Where's the fuel!?

[Ricardo]

Hello, I have a situation. I'm playing on a very large map - the distances between cities are about 20-30 hexes. To simplify things, I made this map.

[Capital] <- 25 hex-> [other zone] <- 35 hex -> [OILFIELD CITY] <- 20 hex -> my empty tanks


In one Zone (let's call it OILFIELD CITY), I have 3 oil rigs. About 20 hexes away from this zone, I was attacked by a Major Player. I sent a brigade of heavy tanks and... they ran out of fuel. I mean, there's fuel in the SHQ, but not for these tanks.

OK, I thought, and I forbade OILFIELD CITY from sending oil to the SHQ, thinking it would be used in the Zone, especially for the tanks. Next turn, my tanks are still out of fuel. How do I solve this? Is there a command to make the oil available only FOR THIS zone?

I forgot to add that I have plenty of Action Points, both between the capital and OILFIELD CITY, and between OILFIELD CITY and the tanks.

[Slippy]

One of those case where a save file or some screenshots would help.

Based on what you have said - are the tanks in supply range (known as operational logistics) of the closest hex with logistic points running through it (ie closest road/rail hex)? If you turn on the supply overlay you can see hexes coloured. Food is supplied in full at any colour but everything else only receives full supply if within the green colour (assuming you have enough logistic points).

The other thing is that your tanks are trying to receive supplies BEFORE the oil production has come into effect. Units are supplied (or attempted) at step 1. If the oil isnt available at this point they cant use it.
Example: Unit 1 requests 100 oil. You have 0 oil in storage but 200 being produced. The SHQ cannot send anything out because the 200 oil has not been received. When you end turn again the SHQ can send out the 100 out of 200 oil because it has it in stock.

Regarding options, the zone orders screen has options to supply local units before sending supplies back to the SHQ. However... oil is 0 weight (pipes are assumed) so it might not be the issue.

5.11.5.13. has the logistic sequence.

[Hasefrexx]

You need to call your governor, in the same screen that you set salaries you will find the option to supply units with the zone reserves. I would suggest using the micro option, the super micro option can kill your logistics if you don't know how it works.

The other thing is to make sure it's not a fuel shortage. Your SHQ will always have fuel in reserve even when you have shortages. The give away is to check fuel tooltip and compare fuel available to units and fuel sent, if it's almost the same number then production is the issue.

[OznerpaG]

on some turns Fuel can get sucked dry fast in this game, so one of the early things I try to build is 20-30k of fuel storage just to have a nice reserve for those heavy fuel turns

[Æthelbald]

when in doubt upgrade a logistic building