US relationships

[sir sandwich]

If my factory is in Russia why do I have to have good relationships with the US goverment to get a bullet manufacturing license?

[...👑 JOST AMMAN 👑...]

Originally posted by sir sandwich:

If my factory is in Russia why do I have to have good relationships with the US goverment to get a bullet manufacturing license?

Because from the "story" it seems you were born in USA and your father, who left you that factory, was also from the USA?
;-]

[YaBoiBeanz]

Real answer: probably because the game hasn't been developed that far along to include licencing from different countries so no matter where you are the US is your licencing country.

Canon answer: because no matter where you base your factory you are a U.S. Citizen so they are you main governing agency. You can't renounce your citizenship because then you couldn't get licencing from the U.S. or from the other countries who won't grant it to non-native born citizens.

Personal Opinion: I hope it's the former. I think that'd make for more fun gameplay.

[Shinzo - Ed]

We just haven't gotten to that aspect of the game yet. It is coming though, the "factory" side of the game is at a healthy place right now, we really want to start working on the "story" side, the side where you guys maybe, just maybe get your factories and business burned to the ground from crossing the wrong people :P

[song of goose]

The primary market for most of the calibers produced in game is the USA. 9mm and 22LR are fairly common in Russia too, but to globally sell a lot of rounds like .45 ACP and 5.56, you need the permission of the American market.

At least that is my best explanation, there are some things that still don't make sense in the game in terms of global arms and ammunition trade. But it's a game, it should't have to make complete sense, it just has to be engaging and fun.

For example, "7.62" is a producible cartridge in game, but 7.62 is just a diameter which equates to .30 caliber, there are countless rounds that are 7.62mm diameter. (7.62x51, 7.62x54R, 7.62x39, 7.62x53, 30-30, .300 WM, etc etc). I could go on all day naming rounds that are 7.62 but the game only gives one "7.62" cartridge. In the end these details don't really matter because I simply don't have the space for more than one 7.62 production line and selling 7.62x51 exclusively to NATO markets and 7.62x39 exclusively to Chinese and Russian markets adds needless complexity to the game.

But I agree that it does make more sense that the reputation required for your production license for ammo or explosives should probably be the country in which your factory is located, that does make the most sense.