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Enclave Reborn Redux
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Walt von Keisel-Walther 23 Oct, 2024 @ 10:38am
Lowest Bidder National Focus
Why does it make the Production costs more expensive and also the equipment worse? Shouldn't it make the equipment cheaper and still better because even if its lowest bid, they still have to meet a certain quality standard (Which is often still very high in the US military.)
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xxxx 23 Oct, 2024 @ 10:52am 
This is in reformists old world factories?

I think the reason is high level of bureaucracy and some corruption)
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Walt von Keisel-Walther 23 Oct, 2024 @ 4:23pm 
Originally posted by xxxx:
This is in reformists old world factories?

I think the reason is high level of bureaucracy and some corruption)
Yeah its for reformists, but still even high level bureaucracy and such shouldn't make terribly much sense with the equipment costing more while performing worse.
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Texas Redhawk 23 Oct, 2024 @ 6:29pm 
The old world factories focus tree is basically re-embracing the corrupt corporate structure of pre-War America. "Lowest bid" manufacturing does not actually select the cheapest and most effective product even in the real world, but whichever one paid off the relevant procurement committee members the best. The resulting maluses ingame are offset by the better stuff you can unlock through that path.
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Walt von Keisel-Walther 23 Oct, 2024 @ 6:53pm 
Originally posted by Texas Redhawk:
The old world factories focus tree is basically re-embracing the corrupt corporate structure of pre-War America. "Lowest bid" manufacturing does not actually select the cheapest and most effective product even in the real world, but whichever one paid off the relevant procurement committee members the best. The resulting maluses ingame are offset by the better stuff you can unlock through that path.
The only real reason to go for it is the various Power Armor stuff from what I understand?
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pohatu74  [developer] 24 Oct, 2024 @ 6:15am 
Originally posted by Walt von Keisel:
The only real reason to go for it is the various Power Armor stuff from what I understand?

That and by the end, APA Production Cost is a fraction of what it would normally.
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FuntimeByzantium 24 Oct, 2024 @ 7:00am 
In that case, what does new world manufacturing represent?
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pohatu74  [developer] 24 Oct, 2024 @ 4:32pm 
Originally posted by FuntimeByzantium:
In that case, what does new world manufacturing represent?

More managed abd controlled. Basically heeding Eisenhower and seeing the destruction of the world as partly the blame of a runaway MIC.
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Walt von Keisel-Walther 24 Oct, 2024 @ 5:55pm 
Originally posted by pohatu74:
Originally posted by FuntimeByzantium:
In that case, what does new world manufacturing represent?

More managed abd controlled. Basically heeding Eisenhower and seeing the destruction of the world as partly the blame of a runaway MIC.
I still think the Lowest Bidder Focus should be balanced out with a lower production cost at the expense of other aspects.
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pohatu74  [developer] 25 Oct, 2024 @ 6:57am 
That one part is balanced out by the rest of the Branch.
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