1. You forget about the MAPI, Sean. The *local* prices are high for the Steel Mill state, not your overall market prices. Always go for the 'Stock Exchange' (Society research) as soon as you can when you don't have it. Railways can wait, especially when you build on the coastline as 'Ports' will increase the missing infrastructure for you instead, and the extra convoys are a nice bonus on top. 2. Universities don't actually _increase_ literacy. They just help with qualifications. It's best to use the +25% Capital bonus to strengthen the Interest Groups (Intelligentsia) from built universities in the capital. Usually, you are totally okay with 1 university per state, and then you build at least 20 of them in your capital. To actually *increase* literacy you use the 'Education' institution (you got the Public Education, which is pretty good in your country's case) and the edict you prefer *not* to use all the time - Social Mobility. That means, that building those 5 universities in a God forgotten state was actually wasting your money instead. You increased the wages you are paying your bureaucrats (not a bad thing per se but not needed right now) and you aren't reaching your goal (increasing literacy).
Well said! And I'll add that Sean must pay attention with not forgetting to improve some raw resources production (wood, iron, coffee and meat/grain at least), in order to help your budget and production basis. Also, Minas Gerais is the most populated province, there's the place for building new government buildings as well.
Maybe you should build the base of your economy (coal, iron, wood), because that will help to get prices down of Steel, motors, etc. sorry for bad English, im not a native speaker.
You’re right, that’s something we’ll be doing more in the future, I just like to get 1-2 steel and motor industries down at the start so I can have a foundation for building railways.
1. You forget about the MAPI, Sean. The *local* prices are high for the Steel Mill state, not your overall market prices. Always go for the 'Stock Exchange' (Society research) as soon as you can when you don't have it. Railways can wait, especially when you build on the coastline as 'Ports' will increase the missing infrastructure for you instead, and the extra convoys are a nice bonus on top.
2. Universities don't actually _increase_ literacy. They just help with qualifications. It's best to use the +25% Capital bonus to strengthen the Interest Groups (Intelligentsia) from built universities in the capital. Usually, you are totally okay with 1 university per state, and then you build at least 20 of them in your capital. To actually *increase* literacy you use the 'Education' institution (you got the Public Education, which is pretty good in your country's case) and the edict you prefer *not* to use all the time - Social Mobility. That means, that building those 5 universities in a God forgotten state was actually wasting your money instead. You increased the wages you are paying your bureaucrats (not a bad thing per se but not needed right now) and you aren't reaching your goal (increasing literacy).
Well said! And I'll add that Sean must pay attention with not forgetting to improve some raw resources production (wood, iron, coffee and meat/grain at least), in order to help your budget and production basis.
Also, Minas Gerais is the most populated province, there's the place for building new government buildings as well.
Maybe you should build the base of your economy (coal, iron, wood), because that will help to get prices down of Steel, motors, etc. sorry for bad English, im not a native speaker.
You’re right, that’s something we’ll be doing more in the future, I just like to get 1-2 steel and motor industries down at the start so I can have a foundation for building railways.
this run is becoming my fav v quickly
great video, great content. keep going!
dang, that didn't feel like 49 minutes lol