Mergers/Liquidations

[lifgard]

I can't find reference to this anywhere. I am playing free mode with two AI. I purchased on stocks for one, but can't find button or option to merger or liquidate.

Is this possible in free play mode? If so, any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[chaney]

From the guide I compiled about basic mechanics:

"Buy shares in the competition by clicking on the 4th icon on the top left (Company) and going to the 3rd screen of that section. Click the two arrows on the competitor company box then with the slider select how much to buy and confirm.

As you buy shares in another company, the marginal cost per share goes up reflecting some supply and demand effects. Thineboot indicates a cost of 150% of company value if you buy all at once, and a test just now yields a 160% cost, so the premium is significant.

If you want to shortcut the buyout, you can hit the Merge button (linked squares.) This will buy out the remaining shares, but at a 10% premium on top of the effect above, so don't do that unless you don't care about money any more and time is important.

If you choose to buy up all of another Company, you have the option to Merge them into your Company, or let them keep operating, giving you their profits. If you Merge, you have options to either sell off (demolish) their infrastructure (trains, tracks, and buildings) or take over it."

So the Merge button is the linked squares button just below the one you have been using to buy shares.

[Dray Prescot]

Have you bought ALL of the Stock in that AI Company? You need 100% to Merge/Liquidate.

[mbutton15]

You can definitely do it in Free-Play mode as I have done it. You can even do it at the very start as I even managed to buy-out 2 of the 3 competitors before I'd even laid any track !!

It's the icon just below the one you used to buy shares.

[lifgard]

Thanks for the replies. I don't know how to paste a screenshot in these forums, but, the only icon for the two AI companies is the two arrows (left and right) icon. I definitely own all the shares in one company. Even sold a few and repurchased them. Maybe a glitch?

On the map, I can't select or do anything with the trains/stations from the company I own.

[mbutton15]

It could be a glitch. Some scenarios won't allow share trading until further into the scenario, but even then both icons are still available and a message pops up to say you can't actually do that yet.

To post a screenshot you need to upload it first. Then just paste the URL in the message.

[chaney]

Here is a screen shot showing the buttons:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/994638607662515041/FCFA4DAF9C3785E0C4E7987566B3E2753F8B6138/

[gardlt]

If you can't see the option to merge in Free Mode probably it's due to this setting: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1975464577


I think the idea of this is for a continuous game where the AI will never buy you out even if they own all your shares.

[lifgard]

Thanks all. The Advanced Options was the issue - Mergers were off. Cheers.