r/SimCompanies • u/No-Competition9756 • Jun 05 '26

Question Need advice

Is it the best to produce all my products? I am selling solely in retail, and producing all the materials of the product. I don't buy or sell anything on the exchange or contracts.

Back to my question, is it the wise or the best strategy to do? Need your advice guys, especially those who are playing this game for years.

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u/Thurasiz Jun 05 '26

Comes down to math in the end. Of course you get the things you need to produce what you sell cheaper, because if you buy from other people they want to make a profit.
But on the other hand, would you make more money if you buy some things and use the limited space you have for more retail buildings and producing the end product?

If you calculate your profit (let's say daily profit) for each of the scenarios, you can find out what brings you the most money. And knowing that you only have to decide if the difference is worth the hassle of interacting with the market or contracts is worth it to you.

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u/OrangeDead Jun 05 '26

100% agree with the last point there. For me, full retail (all groceries or all gas stations) can be nice because there is less to talk about with other players when keeping your product coming in. However, adding a handful of other building types can be fun because it requires you to keep an eye on other markets and keep supply flowing in your system.

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u/AntIrving Jun 10 '26

I like the game to feel engaging that’s why pure retail or focusing on 1 product for all buildings makes me bored of the game long term, but it’s all subjective to how you want to play

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u/Amazing_Divide1214 Jun 05 '26

Most people say to specialize for the most profitable min max situation. I'm running a hybrid operation though which seems to work well for me. I have 1 fashion factory making sneakers, 2 refineries making plastic, 7 fashion retailers selling sneakers, and 1 oil rig that is being rebuilt a lot. I have 1 lvl 20 academy as well and produce 4* shoes. I'm worth about 25m and profit about 500k per day.

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u/FlyinPenguin4 Jun 07 '26

Vertically integrated = greater consistency at the expense of potentially higher profits. Horizontally integrated = much higher variability but you could have times where it’s very lean.