ECS Basic Vector II. Glass works

Glass works

Drawn by andythenorth, completely retextured and improved by George

The Glass works is the part of the ECS Basic Vector II.

Accepted and produced cargoes

The Glass works produces Glass.

The Glass works accepts Sand, Coal, Potash (if defined).

The Glass works does not accept any cargo during first 93 days of life if built in game.

Cargo acceptance is limited by storage capacity. If the stockpile is in overflow, the industry stops accepting cargo until the stockpile is down to 75% of capacity, at which point the industry will start accepting cargo again.

Level	Sand	Sand (75%)	Coal	Coal (75%)
Very low	3275	4367	1740	2320
Low	4367	5823	2320	3093
Normal	5823	7764	3093	4125
High	7764	10352	4125	5499
Very high	10352	13803	5499	7333
Ultimate	13803	18403	7333	9777

Acceptance limit can be disabled with parameter of ECS Basic Vector II

Construction

The Glass works can be built by a player both in a game and in the scenario editor. Construction cost is £445'312/$890'625/€890'625 in game, in case of inflation is off. Construction conditions are represented in the table.

SE	Condition
+	Build on dry land
+	Build on flat land
–	Build at least 16 tiles away from Tz0
–	Build > 16 tiles from a Sand pit
–	Build > 16 tiles from a Coal mine
–	Build > 8 tiles from a The Glass works

Description of Location/Positioning Conditions

The Glass works has Normal probability (4) to be built by map generator and low probability (2) to be built during game play.

Production

Both cargoes are a must. On the lowest production level the missing cargo would be taken from internal resources, but only when the other cargo is transported to the industry. Glass works production is calculated from 6 furnaces. Initial values for furnaces are shown in the table (production data is calculated for 8 cycles a month. During game play, there are 8 or 9 cycles, while the total amount of distributed cargo is adjusted with property for minimal amount of cargo distributed).

Amount of material used is calculated as coal = 0.2 * glass, sand = 0.4 * glass.

Every furnace can be upgraded to the best one for the current date. The smallest furnace is upgraded first.

Num\Year	1920	1950	1975	2000	2020	2040
1	15	20	25	33	43	56
2	21	27	35	46	60	78
3	29	38	50	65	84	109
4	41	54	70	90	118	153
5	58	75	97	127	165	214
6	81	105	136	177	230	300

Production of glass:

Level	Furnaces on	1920	1950	1975	2000	2020	2040
Very low	1	120	156	203	264	343	446
Low	2	288	374	487	633	823	1069
Normal	3	523	680	884	1149	1494	1943
High	4	852	1108	1441	1873	2435	3165
Very high	5	1313	1708	2220	2886	3751	4877
Ultimate	6	1959	2547	3310	4304	5595	7273
Limit	6	3872	5034	6544	8508	11060	14378

* Limit means ultimate production level (6 furnaces are on) where all furnaces are upgraded.

Production change

The Glass works uses 7 production levels, meaning number of furnaces being on (from 0 to 6).

Production change happens on the 1-st day of every month.

The Glass works does not change production level during first 93 days of life if built in game.

Changing production level is calculated by comparing the amount of cargo waiting and amount of material, required for production. If there is not enough cargo waiting, production changes. Industry can rise production by 1 level and decrease to any value.

Increasing production on high production levels also requires at least 50% of glass being transported.

On the lowest production level advanced closure mechanism is applied with the following protection conditions:

• last one on the map
• younger than 5 years for industries, built in SE (scenario editor) or during map generation, younger than 2 years for others
• transportation level > 75%

Protection can be changed with parameter of ECS Basic Vector II to the following protection conditions:

• last one on the map
• younger than 5 years for industries, built in SE (scenario editor) or during map generation, younger than 2 years for others
• transportation level > 1%
• The Glass works is built by the player during game play

Conditions for number of furnace going up

(Current production * 9.6 < Amount of sand stored) and (Current production * 4.8 < Amount of coal stored)

Conditions for number of furnace going down

(Current production * 3.2 > Amount of sand stored) or (Current production * 1.6 > Amount of coal stored)

Where Current production specifies amount of glass produced every 256 ticks.

Features

The Glass works has one of 6 possible layouts. New layouts are welcome (:biggrin:)

The Glass works is covered with snow when located above snow line.

When built by the player during a game, The Glass works will be in Company Colours of the builder. When generated by the game or built while in the scenario editor, The Glass works will pick up the colour randomly.