Manufacturing Plant (Civ2)

Manufacturing Plant
Advance required	Robotics
Buildings required	Factory
Cost	320
Maintenance	6
Effect	Increases resource production by an additional 50% (cumulative w/ Factory).

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The   Manufacturing Plant (abbreviated Mfg. Plant) is an economic city improvement in Civilization II, available with the Robotics advance.

A Manufacturing Plant can be built in a city with a Factory. It increases base Shield output by 50%, for a combined total of 100%. A city with a Factory, Mfg. Plant, and power plant can obtain a maximum production bonus of 150%.

Strategy

Manufacturing Plants provide their production bonus even without a Factory present. Furthermore, a Mfg. Plant is considered a factory for the purpose of power plant synergy. This means a cash-strapped civilization may prefer to sell off Factories first, as these are cheaper to rebuild (200 vs. 320 for the Mfg. Plant).

When calculating a city's total production output, the Manufacturing Plant's bonus combines with the Factory's before rounding. This means a city with an odd Shield yield will gain one extra shield when both improvements are present, as per the following equation:

$\lfloor s_{0}\times {\frac {f+m}{2}}\rfloor +\lfloor s_{0}\times {\frac {p}{2}}\rfloor =s_{1}$

where $s_0$ is the city's Shield yield; $f$, $m$ and $p$ each equal $1$ when a Factory, Mfg. Plant, and/or power plant are present, respectively; and $s_1$ is the final bonus Shield output. So a city with an 11 yield, a Factory, and a Mfg. Plant will gain $\lfloor 11\times {\frac {1+1}{2}}\rfloor +\lfloor 11\times {\frac {0}{2}}\rfloor =\lfloor 11\times 1\rfloor +\lfloor 11\times 0\rfloor =11+0=11$ for a total of 22 , whereas a city with an 11 yield, a Factory, and a power plant will gain only $\lfloor 11\times {\frac {1+0}{2}}\rfloor +\lfloor 11\times {\frac {1}{2}}\rfloor =\lfloor 11\times {\frac {1}{2}}\rfloor +\lfloor 11\times {\frac {1}{2}}\rfloor =5+5=10$ for a total of 21 .

Civilopedia entry

Manufacturing plants are large industrial complexes that produce goods of all types, although they are generally used to produce durable consumer goods such as automobiles. Essentially, a manufacturing plant is a large, sophisticated factory that employs specialization of labor, complex machinery, and assembly lines to gain efficiency and economies of scale. This combination of manpower and automation increases productivity and reduces production costs.

See also

• Manufacturing Plant in other games

City improvements in Civilization II [edit]
Defense	City Walls Coastal Fortress SAM Missile Battery SDI Defense
Efficiency	Corruption	Courthouse Palace
	Pollution	Mass Transit Recycling Center
Growth	Food	Granary Harbor Supermarket
	Population	Aqueduct Sewer System
Happiness	Cathedral Colosseum Police Station Temple
Industry	Production	Factory Manufacturing Plant Offshore Platform
	Power	Hydro Plant Nuclear Plant Power Plant Solar Plant
Science	Research	Library Research Lab University
	Spaceship	SS Component SS Module SS Structural
Trade	Bank Capitalization Marketplace Stock Exchange Superhighways
Units	Airport Barracks Port Facility Transporter1
Related pages	List of improvements City Wonder
1 Only featured in Test of Time.