Do the Religious Shrines work?

Mark Walton · #1 November 22nd, 2001, 03:10 PM

PsychoTechFreak:
I made a "special" shrine with a big positive number (instead of a small negative one) to increase the event chance.

I plan to do a similar but more extensive test -
create +10000 and -10000 chance shrines.
create a game with neutrals and me only, events set to "high"
Colonize 10 systems.
Ensure each system has vessels in it, facilities, units on worlds etc (anything events may want to affect)
In one system only, create a "good" shrine.
In one other system, create a "bad" shrine.
(edit; make sure neither of these is the "homeworld", just in case anything is hardcoded... wouldn't think so, but nayway)

Run the game just hitting end turn for about 1000 turns, pausing only to note which worlds are affected by events.

At then end I will have a pattern which will show whether the shrines have any effect, and if so how much.

But, no time for that this week.

[This message has been edited by Mark Walton (edited 22 November 2001).]

Master Belisarius · #2 November 22nd, 2001, 03:35 PM

My God! Really are you trying to do a test!
I can bet that you have a big patience! Thanks for test it!

tesco samoa · #3 November 22nd, 2001, 04:12 PM

1000 turns. Gordddddds man. No human can handle hitting f12 and return that many times in a row. Their going to have to use paint thiner to scrape your thumb and middle finger off the keyboard.

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Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!

Mark Walton · #4 November 22nd, 2001, 04:56 PM

When I get curious about something I have to investigate!

(On reflection I might just alter the "Event Chance High" in settings, to make events more likely, then see what happens.. I might get enough data in just 800 turns)

[This message has been edited by Mark Walton (edited 22 November 2001).]

[ 24 November 2001: Message edited by: Mark Walton ]

tesco samoa · #5 November 23rd, 2001, 04:16 AM

don't use the word looney. Bad Karma. Post the results when their done

Also maybe what you were thinking every 150 end turns or so.

Would be good to track the stats. To see if there are any patterns.

Maybe every 5 or 10 turns.

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rdouglass · #6 November 26th, 2001, 07:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
Think of it this way:
The planet collects X minerals from all of its extractors.
Multiply by the best mineral bonus LOCAL to the planet.
Collect all minerals from the planets in the system together.
Multiply by the best system-wide bonus.
Give those minerals to the empire's budget.
Repeat for other resources.

Typically the best bonus is the maximum individual bonus ability from any facility that applies (ie local vs system).

I like the explination. Any idea when the racial bonus gets added???

Suicide Junkie · #7 November 26th, 2001, 08:35 PM

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I like the explination. Any idea when the racial bonus gets added???

I think it dosen't matter when the racial bonus is added. The only difference it would make is in rounding off errors.

The best way to view it is probably at the planet level. Those people that run the resource extractors simply work harder, producing x% more than everybody else.
Alternatives are that the civilian shipping companies lose less (due to spills or poorly maintained cargo bays, or something), or fewer resources are lost in the administration between the factories and the budget.