Infrastructure can't be stored, right? Could we get a prompt or map mode showing us where it's being wasted?

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Bridger
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Infrastructure can't be stored, right? Could we get a prompt or map mode showing us where it's being wasted?

Post by Bridger »

As I understand it, Infrastructure does not 'stockpile' for more than a single turn. This means if you have a province with no construction projects (but at least 1 open slot), or a region without a province and no construction projects (but at least one open slot), then you're wasting those build points by not at least shuffling the building options.

Yet the process to ensure you're not missing anything is very tedious, and it gets more-so the bigger you are. I have to click on every single provinceless region, and each province, to make sure I'm not missing anything.

It would be very helpful to have something showing on the map when construction projects are available (but not being used), or a map mode for this (properly highlighting only provinces with no project or provinces regions without a project).

At the very least, pop up a reminder when the player hits end turn. Honestly the game shouldn't let you end the turn if it will waste infrastructure. Was kind of surprised to find that it let you do so without some kind of reminder.
poesel71
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Re: Infrastructure can't be stored, right? Could we get a prompt or map mode showing us where it's being wasted?

Post by poesel71 »

Select a region and press <space>. That will switch you to the next idle region (if any).
Bridger
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Re: Infrastructure can't be stored, right? Could we get a prompt or map mode showing us where it's being wasted?

Post by Bridger »

poesel71 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:33 pm Select a region and press <space>. That will switch you to the next idle region (if any).
Ooooo, that's definitely a step in the right direction, thanks. Does "Idle" mean 'production will be wasted if you press end turn' or does it mean 'no current construction'? If the latter, then it will include regions inside a provice whose resources are still being used by the province to construct buildings elsewhere, and is much less useful.
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Re: Infrastructure can't be stored, right? Could we get a prompt or map mode showing us where it's being wasted?

Post by Gray Fox »

The space bar will not take you to the next region with excess infrastructure where workers have finished a building and no open slot is available. I use the ledger instead of the space bar. I can see where open slots are available and I can click regions with no build project and switch workers from infrastructure to agriculture, commerce or culture. In the pic, I can re-assign workers in Oea.
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