Configuring the branch limit?

[Eric.B]

You are correct that it is dynamic based on the number of cities.

This is probably a "is it possible to add this as a Feature Bounty item?" question. Definitely not critical, I am probably going to max out in the 280's this year and probably will vote for a few other items first, but if we still have bounties in late '23 or 24, I may vote for it, more likely if custom/larger maps are seeing decent player counts.

I don't think it's a big enough issue to have its own FBS ticket, but if you can find a relevant bounty in the list and tack on the request to the comments of that bounty, I could probably work it in then. Just a quick look, #128 or #22 could do.

I'll also note that I've been pleased with how the branch limit mechanic has worked on my Europe map. On the base map, I could grab 35 cities over 5 years and have most of the profitable ones covered, at least once shipping costs were factored in. But in Europe, even if I grabbed nearly all of France with 40 cities over 5 years on this map, I'd still be missing out on all the British and Italian profits. This also made it feel more important to acquire a few companies, not just for their reputation or factories but for their branches.

I'm glad it's working well for you. I designed it to stop semi-exploitable behavior in the game and not really to make acquisitions important. I think some of the regulations we have planned in the FBS might improve the rapid branch growth situations too.