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Opening a Company:
1. Raw Companies: First you need to decide what kind of company you want to have. I recommend a raw resource company for your first company they are easier to run than manufacturing companies and will give you experience with business. Then later on you'll be able to supply your own manufacturing companies if you get any. Now as far as raw companies go here's a list of the Q of a company you need to be profitable.
a. Iron-q4
b. Grain-?
c. Wood-? (Not advisable because of low demand)
d. Oil-?
e. Stone-? (Not advisable because of low demand)
f. Diamond-?
2. Manufacturing Companies: Now I would recommend Iron above all others because there is a huge demand for iron. If you decide on opening a manufacturing company first than I advise you against it, however here is the Q level of manufacturing companies that you need to be profitable.
a. Houses-q5
b. Estates-q5
c. Hospital-don’t (There is no demand for hospitals at all)
d. Defense system-q2 or q3 (Not advisable because govs generally make their own)
e. Food-q5
f. Gift-q5
g. Ticket-q1 or q5
h. Weapons-q1 or q5
3. Cost of Opening: So now lets break down the cost of opening those companies those yourself companies.
a. Q1-Cost to found is 20 gold
b. Q2-Cost to upgrade from Q1 to Q2 is 20 gold
c. Q3-Cost to upgrade from Q2 to Q3 is 50 gold
d. Q4-Cost to upgrade from Q3 to Q4 is 100 gold
e. Q5-Cost to upgrade from Q4 to Q5 is 200 gold
4. Buying a Company: That's a total cost of 390 gold for one Q5 company! That's a lot especially for a new player, but don't worry there are ways to save gold and to get a company sooner. The way you can save money is by buying a company off of the company market or from the auctions. These companies are generally cheaper than founding and upgrading the company yourself, but not always so make sure you double check!
5. Loans: There are also several people out there that give out loans including governments though be careful, only take a loan that you can pay back. And if you are a new player you might have a hard time getting a loan but don't give up! Though even with saving money by buying off of the company market and getting a loan a high Q company will still take a little while to get.
Location, Location, Location:
1. High Regions: So you have the funds and you know what kind of company you want, now you need to find out where to get that company. The first, easiest, and most important thing to remember is to get your company in the appropriate high region to make sure you always get a production bonus no matter what happens to the country your in. Never Ever Ever get your company in anything but a high region! Here's a list of all high regions and what companies to get in them.
a. High Iron-Iron(raw) and Weapon(finished) companies
b. High Wood-Wood(raw) and House(finished) companies
c. High Stone-Stone(raw), Defense System(finished), Estate(finished) and Hospital(finished) companies
d. High Grain-Grain(raw) and Food(finished) companies
e. High Oil-Oil(raw) and Ticket(finished) companies
f. High Diamonds-Diamonds(raw) and Gifts(finished) companies
2. Employees: Make sure your company is located in a country with lots of workers available because you obviously need someone to work for you to produce anything. Two ways to tell this are countries that have large populations and countries that have conquered other countries generally have good work forces. Though remember every worker that works reduces the efficiency of all later workers until day change, when efficiency is reset to normal. So if you hire a lot of employees your efficiency will be reduced so much that the last employees who work will cost you more than they make you and that's never a good thing
Also while working for yourself can seem like a brilliant idea, it generally isn't, before you work for yourself make sure that you'd make more money like that instead of working for someone else.
3. National Pride: Want to make your company in your own country for patriotic reasons? You'd better have more than that because by itself being a patriot can be a very bad idea. Ignore patriotism, use it only as a tie breaker, nothing else.
Selling Your Products
1. Foreign Markets and Taxes: So you now have a company and employees, your next worry is obviously what to do with your products. Well you need to sell them.....
You can sell your product in you own country without having to pay import tax, however you still have to pay VAT tax. Now taxes vary greatly from country to country, so if you are have trouble selling enough of your product in your own country than you can sell your goods in other countries but be sure to watch that countries Import AND VAT taxes because you have to pay them both.
2. #strade: This game is played for the more serious players on IRC, so it makes sence that there would be a place on IRC to sell and buy goods. Prices there are discounted (usually) so if you are having a hard time selling your product and you need money to you know, pay your employees. You can go onto IRC join the channel #strade on Rizon. You can learn about IRC in DoE articles HERE. .
3. Contracts and Supplying: If you want some consistency than you might try hooking up with another company owner and either supplying them with their raw materials or getting your needed raw materials supplied by them. Though make sure when doing private transactions to always use a contract! You don't want to get swindled.
Tools and Tips
1. Tools: Use this company calculator or this calculator to find your profitability and to adjust your company accordingly.
2. Tips: You can save a little money by paying in gold by donating it to your employees after they work instead of USD through the job market since you avoid taxes and can lower your salaries slightly. You don't save much though and it adds a little bit of extra work but I believe it's worth it because both owner and employees make more money. But be warned before you get a gold paying job that this system of payment is based on trust
3. Tips 2: Research! Research! If you want your company to succeed do your research or you're sure to fail. Read the wiki(found at the bottom of any e-sim page) and the DoE which is probably the best place to do research . This guide I wrote should get you through but more research ALWAYS helps. And remember even if you fail at first you are gaining valuable experience (this is a secret but my first TWO companies failed :/ )
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
