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Hmm, I know this is kinda long term, but don't you think you'll have to make the CONUS command(s) restricted? You'll have to have some, since you're using the WitP engine...

Sorry I don't understand what you're on about there.

The 30,000 supplies required thing was being puzzled about by Lemurs! and others a while ago.

[DuckofTindalos]

Hmm, I probably don't either... I interpreted your earlier post as saying that the 30,000 supplies minimum was because the bases were attached to restricted commands, and since you're modding under the WitP engine, you can't avoid having the restricted commands (the damned things).

Methinks I'm babbling. Been a long day at school...

[Bradley7735]

Good Catch, Captain.

It looks like another undocumented feature.

[Captain Cruft]

Yep. I guess the reason for it is so that loads of supplies automatically get sucked down to the ports from the United States.

I may find a use for the feature in my mod, not sure yet ...

Another thing I found was how to make bases require garrison units. Their HQ must be of Chinese nationality, nothing else. That has potential too.

[Bradley7735]

Ok, so the supplies required is 30k+, but do you know if the base actually uses 30k+ supplies per month? I assumed my base was sucking up and USING 30k supplies per month.

[Captain Cruft]

No, 30,000 is not being consumed in general. Of course if there are enough units there it's possible ...

I do not believe that the "supplies required" figure ever represents actual supply consumption. How can the actual number of future air missions be known for example? It is used in determining no. of planes launched in various mission types and for overland supply movements.

How exactly the number is derived is one of life's mysteries

[Bodhi]

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

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 if (loc.type == BASE && (loc.hq == WEST_COAST || loc.hq == CANADA_COMMAND)) {
     loc.supplies_required = 30000;
 }
 else {
     loc.supplies_required = mystical_formula(loc);
 }
 

Could you post the rest of the WitP source while you're at it. Thanks. [:D]

[DuckofTindalos]

Oh yeah... I mean, how many posts could that possibly take?[8|]

[Captain Cruft]

ORIGINAL: Bodhi

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

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 if (loc.type == BASE && (loc.hq == WEST_COAST || loc.hq == CANADA_COMMAND)) {
     loc.supplies_required = 30000;
 }
 else {
     loc.supplies_required = mystical_formula(loc);
 }
 

Could you post the rest of the WitP source while you're at it. Thanks. [:D]

ROFL Did you spot the "deliberate" mistake BTW?

[michaelm75au]

... plus the LCUs at the base supply needs.[:D]

Michael