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Subordinated enterprise absent (reqired size: 1; technology level: not lower than 5)
I do have an enterprise, level 5 tech. Is size one the smallest? Mine is not the smallest but one step up. Why does it say I don't have one? It's not in the same country if that makes a difference.
Research effectiveness is not influenced by the amount of stuff this subordinate division produces - for example, I'm researching DecorStudio with 100% effectiveness even though I have yet to produce a single decor thingy ever...
If you don't have enough workers in the subordinate factory, this could drop research down to 50% (I don't think it can drop lower even if you have only one worker in the factory - not sure though). 'Enough' means about 80% of the maximum number of workplaces for factory size required for the level of research:
you could have size 5 factory with 10000 workplaces, but if your research requires size 1 factory (which has 400 places), then 400*0.8 workers should be about enough for 100% research effectiveness.
If factory effectiveness drops (because of broken equipment or other reasons) this will decrease research effectiveness accordingly.
Vacations in subordinate bring research to 0%. Now we have this green bulb in the list of subdivisions, so it's a bit easier, but I still would like to have this indicator in the factory screen also.
It may or may not be outdated, hopefully someone can confirm or correct me. Good luck!
