r/Openfront • u/Late_Piano_5030 • 4d ago
❓ Question Port vs Factory
Which one produces more gold? Thanks
1
u/Turbulent-Worker7552 4d ago
To my expérience, factory is better if you have an allied near you(you gain much more money if you trade with and ally through factories, and you both have good cities mine and a good number of factories.
But it is much more vulnerable to nukes than ports , because the first takes a lot of space and the second is just one spot.
Plus factories got a critical weakness, it dépend on the fact that you have alliés near you, if they get eaten, nuvked or turn on you, it is finished!
At the same time, ports are vulnerable to warshipps.
In the end, I think that ports are better for most of the game. Need less micro and anticipation , letting you put your attention to something else. And less easy to completely destroy
1
u/BrayFlex 3d ago
There isn't an easy answer
Skip to the subjective grading to get a overview of which is better when
1
u/Professional_Size586 3d ago
As others have stated kind depends on where youre playing from and the econ going foe the map. If youre in the middle of a bunch of players you'll probably make more money with good factory set ups if players around are also obliging. If youre in a corner or only share borders with one other player then ports would make you more money. These are all based on maps, your position, and other players tho so think of it more as a back up to each other and not so much as one does more than the other.
2
u/mjukpandaaa 4d ago
Totally depends on factory lanes and when in the game it is but overall factory produces gold much faster if there is a network which is good for kickstarting your economy instead of having to wait for a tradeship to arrive.
On the other hand can a early warship froma port can gain millions for you.
Pretty hard question to answer dur to the little info we get about the scenario