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Machinery & Equipment Efficiency, Coverage & Maintenance

Every operating division—including retail stores, logistics warehouses, farms, mines, and manufacturing plants—requires physical equipment and tooling to operate at peak throughput.

Equipment Efficiency Multipliers

Equipment installed in your facilities directly scales operating throughput and service capacity:

1. Workforce Coverage (1:1 Ratio)

Every active worker requires 1 physical unit of equipment (e.g., store display shelving & checkout registers for retail clerks, drills for miners, harvesters for farmhands, looms for textile operators):
\text{Coverage Ratio} = \text{clamp}\left(\frac{\text{Installed Quantity}}{\max(1, \text{Active Workers})},\; 0.10,\; 1.0\right)
  • Full Coverage: 20 workers with 20 installed units \rightarrow 100% Coverage (1.0).
  • Under-Equipped: Upgrading to 20 workers while retaining 10 installed units \rightarrow 50% Coverage (0.50). 50% of the workforce is idle with no workstation, reducing operational efficiency by half.
  • Unfurnished: Operating with 0 equipment yields a 90% penalty (0.10 floor).

    • 2. Facility Tier vs. Equipment Quality

    As a facility upgrades in level, its technological complexity and operating scale increase. Utilizing entry-level hardware in advanced facilities reduces throughput:
    \text{Quality Factor} = \text{clamp}\left(0.50 + 0.50 \times \frac{\text{Equipment Quality}}{\text{Division Level}},\; 0.20,\; 1.25\right)
    Division LevelEquipment QualityQuality RatingEfficiency Impact
    Level 1Q1.0 Starter100.0%Baseline
    Level 2Q1.0 Starter75.0%-25.0% penalty
    Level 3Q1.0 Starter66.7%-33.3% penalty
    Level 3Q2.0 Mid-tier83.3%-16.7% penalty
    Level 3Q3.0 Tier-Matched100.0%Optimal throughput
    Level 1Q3.0 Premium125.0%+25.0% high-tech bonus (clamped)

    3. Depreciation & Wear Mechanism

    \text{Wear Multiplier} = \max\left(0.10,\; 1.0 - \frac{\text{Wear Pct}}{100}\right)
    1. Continuous Degradation: Installed machinery degrades by 0.1% to 0.5% per server tick during active production. 2. Breakdown Threshold (50% Wear): When tool wear exceeds 50%, mechanical failure risks trigger exponential throughput penalties. 3. Severe Failure (90%+ Wear): At 90% wear, division operations stall completely until equipment is repaired or replaced.

    4. Overall Equipment Factor

    \text{equipFactor} = \text{clamp}(\text{Coverage Ratio} \times \text{Quality Factor} \times \text{Wear Multiplier},\; 0.10,\; 1.25)

    Procurement & Preventative Repair Strategy

    Navigate to the Equipment tab inside any Division Detail view:

  • Expand Capacity: When upgrading a division level, click Select Supplier & Procure to install the additional units required for your expanded workforce.

  • Install from Stock: Manufactured equipment stored in company inventory can be installed instantly at £0.00 cash cost.

  • Refurbish & Repair: Overhaul worn equipment back to 0.0% wear using replacement units from inventory or the market.

  • Regularly inspect equipment wear and tier fit to ensure your enterprise operates at peak competitive productivity.