Added player research scaling #862
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The technology price modifier increases with number of connected players. Only updates on_research_finished to always show the player the correct cost when picking a research. The module keeps track of its own modifiers so that others can manipulate this value without conflicting.
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Initial reactions in terraforming danger ores has been negative |
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I haven't played with this, but as a gut reaction I don't like the idea of scaling difficulty based on player count in general. I think it incentivizes players treating each other as cost multipliers rather than just as people. It also creates a perverse incentive to have less players online. And it certainly encourages people to want AFK players kicked. |
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Would appreciate input from others to determine if this is a good idea. |
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Adding my input -- I do not like this in play testing -- especially in danger ores where there was a starting x20 multiplier, seeing that jump to x40 as the server got more popular discourages progress. Prefer to not see this committed as a regular feature. A great project penguin feature however |
For perspective, danger ores was configured to be x50 on the dev-branch. I lowered it to x20 and added research scaling. I could still see it used for increasing research costs on "regular" maps with x1 (or x0.5) science becoming x2/3/4 with 20/40/80 players online or something like that. Adding to that, I could add an option to increase the science cost of starter research, since they seem a bit low for multiplayer. |
The technology price modifier increases with number of connected players.
Only updates on_research_finished to always show the player the correct cost when picking a research.
The module keeps track of its own modifiers so that others can manipulate this value without conflicting.