Question about Labs

[SailingGuy]

I'm playing the Axis in a PBEM. Max Labs = 11, but I can only get a Total Labs of 5, one in each available area. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance for helping out the newbie.

[gchristie]

SG,

What year is your current turn? In 1939 you get to build one lab for each area, in 1940 you get to build two labs each area. It tops out at a certain number (13 I think), but research breakthroughs in industry will give you an additional lab per breakthrough up to a certain point. For instance, in 1940 with lvl 2 in General/Industry you should see 12 labs max for axis.

So you probably aren't doing anything wrong, you just need to wait for the new year to build more labs.

[SailingGuy]

SG,

What year is your current turn? In 1939 you get to build one lab for each area, in 1940 you get to build two labs each area. It tops out at a certain number (13 I think), but research breakthroughs in industry will give you an additional lab per breakthrough up to a certain point. For instance, in 1940 with lvl 2 in General/Industry you should see 12 labs max for axis.

So you probably aren't doing anything wrong, you just need to wait for the new year to build more labs.

It's December, 1939. Thanks.

[Peter Stauffenberg]

Your war effort / 10 truncated determines the max number of labs you can have. In addition there are some limitations.
One is game year. 1939 = max 1 per area. 1940 = max 2 per area. 1941-1942 = max 3 per area. 1943+ = max 4 per area.
Another is that you can not have more than half the number of labs in one area.

[SailingGuy]

Your war effort / 10 truncated determines the max number of labs you can have. In addition there are some limitations.
One is game year. 1939 = max 1 per area. 1940 = max 2 per area. 1941-1942 = max 3 per area. 1943+ = max 4 per area.
Another is that you can not have more than half the number of labs in one area.

Thanks. That makes it much clearer. Game just moved into 1940 and I can start building more labs.