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18 Sep, 2018 @ 3:25am

demand fluctuations

I only play the game occasionally but I love it every time; however, what's bothering me is the constant fluctuations in demand for the car models that are being produced. While it's natural that there should be fluctuation, I can see no way of handling this except readjusting production after every turn and regularly idling factories when it gets too bad. After a time this becomes pathetically boring, which is a shame as the game is a lot of fun otherwise. I had enabled "no major economic fluctuation" but that doesn't seem to help. Do I have to automate production?

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Eric.B [developer] 18 Sep, 2018 @ 5:43am

Originally posted by strombocactus:
I had enabled "no major economic fluctuation" but that doesn't seem to help.

As per the "help" button, this setting disables events like the Great Depression or the OPEC oil crisis. It does not change random variations of customers per month.

The setting you're looking for is called "Customer Fluctuation" and is a slider in "Options 2". You'll want to crank it more toward "less".

Do I have to automate production?

Auto production is located in the Mega Menu (Office Computer), Auto Commands. Just check the "Auto Produce" check box.

Alternatively, you can do what companies do in real life, and that's carry an inventory. You over produce for several months until you have 3-4 month inventory supply, then you simply cut production and sell through the inventory for 3 months, then repeat the process. (The length of time could be extended if the model sells well or you want to be lazy.) When your model is ready to be phased out, you simply sell through the remaining models after you end production before you stop selling the vehicles.