Post by Admin on Jul 11, 2020 7:37:02 GMT -4
QUESTION SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL
Do we need to pay our personnel a wage?
Yes, all hired personnel both combat and support get paid monthly salaries! All wages are paid at the start of a new month. Please keep this in mind!!! So while your infantry platoons may cost very little to purchase their gear and initially hire, they are far more costly in the long run as each individual solider has a salary.
The current breakdowns are these found in your "Campaign Options" of MegaMek HQ on the Personnel Tab:
(Note this does not include bonuses and wage increases due to higher rank levels!)
Do our units need regular maintenance (monthly expenses)?
Yes again, you do have monthly overhead expenses based on the equipment you own that isn't mothballed (storage), although this is far less and more manageable than the salary costs. There are also more major maintenance checks in MegaMek HQ that determine the overall quality of your military hardware (ranked from 'A' to 'F', with in our case 'A' being the best quality). I have these happening THREE times a year, or every 183 days. Parts that are higher in quality break less, have easier repair rolls, etc while those with worse quality are the opposite. We can cover this again when it get closer to that time.
Just as a general reminder it is always good to keep a little something in the bank for emergencies. Also note you can take out loans (although I would say no more than one at a time), however it does mean you need to pay them back, and with steep interest.
Do we need to pay our personnel a wage?
Yes, all hired personnel both combat and support get paid monthly salaries! All wages are paid at the start of a new month. Please keep this in mind!!! So while your infantry platoons may cost very little to purchase their gear and initially hire, they are far more costly in the long run as each individual solider has a salary.
The current breakdowns are these found in your "Campaign Options" of MegaMek HQ on the Personnel Tab:
(Note this does not include bonuses and wage increases due to higher rank levels!)
Do our units need regular maintenance (monthly expenses)?
Yes again, you do have monthly overhead expenses based on the equipment you own that isn't mothballed (storage), although this is far less and more manageable than the salary costs. There are also more major maintenance checks in MegaMek HQ that determine the overall quality of your military hardware (ranked from 'A' to 'F', with in our case 'A' being the best quality). I have these happening THREE times a year, or every 183 days. Parts that are higher in quality break less, have easier repair rolls, etc while those with worse quality are the opposite. We can cover this again when it get closer to that time.
Just as a general reminder it is always good to keep a little something in the bank for emergencies. Also note you can take out loans (although I would say no more than one at a time), however it does mean you need to pay them back, and with steep interest.