Indy
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Industrialist (aka Indy) strategies are most commonly run by communist governments due to their higher-than-natural industrial production and ability to sell more on the private market at a time. This is also commonly known as CI or Commie-Indy strategy.
Pros:
- Fast military production right away
- flexible and simple
- Good at fighting
- excellent and fast startup
Cons:
- Higher expenses later in game
- Completely market-dependent (high or low prices affect endgame)
- High market commission
- Production is less than other strats (with tech)
Synopsis
This a very basic and simple strategy. All beginners should start by mastering the indy strat.
The idea is to build as many industrial complexes as possible while producing as many military units as you can (to sell on the public market).
Guide
Start by building a few farms and get at least 80 construction sites to start with. Sell food on the private market to help fund building. As soon as you can, start building industrial complexes. Make sure you set your industrial production levels to 100% of a sellable military unit. It is recommended to start with turrets or troops, as these will be easier to sell at the beginning of a set. The choice is yours though. Once you start producing military, save yourself at least 1 turn and put your military goods for sale on the market. Checking the market history should give you an idea of what is selling the most and give a quick overview of recent market trends. Third party hosting sites and http://eestats.com also have market tools available.
Food
Once food production levels begin to drop to negligible amounts, you'll need to start buying food off the public market. The cost of food will play a major factor in how well you finish the set. Once you need to start buying food, you might as well scrap your farms and turn them, into industrial complexes.
From here on in, pay close attention to your food and cash levels! When doing batch explores, check your advisor page to see if there are any notices about running out of cash or food. You might want to check the numbers closely yourself if you want to do a 120 turn batch explore. If you are going to run out of money, sell more military units and wait for the cash.
Military
If you're doing it right, you will have no problem amassing an army that will make anyone think twice before hitting you. Your army however is useless to attack with unless you have oil! Keep an eye on those prices and buy cheap if you plan to do any grabbing or warring!
Selling
For maximum profit, you'll need to watch the market carefully and sell often. Selling goods at least once a day should ensure you have enough money to buy food and tech, while still being able to explore (or grab) and build. As the round progresses, you should increase the amount of times you sell daily.
Technology
Purchasing industrial technology to begin with will increase production and ultimately profits. As you grow in size; military technology, business technology and residential technology will help reduce costs and raise your PCI.
