AI companys' cash resets each year on one map but not another?

[Bossatchal2]

I'm noticing something strange on the Africa after the flood scenario. I'm wondering if this has something to do with the map settings made by the creator? I haven't explored map creation yet, so was hoping someone else might have an idea.

 

On a normal heartland scenario, the AI company will build up cash if there's no place nearby to expand towards. (e.g. AI company has $1.6 million cash at the start of 2040 and a profit of 1.2M in 2040. In 2041, it has a cash of 2.8M)

On the africa after the flood scenario, the AI company to seems reset its cash each year after reaching about $1-2 million in cash. For an example, an AI company will have 1.6M cash at the start of 2005 and a profit of 1.2M in 2005. However in 2006, the cash decreases to 1.4M and it doesnt buy industries/trains/track/stations (there is no expansion). 

 

Things I've looked at:

I tried buying the companies to see if it was replacing enginges, but all the engines were from the year they first appeared/expanded.

Edited Saturday at 04:49 AM by Bossatchal2
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[jeffryfisher]

Is the AI buying industrial sites?

[Silverback]

Probably the cash reduces by agressive stock buyback and or dividend payout rather than by expansion.

Check settings in the map editor and look at the companies books during play to confirm.

[Bossatchal2]

The answer is aggressive stock buyback thanks! The miscellaneous expense went to 89k one month at that AI company. It's a 3% fee for stock buyback 89/3*100=$3,566k which was the decrease in cash I was seeing.

 

Thank you for the map editor suggestion. The map editor is less intimidating than I anticipated. I think next testing should be what changes to the map editor fix this issue. Map settings of note on the africa map: no assuming chairmanship, there is limited track building, computer ai is conservative in track expansion and aggressive in payout/stock buyback. The default having aggressive payout/stock buyback in computer ai makes this scenario much easier than Heartland.

 

Extra info, Here is a list of things I can see that do not make up for the loss in cash:

balance sheet jan 1st 2006

cash $1,869

buildings $1,464k

land rights $0

track $1,642

trains $1,600

industry investment $0

 

Equity $6,575

 

stocks

254,000 shares outstanding

 

trains:

db18201

age 5 years

age 5 years

age 5 years

age 1 years

 

track cells remaining 271

Compare to in December when profits that year are 1,757k and annual cash flow due to dividend is -137k (most likely the dividend from dec hasn't been issued, so real amount might be around -120k)

balance sheet dec 2006

cash $812k

buildings $1,464k

land rights $0

track $1,642

trains $1,600

industry investment $0

 

equity $5,519

 

stocks

211,000 shares outstanding

 

trains:

db18201

age 5 years

age 5 years

age 5 years

age 1 years

 

track cells remaining 271

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