1944-1945 Japan earthquake

[hades1001]

I guess it is not simulated in the game:)

And the earthquakes are reported to cause a disruption and 60% losses of Japanese plane production.

It will be fun to see the earthquake implemented in the game for AFBs

[DuckofTindalos]

Then we'll have to start implementing typhoons for the JFB's. Neither is going to happen, luckily.

[Gridley380]

Implementing natural disasters is asking for trouble. You basically have two choices:

1. Historical date & effect. Problem: then players will know they are coming and take steps to mitigate or avoid the damage. Result: very ahistorical and gamey result.
2. Random date & effect. Problem: then they become game breakers unless their effect is capped so low they become mere nuisances... at which point it isn't worth the effort to write them into the code.

[crsutton]

Yeah best not to go there. Next you will want them to factor in labor strikes in England...[;)]

[DuckofTindalos]

Or longshoremen refusing to unload ships. What would be the point of having a game with fixed events like this? Would you LIKE the Mutsu to blow up in harbour (because I can probably get a coder to set that probability to 100%)?