Which Corp. is weakest?
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Bino
Warlord
Its only me that find that all in all corps are not needed? By the time i get them i have already won, or quitted because i'm a crappy player ^^
Love
Deity
I find All corps useless. Religons is much better!
MrCynical
Deity
Standard Ethanol is the worst. It clashes with the best corporations (the food ones), and is practically useless if you have oil. Even if you don't have oil you'd have to be seriously despearte not only to pay corporation grade maintenance for it, but to lose the more powerful corps in order to get it.
Quagga
Former Dictator
I voted for Aluminum Inc. The research bonus is too minor to care about. And do I really need aluminum? I can't say I miss it when I don't have it.
I agree with the above comments about Standard Ethanol though. Yes, you may wish to build the HQ just to get oil, but otherwise why bother?
I do not agree that the cultural bonus from Civilized Jewlers comes too late to be useful. If you're conquesting, drop CJ into the newly captured cities and watch those borders pop. Yes this is expensive, but maybe with 3.13 the cost will be more than bearable.
EDIT: I originally said that Refrigeration was requred for SE, but it is required for Cereal Mills instead. Since I don't value this tech much; that's an argument toward CM being most useless.
I agree with the above comments about Standard Ethanol though. Yes, you may wish to build the HQ just to get oil, but otherwise why bother?
I do not agree that the cultural bonus from Civilized Jewlers comes too late to be useful. If you're conquesting, drop CJ into the newly captured cities and watch those borders pop. Yes this is expensive, but maybe with 3.13 the cost will be more than bearable.
EDIT: I originally said that Refrigeration was requred for SE, but it is required for Cereal Mills instead. Since I don't value this tech much; that's an argument toward CM being most useless.
TheLastOne36
Deity
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I say Cerial Mills as Sids Sushi is a 100% better, and the recources for Sids Sushi are really common compared to the Cerial Mills.
isn't important to you then it takes more resources and more 
to get the same amount of 
from sushi as cereal.
Andvare
King
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The Civilised Jewellers are nice for spreading to the AI. Little to no gain, but money in the pocket.
The all can have their use, but ethanol is the weakest. Very nice if you don't have oil, but I have never been in an SP game where I wasn't able to get some oil, and MP games are usually decided long before oil becomes important.
The Aluminium can be used, as aluminium is used by another corp, creative constructions, and can boost it tremendously, expensive though.
The all can have their use, but ethanol is the weakest. Very nice if you don't have oil, but I have never been in an SP game where I wasn't able to get some oil, and MP games are usually decided long before oil becomes important.
The Aluminium can be used, as aluminium is used by another corp, creative constructions, and can boost it tremendously, expensive though.
bonafide11
Worker
I voted for Standard Ethanol, but I'm a bit disappointed that in the list of fixes for the new patch, it doesn't seem they did anything to improve the weaker corporations. So Mining Inc. and Sid's Sushi will still dominate...
Stylesrj
Tabitha SEAL
To me, Cereal Mills and Mining Inc are the only two corporations I use. Culture is not an issue to me.
I'd say Jewellers. Clashes with Mining Inc and needs a Great Artist. Around this time, I get more engineers and merchants than artists...
Although in my recent game, I'm desperate for a GE. I've got myself the mills, now all I need is a GE...
I'd say Jewellers. Clashes with Mining Inc and needs a Great Artist. Around this time, I get more engineers and merchants than artists...
Although in my recent game, I'm desperate for a GE. I've got myself the mills, now all I need is a GE...
Well all of this should be contingent upon the usage of Solver's patch, since otherwise corporations tend to suck the life out their host cities.
If not, you might want to change the poll to "Which Corp makes for the most effective weapon?" (Meaning, which gives the least benefit as it sucks the coffers dry).
Speaking of which, what do I need to edit to change the names of the companies? If I ever decide to stop using Solver's fixes, I'll want the corps to have names like Tyco, Worldcom, and Enron, to better reflect their actual effect within the game.
If not, you might want to change the poll to "Which Corp makes for the most effective weapon?" (Meaning, which gives the least benefit as it sucks the coffers dry).
Speaking of which, what do I need to edit to change the names of the companies? If I ever decide to stop using Solver's fixes, I'll want the corps to have names like Tyco, Worldcom, and Enron, to better reflect their actual effect within the game.
One must also take into account how common the resources the corp. uses are. (This depends on map settings / size).
I can't wait to found cereals on a great plains map with all those wheat and corn.
( no corp. uses cows 
)
Also you can have four corps. in one city if you neglect Mining inc. :
(cereal OR sushi) + createcon + civjewel + aluminum
Though mining inc might still be better
I can't wait to found cereals on a great plains map with all those wheat and corn.
( no corp. uses cows )Also you can have four corps. in one city if you neglect Mining inc. :
(cereal OR sushi) + createcon + civjewel + aluminum
Though mining inc might still be better
Stylesrj
Tabitha SEAL
Mining Inc IS better (if you've got Cultural Victory disabled. Forget culture!).
Although the prospect of 4 corporations in a city does sound good, Mining Inc and Cereal Mills are the best as they provide the maximum bonus in production and food.
Because I hate cultural victories (they're always disabled, along with Time and Domination) on Settler games, I don't care about Sid's Sushi or Creative Constructions or Civilised Jewellers.
Although the prospect of 4 corporations in a city does sound good, Mining Inc and Cereal Mills are the best as they provide the maximum bonus in production and food.
Because I hate cultural victories (they're always disabled, along with Time and Domination) on Settler games, I don't care about Sid's Sushi or Creative Constructions or Civilised Jewellers.
Peng Qi
Emperor
Civilized Jewelers is easily the best in the game, since if you're playing right it turns a 4-8 gold profit in every city you spread it to.
elder abuser
Old People Fear Me
I agree.
With Civ Jewelers you can stop the 100% economy dependency on other civs that have your corporations. Someone switched to communism? Bah, no problem, sneak a spy in and force him to switch back. If you have many cities and corporations in all of em, other civs switching to communism without Civ Jewelers is a very scary thing.
Of course you need a decent amount of the resources, but I found haveing Civ Jewelers negates some of the cost creative constructions and sids sushi bring.
BTW: most useless? probably ethanol.
Hawaiian
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Don't know why people vote for Standard Ethanol; it can be darned useful. If you don't have oil or uranium, Standard Ethanol can save you! I know it did in one of my games. I had absolutely no source of oil, but founded Standard Ethanol. I spread it to a few key cities, pumped out my oil-based units. Kept myself alive in time for victory. It made a guaranteed lost game into an exciting, close match. Victory was so much sweeter with what I had to do to win.
Really, the corp is meant for those who can't get oil.
Really, the corp is meant for those who can't get oil.
azzaman333
meh
I'd say the Aluminum one is most useless.
