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Title: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: PlyPencil on October 30, 2008, 05:33:38 AM This feature will change massively the economic system, I suggest if this feature is implemented it is NOT done so until a new round.
What I suggest is a dynamic price system for hardware upgrades The formula is basecost = 300 for Bandwidth and Hard Disk, 150 for CPU and Memory N =nth term, HD starts at 5, BW starts at 5?, CPU starts at 250?, HD starts at 2? x = n / 25 Rnd Down y = 0.9 + (0.2 * x) (basecost*(N/16)+(N*(4+(N/4)))) / x / y It produces a graph like this (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q137/plypencil/Photos/HPS.png) I would like to rewrite the formula so that the cost increase increases each time forming a + curve not a - curve. Also every 25 upgrades (per a type of upgrade) you need to refit your computer with new technology, it will cost quite a bit, but upgrading is cheaper after that. Thats why there are the dips in the graph Any suggestions? What do you think? Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: Seb on October 30, 2008, 07:44:59 AM So, the prices change as you buy hardware?
Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: PlyPencil on October 30, 2008, 08:24:04 AM Yes that is what I am suggesting
Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: Seb on October 30, 2008, 04:40:07 PM Quote Also every 25 upgrades (per a type of upgrade) you need to refit your computer with new technology, it will cost quite a bit, but upgrading is cheaper after that. Thats why there are the dips in the graph Oops, missed that, that's why I didn't get it thoroughly. This'd make advancing a lot harder, no more iron-top places 'next round' with your suggestion, eh? Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: PlyPencil on October 31, 2008, 03:28:16 AM Thats the point, reduce the gap between newbies and top players. But keep the distance the same.
Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: neo alpha on October 31, 2008, 12:26:48 PM -666
Now to super research you need to upgrade many times the hardware, making software research pretty expensive... Making an update like that would make even more expensive!!! Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: Seb on October 31, 2008, 04:15:44 PM -666 In a new round, you wouldn't notice, v10 would be uber, not v1000.Now to super research you need to upgrade many times the hardware, making software research pretty expensive... Making an update like that would make even more expensive!!! Title: Re: Attempt to add a more dynamic situation to the progress of hardware Post by: Tiak on November 01, 2008, 02:28:00 PM Well, the only real reason that this would affect anyone would be for research servers. For most other purposes, you could distribute yourself among several servers with lower-end hardware.
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