increase factory output

[Jarvin]

Factories annoy the crap out of me.
I spend a lot of time sending out workers to go clean up pollution. I usually dont build factories until i have every square railroaded (i play on large and huge maps, so it can take a while).

The only time i rush to build them quickly is if i'm in a particularly threatening war and absolutely need them.

[Rommel2D]

I haven't even had a game where Robotics were discovered, but I take it manufacturing plants aren't Plants? I mean, they're not mutually exclusive like the other 4 plants that are Plants? :/

[Jaybe]

Yes, manufacturing plants are an advanced factory, not a power plant.

If you ever go the Spaceship route to victory, a convenient way to get to (and beyond) Robotics is to create a scenario where spaceship parts are delayed, with at least one all the way to Integrated Defense. You might also increase some of the parts' cost.