Investment

[Zakilevo]

So when is the best time to invest in a region? A day before the taxation? or right after?

[Indirik]

Doesn't matter.

[Lorgan]

Indeed. You will get the same amount of money. If you want to know how much your investment earned you I would suggest to do it right after tax, but that's the only reason to be picky about the date.

[Chenier]

Indeed. You will get the same amount of money. If you want to know how much your investment earned you I would suggest to do it right after tax, but that's the only reason to be picky about the date.

Except in very specific and extreme circumstances, like when I knew I'd run a second deficit I waited 'till after taxes to invest.

Generally, the only rule of thumb is to do it when you know your region will be safe, best if you can stay there a bit to make sure it all goes well. In other words, don't invest in a region the enemy is about to loot and you'll be fine.

[Indirik]

Or when control is Province. :p

[Chenier]

Or when control is Province. :p

This. Or if morale and loyalty are particularly low. Having stats (other than production) at near optimal levels are a good idea.

[Sacha]

Investing in underdeveloped rurals is also a good way of gaining extra food.

[fodder]

though...  timing might matter for food investment...

[Sacha]

Yes and no... The amount of extra food will stay the same no matter when you invest, it's just a matter of how it will be divided between harvests. Investing right after a harvest will make the next one much more bountiful compared to investing halfway between two harvests.

[Indirik]

Timing in relation to tax day or harvest day will not affect the total return on the investment. It will only affect the distribution of that return between the different tax days.

Timing in relation to seasons will affect the return on food production if the investment overlaps a season change. This applies only to the two islands with seasons: FEI and Dwilight.

[Chenier]

Timing in relation to tax day or harvest day will not affect the total return on the investment. It will only affect the distribution of that return between the different tax days.

Timing in relation to seasons will affect the return on food production if the investment overlaps a season change. This applies only to the two islands with seasons: FEI and Dwilight.

In other words, it's better to invest in summer than in winter?

[Bedwyr]

Best to invest in autumn, then summer, then spring, then winter.  Gold won't change, and you'll get a larger absolute number of bushels in autumn (though the percentage increase will be the same regardless of season).

[Chenier]

Best to invest in autumn, then summer, then spring, then winter.  Gold won't change, and you'll get a larger absolute number of bushels in autumn (though the percentage increase will be the same regardless of season).

Except that food production can't go over 100%?

[Bedwyr]

Yes, but if you have regions that are at very low population, you can push production levels to far higher than they can normally sustain.  You can invest in a 100 pop rural and get some real food going.

[Chenier]

Indeed, but only when population is high enough for an investment yet too low for 100% production on its own.