CF2:DoaE [OOC, Sign-up] *Sequel to CF:RotNE*

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:02 am

Holy friggin batman!
This documentation looks like it's for a PC game. So much number chrunching. Is this supposed to be a fun roleplay or are players supposed to mimic 3Ghz procesors?

Post by **Kaelis** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:32 am

TrashMan wrote:Is this supposed to be a fun roleplay or are players supposed to mimic 3Ghz procesors?

Bwahahahaha

I can imagine it now...

'GM: Ok, so another cycle ends and some new data comes in, you see a bunch of 1's closing on those 0's on the left. What do you do?
Player 1: Hmm, i start shifting bytes.
Player 2: I need a new radiator =('

Normandy · Post by **Normandy** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:49 am

THEY'RE ON TO US! RUN! BACK TO THE SENTIENT COMPUTER PLANET!

Well, you don't need to read the documentation to actually play (other than the appendix).

Where's the number crunching? I'm re-writing the resource system right now to... not involve number-crunching or excel-using. Everything I do is kept secret from you, since I don't feel like making stable values that are universal. I'm lazy like that.

warhammer651 · Post by **warhammer651** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:53 am

wait, you mean we arnt supposed to use pc's to do the thinking for us? damn, i have to lay off deep blue (the smartest PC that plays strategy games)

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:10 am

Kaelis wrote:
Bwahahahaha

I can imagine it now...

'GM: Ok, so another cycle ends and some new data comes in, you see a bunch of 1's closing on those 0's on the left. What do you do?
Player 1: Hmm, i start shifting bytes.
Player 2: I need a new radiator =('

PLAYER: I roll a 3
GM: Critial miss! You're suffering from stack overflow!
PLAYER: I use stack overflow protection!
GM: more data is coming your way, what do you do?
PLAYER: I prepare my registers and take the next data bit!
*rolls*
PLAYER: A 4!
GM: Very good. But the data package was too big and the cooling sucks. You melt.
PLAYER: I roll for a save!
GM: You failed. Blue screen of death! End game.

Normandy · Post by **Normandy** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:46 am

Okay, I've just done it. I've come up with an idea for how the resource system will work. It also solves two of the other big problems I had.

The new resource system will be based off of "labor costs", "material costs", and "production costs".

Labor costs will be based off of a new variable, average wage. This will be sent with the tickly PM. Each planet specialization will have it's own, separate wage, so depending on what type of planet you produce it on (for certain goods such as supplies and ordinance, this is a major factor), you'll spend different costs.

Material costs is how much it costs to acquire the material (from the economy). This doesn't apply if you have the requisite materials in your strategic reserves (e.g. earlier production, trade agreements, special events). Prices are set by the player - offer a price (e.g. Produce 2 Durantium, request Duranite for 3.4mc a unit), and see if other players respond. If they don't, the offer goes to your economy. You cannot be rejected, but if you set the prices too low, your factories will go out of business, basically destabilizing the economy.

Production costs are just that. Each planet type will have a production cost, and these number will be posted tickly.

The resource tree will also be linearized and put to simple math, e.g. 1 Durantium -> 1 Duranite, 2 Duranite + 1 Lonsdaleite -> 5 Duranite. (not actual values, I'm still in the progress of making good values.)

Also, you may see huge changes in your income and production tax. This is because I basically put random numbers as these values. I'm not kidding you. I just looked at your holdings and put a value that seemed right. Now, with set income amounts and more easily calculable production amounts, I'll be able to fine tune these.

Himura.Kenshin · Post by **Himura.Kenshin** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:52 am

Have you posted these new rules?

Normandy · Post by **Normandy** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:55 am

Nope, I'm still fine tuning the values.

Himura.Kenshin · Post by **Himura.Kenshin** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:57 am

Then what are you doing responding to my posts? GET TO IT!

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Normandy · Post by **Normandy** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:04 am

Yes! Finished with the new ruleset. Along with a total and complete overhaul of the economy. Took me a while, but now I've streamlined everything into a confidential excel document for my eyes only. Please download the new documentation!

Himura.Kenshin · Post by **Himura.Kenshin** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:05 am

No frakking way. I just posted in your ship thead that you didn't have it done yet.

Himura.Kenshin · Post by **Himura.Kenshin** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:17 am

I would say I prefer the old way (and IMHO it was easier, too).

I get the new system though. And plus, everything costs less!

Normandy · Post by **Normandy** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:24 am

Yes, but I'm going to make it very expensive to get things from one place to another soon enough... hehehe...

Himura.Kenshin · Post by **Himura.Kenshin** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:26 am

Deathguard · Post by **Deathguard** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:28 am

The new production system is confusing as feck, can't we just get X amount of that resource per tick?

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CF2:DoaE [OOC, Sign-up] Sequel to CF:RotNE