Industry technology

Industrial technology directly reflects the construction process, workshop, industrial level of progress. It offers a range of percentage bonuses and expands the industrial capacity of the region.

List of industrial technologies

Research Area	Technology	Year	Effects	Description & notes
Production	Basic Machine Tools	1936	+10% Production efficiency cap	Is necessary to start the Industry research line.
	Improved Machine Tools	1937	+10% Production efficiency cap	Is necessary to unlock Improved Equipment Conversion.
	Improved Equipment Conversion	1937	+40% Conversion speed bonus	Requires Death or Dishonor DLC.
	Advanced Machine Tools	1939	+10% Production efficiency cap
	Advanced Equipment Conversion	1939	+40% Conversion speed bonus	Requires Death or Dishonor DLC.
	Assembly Line Production	1941	+10% Production efficiency cap
	Flexible Line	1943	+20% Production efficiency retention +10% Production efficiency cap	Is mutually exclusive with Streamlined Line.
	Streamlined Line	1943	+10% Production efficiency growth +10% Production efficiency cap	Is mutually exclusive with Flexible Line.
Industry	Concentrated Industry I to V	1936-1943	+15% Factory Output +10% Dockyard Output +20% Max Factories in a State	Is mutually exclusive with Dispersed Industry. Effects are cumulative for each Technology level.
	Dispersed Industry I	1936	+10% Factory Output +10% Dockyard Output +10% Production Efficiency Retention +5% Production Efficiency Base +20% Conversion Speed Bonus −10% Factory Bomb Vulnerability +20% Max Factories in a State	Is mutually exclusive with Concentrated Industry. Unlike level II through V, dispersed industry I also gives a +20% conversion speed bonus.
	Dispersed Industry II to V	1939-1943	+10% Factory Output +10% Dockyard Output +10% Production Efficiency Retention +5% Production Efficiency Base −10% Factory Bomb Vulnerability +20% Max Factories in a State	Is mutually exclusive with Concentrated Industry. Effects are cumulative for each Technology level.
Construction	Construction I	1936	+10% Construction Speed +10% Factory Repair Speed	Is necessary to unlock Excavation I.
	Excavation I	1936	+10% Resource Gain Efficiency
	Construction II	1937	+10% Construction Speed +10% Factory Repair Speed	Is necessary to unlock Excavation II.
	Excavation II	1937	+10% Resource Gain Efficiency
	Construction III	1939	+10% Construction Speed +10% Factory Repair Speed	Is necessary to unlock Excavation III.
	Excavation III	1939	+10% Resource Gain Efficiency
	Construction IV	1941	+10% Construction Speed +10% Factory Repair Speed	Is necessary to unlock Excavation IV.
	Excavation IV	1941	+10% Resource Gain Efficiency
	Construction V	1943	+10% Construction Speed +10% Factory Repair Speed	Is necessary to unlock Excavation V.
	Excavation V	1943	+10% Resource Gain Efficiency
Synthetic Oil	Synthetic Oil Experiments	1936	Enables building:  Synthetic refinery (level 1)
	Oil Plant	1936	Enables building:  Synthetic refinery (level 2)
	Improved Oil Plant	1939	Enables building:  Synthetic refinery (level 3)
	Advanced Oil Plant	1943	Enables building:  Synthetic refinery (level 4)

Concentrated Industry vs. Dispersed Industry

In 1936, after researching the technology Basic Machine Tools, the player has a choice between two industrial technologies: Concentrated industry and Dispersed industry. These two branches are mutually exclusive, meaning that the player may only go down one of this two branches. Each of these has its positives and its negatives, and it depends on the players play style.

• Concentrated Industry - Has 5 levels that can be researched which span from 1936 to 1943 Each new level provides the same bonus as previous levels. By choosing Concentrated Industry, the player is increasing his production substantially. This will allow the player to build more factories, and make pre-existing ones more efficient

• Dispersed Industry - Like Concentrated Industry, Dispersed Industry has 5 levels that can be researched between 1936 and 1943 Each new level provides the same bouses except the first one, which provides different rewards than the rest.

Comparison

Should a player select Dispersed Industry, it will boost not only their output, but also their ability to protect their factories, and switch production with fewer drawbacks.

Both are very beneficial to any player as they buff your production. Though both are good, players may want to select the one complementary to their play style. Dispersed Industry is usually picked by players playing minor nations with small air forces, as it allows them to protect their factories from enemy tactical or strategic bombers without worrying as much about protecting them. It also provides a more substantial buff to many aspects of production. Meanwhile, Concentrated Industry is usually picked by more powerful nations with an already established industry, and a large military and air force, as it will raise their production through the roof. Although all the bonuses Dispersed Industry gives more of an instant production boost compared to Concentrated Industry, Concentrated Industry is stronger in the endgame, when most of the technologies are researched. In the end, it is up to the player to pick whatever suits them.

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