Whenever I build a production chain (such as wheat farms-> flour mill -> pasta factory), I am never sure how many of each building I need to optimize the industry. Do you generally need more farms than factories, or vice versa? Is there a rule of thumb to it, or is it different for every industry?
For instance, it seems like an iron mine can only support maybe one or two smelters, but one coal mine can support multiple.
Is there some way to tell how many base resource buildings you need per manufacturing plant?
Best Answer
There are a few options that you have if you want exact numbers that have been pulled from the game for optimum efficiency. Obviously, various factors such as your personal layout for the areas, travel time for goods on the roads, etc. will affect your chain.
It would be too unwieldy to replicate the data here, but the Production Chain article on the Anno 2070 wiki let's you easily see how much of each building you need to use. However, because this is a fan-run wiki, the information is not yet complete.
If you can read German, you can use this site, which also has complete listings. However, there doesn't seem to be a deployment of this in English yet.
Download this Production Calculator spreadsheet.