Picking an Industry when everything is locked | Workers and Resources Soviet Republic | S8E3

[@DorniNerd]

God, there is so little I can say about my love for this game. It is amazing to me how much it captivates me back to playing with each successive major update. Looking forward to trying these new challenges and attempting in this new build! Great job Bballjo, looking forward to more!

[@FirestormMk3]

Yeah, I definitely think farming would at least be something to defray costs early, and the crops will only go on to lower the costs of your clothing production to boot. Definitely hope that construction bug is gone by the time it hits main. Once that is out, and free of major bugs like that, it's probably about time for me to start another republic - maybe one I'll even stick with through the rest of EA since it doesn't seem like there will be any remaining updates that would invalidate your cities.

[@tixarfuriaa]

oh lord, I also started playing this game recently and I have never seen such a well-thought-out city destruction, so far I'm starting it for the 10th time and only the realistic ones, other levels don't exist for me because it kills the fun, it's nice to watch, and I've already learned a lot, best regards: )

[@bballjo]

Thanks!

[@bouteilledeau1463]

Bballjo trying not to overload the COs with too many projects challenge (impossible)

[@bballjo]

Isn't it?!?

[@genybr]

why not rotate clothing factory set for 90 degrees and place a farm dedicated right for clothing business? This will reduce distances. And simplify logistics a bit.

[@bballjo]

Could have been a nice idea:)

[@SirPrzecinek]

I'm looking into getting this game after watching a few series by different youtubers and I wonder how viable is it to use crops as a starting industry as you do not need workers to start producing and selling them and then after inviting workers turning them into food or fabrics to increase profits. What I'm getting at is would it be a good idea to build a farm even before you build a city?

[@bballjo]

Well ..it's a low value/high volume product, meaning it only makes sense exporting en masse (via train or ship), but the overall yield is pretty low, so you can, but just getting the infrastructure setup is very expensive and takes very long....it's generally better to start with high price/high volume, that just a few trucks can help you make money already.

[@nyoodmono4681]

I think it is the better way. You can even harvest in the first season a little. Want to try a double farm start next. It feels like advancing slow, but allows to avoid credit debts later. A large farm can fill an 8k ton grain storage worth about 200k Rubel per season. I was suprised that when i got food, alcohol and meat exporting, crop export still was on second place with sellings. You wont need a train. 3 or 4 trucks on a line can empty the sorage over a year. What may backfire is the delayed research due to a delayed city.

[@SirPrzecinek]

@@nyoodmono4681 Sounds very cool. I would appreciate some feedback on how it went.

[@dazkaz15]

I hope that road bug gets sorted before I get my hands on your version. I know Peter said the roads were not his favourite thing about the game, in your interview with him.

[@dazkaz15]

I'd love to see some pre-made road over rail bridges, and other pre-made junctions, rail and road in vanilla. Maybe that would help with the branching off of bridges and tunnels, that he said would be so difficult to implement, with the current game structure and snapping points?

[@bballjo]

That road bug was fixed in the version about 4 hours after I recorded this :)

Great game and great videos. Thank you for all the seasons you have played and for all your tips. I need your assistance please: I don't have access to Waste management, even with the test branch. Is it normal? Maybe you have an early access to that version. I can activate the research but it does nothing: I still have access to all the buildings and I can see the resources on the map. Thanks for your help and all the content you create!

[@Welgeldiguniekalias]

It's not available to the public yet. The update was officially announced for June.

[@YUMBL]

Love the videos. Great work!

[@igordega]

Soon we will need an office of urbanists to tell us where to redo roads and build more bus stops.

[@krypticpanda6670]

Perfect timing! Do you have any advice for someone who wants to start the game, looks slightly overwhelming but i really want to learn

[@KarolOfGutovo]

My advice would be to first try making a money-gaining republic on all easiest settings (including unlimited cash) and then slowly ramp up the difficulty with each subsequent republic, first make money limited, then maybe vehicles according to start date, power requirement etc. This way you'll not have to learn everything at once.

[@krypticpanda6670]

@@KarolOfGutovo perfect thankyou, I shall give that a go!

[@WimsicleStranger]

You can enable/disable certain parts before you start, so if you just wanna have fun and learn the ropes you can disable water/sewage management or power or education or crime…stuff like that! Like the other user said, you should focus on money generating industries first. You don’t even need to worry about mining every single resource. I think you can generate profit just by importing iron and coal and making steel, for example. 😊

[@krypticpanda6670]

@@WimsicleStranger Thankyou!

[@bballjo]

Most important advice, run 2 games, 1 with whatever settings you feel you are ready for, and 1 sandbox to try out things if you are unsure how they work...then start small... first build a small settlement, and make it work until citizens are happy enough to stick around, then add an industry, and make that work, and then add more of each, building with construction offices is the most satisfying, but autobuild gets you going faster. Just play slow, always, a lot goes on all the time, that you should pay attention to. When starting out, play with the most money to start, and if you run out just add more with the CHEat menu....no money is good for plopping things down, but it's better if you see how the money flows to learn the game. I'd also recommend finding someone to follow along for getting going....this season has a couple things you won't need just yet, the previous one maybe better suited for you. There are other channels out there that have good let's plays too, just pick one you like. Good luck, don't fret, don't give up, it's worth the journey.

[@helios8459]

Hi, do you have a video on how to improve loyalty? I provide all needs, have radio running and schools and unis with high loyalty teachers and yet it slowly declines

[@bballjo]

Are your settings actually set in a way that shows a positive loyalty impact?

[@helios8459]

@@bballjo I have it on 40% propaganda 60% cultural enjoyment, it gives between +0.12-0.3% loyalty

[@peconi234]

when starting new game just select 3-4 buildings and roads at time there will be no problems , you did also this in previous seasons you pump jobs for construction office so many jobs , i know you want to show everithing but you must build in phases . sorry for bad english :D

[@bballjo]

I do! Not everything requires workers, and I micro manage when needed...

[@michaelsteffensen3231]

How do you speed up the game faster than x2 times speed???

[@antorseax9492]

I think BBJ says in the first episode. Ctrl + 1?

[@scott1974able]

Loving the new series. Personally I don’t mind it going slow as it adds a bit more detail to the series

[@hotelkiloactual]

Customs houses really need to be non-blocking by default. Only allowing one vehicle moving in the building area is not reasonable.

[@bballjo]

Perhaps...but having the tools and using them to address it in game really is nice IMO...

[@CarlenWhite]

You probably want to take the construction waste to a temporary dump just to recover it later. No reason to send it to the border to then get replacement gravel.

[@bballjo]

You can't use it until you recycle it, and that not something I'll be investing in right now.

[@juanpabloferro5035]

hola bro porque tienes actualizado el juego? configuraste algo con las Propiedades de Steam? no habra posibilidades de tener subtitulos en Español? (google translator) hello bro why have you updated the game? Did you configure anything with Steam Properties? There will be no possibilities of having subtitles in Spanish?

[@antorseax9492]

It isn't out yet, BBJ has early access.

[@mikihiir8701]

i dont know if the incline matters for trucks but you can make roads on much steeper hills now in the new update by putting them down in smaller increments

[@bballjo]

That's always been the case, just hold shift for extra short pieces. Also, incline doesn't matter

[@mikihiir8701]

@@bballjo oh, never noticed it before, ty for confirming

[@Rdlprmpf12]

I hope you are still aware you had autopopulate on for these residential buildings?

[@ttvnlrider]

I think 3000 is default, track builder and something else i forgot about has 4500 :)

[@gadonfire]

Hey how do you construct railroad in realistic mode because i have tried to do it but the mechanism is coming from the border and it need constructed railroad. I just want to know how?

[@bballjo]

Get a disassembled RCO crane from the customs house.

[@rc5924]

That's my biggest reason why I haven't done realistic mode yet... but i will one day! I need to wait till I get to the part where this guy builds his railroads so I can see how to do it

[@nathanwells4809]

Any idea when this is hitting the open test/release?

[@akwakatsaka1826]

How did you speed up the game at 8:10

[@randomhuman9287]

Is this a closed beta just for content creators? if so, any idea when public testing starts?

[@antorseax9492]

Yes on closed beta, don't know when it releases to the public though.

[@Welgeldiguniekalias]

Yes, this is the experimental branch, not the test branch any player can opt into. The release is not too far off, though. It was announced for June.

[@randomhuman9287]

Got it, thanks

[@A_Random_Commenter]

I don't see what difference the experimental pathfinding makes since no matter how many lanes there are going into the customs office still only one vehicle drives around inside at a time, maybe if they had the three different roads going into three dedicated stalls it would make a difference, like it does for the rail connection.

[@bballjo]

Looking at only 1 location is a bad way to pass judgement...it's path finding for the whole republic and has nothing to do with in building pathing.

[@oldhipoz9426]

@@bballjo It should still have been adjusted, the way it is, is frustrating and unrealistic

[@monkeyjackmonkeyjack3779]

you look like zangief from ussr street fighter 2

[@kyle5277]

Looking good

[@peter-kriska]

When we are going to have nonblocking custom house??????

[@bballjo]

1. Overrated. 2. It's been available as a mod for what feels like a year?

[@miles_world]

If you are allowed to show this now, is the release of the new patch going to be soon? Do you have a date?

[@bballjo]

Peter never prohibited showing it, check out Patreon...but June is still reasonable for release

[@Crownthekid]

when this getting realese

[@SirBlake94]

Why customs work like that, when there are 3-4 free spaces available all the trucks need to wait for 1 to finish it loading/unloading and to leave so 1 truck can get it? Is it intentional or it has a limitation because it cant be fixed or something else?

[@bballjo]

It's the internal pathing....there are high capacity customs houses in the workshop... otherwise use medium size customs houses, they have the best road throughput.... personally, I like this inefficiency, because it makes me use other options (rail, ship, air) sooner, and I have to think about the bottlenecks

[@WimsicleStranger]

I hope they fixed the bug with short footpaths where they would just not be constructed if they’re really short. I’d have gravel footpaths sit for weeks at just 2-3 workdays until I’d cave and pay for it… Really annoying, and I’m glad to see roads are still buggy as all hell 😅

[@bballjo]

Are you certain you had a bus and workers available at the assigned CO?

[@WimsicleStranger]

@@bballjo Yes, I’ve always found this to be occurring in my cities, and I typically build my cities around transit hubs (large bus stations or rails) for heavy industry starts. But I will say I’ve encountered it a LOT less in recent patches compared to 4-6 months ago.

[@bballjo]

In the last 6 months I didn't have any problems with construction not getting finished, regardless of size... without knowing any more, I have to guess that something around your CO setup was suboptimal

[@susangoaway]

Your videos are nice and all. But please stop calling them "Tutorials" if you're just going to slap just raw footage of the game into here. At the very least add timestamps.

[@bballjo]

Lol... nowhere in the video do I claim it's a tutorial, neither in the thumbnail or title...so if you went into this video thinking it's a tutorial, then it's kinda on you for thinking that...