GFSN WIKI - FACTORIES
FACTORY'S
Factory's come in many different shapes and sizes, but they all have common features in which they consume 1 or more items, and then transform it into something else, usually a higher value product which is then either sold on to the markets, or itself used to produce yet another product.
With well over 100 different factorys available for purchase in our system, it can be complicated to navigate all of the parameters involved with setting up a new factory. These can often involve procurring the land to place the factory on, and getting new building permits and zoning variances, just like in real life.
Factorys can be profitable to operate, or can generate a net loss on your investment if you are not careful and ever watchful of input cost getting out of hand from reality. Factories require a MAJOR investment to be able to set one up and for this highly complex task, we have created a new Factory Resource manager to help guide players and navigate them through the purchase or aquirement of a new or existing factory, the building, permitting and placement of any new factories on our servers.
They in turn work with Real Estate Developers to plan out your new factory and ultimately deliver a finished factory to the player, ready to occupy and operate. Players can also request custom features that they want for their factory lots such as lighting and additional silos or other outbuildings. Yes it cost money, but in return, you get an awesome factory that is custom built just the way you want it.
Please note that players are not allowed to place factories on the map. This must be performed by an approved REO developer or real estate agent.
FACTORY RESOURCES MANAGER Be sure to say hello to the local factory resouces manager on each new server that you visit. The Factory resource manager can help you to find the best available factory to purchase and operate, depending on what is currently available, and help you to get started as a new industry owner. You can find the FRM player id on any of the map legends right under the map pic.
He can help you find out what is available and help you gat started with factorys. It is important to understand the the FRM is the administrator of ALL FACTORYS and as such has the final word on factory policy, including the right to allow or decline any new factory construction requested by players.
NEW INDUSTRIES DESIGNATION Players can now puchase the manufacturing rights to an enitre "Industry" on a server. (limit 1 industry per player per server) Once the player purchases or leases that industry license, they are the only one who can operate that industry on the selected server. No other player can manufacture product in that industry on the selected server. (note that competing products can be imported from other servers and brought to market)
A player owning an industry can have any associated factory or related factory built, This provides protections for the player owning the industry and allows them to make investements needed to make a profit without competition on the same server. (NOTE: A player owning an industry is prohibited from owning the same industry on any other server.)
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THE BEE KEEPER
The BeeKeeper franchise allows the beekeeper to build and place bee hives around the map onto other player farms to help pollinate crops as a service provider. The beekeeper profits by being paid by farmers to rent his hives, and also by receiving a monthly conservation tax credit for each hive owned, and is the sole owner of the Honey pallet drop point for the server. As an industry owner, he is allowed to place a maximum number of hives up to the limit specified on his business permit.
Since you have an exlcusive license to operate bees and produce honey in all forms, No other player can own hives or produce Honey on your server. (Please note that other players can always import product from other servers to sell locally as long as they dont produce it on the same server where you hold a permit.)