Tech Progression Formula?

[Andrés]

LC level cost
L level you want to research

Low tech cost - LC*L
Mid tech cost - LC*(L^2)/2
High tech cost - LC*(L^2)

[geoschmo]

Andrés, you can display the square symbol. Instead of "L^2" you can have it print as L². The command is Alt+0178.

Geoschmo

[Ed Kolis]

Note that on medium tech cost the first level is still L instead of L/2, though...

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Note that on medium tech cost the first level is still L instead of L/2, though...

True, perhaps the formula for mid tech should be:
Mid tech cost - LC*int[(L²)/2] , or something to that effect.

Geo

[Stone Mill]

Thanks for the help.

I tried to run through an example to apply the formulas.
I presume LC = The cost to get to level 1.

Mid-Tech(Medium) Cost

Repair (LC = 10,000)

Level 1: 10,000 * (1 * 1) = 10,000
Level 2: 10,000 * (2 * 2)/2 = 20,000
Level 3: 10,000 * (3 * 3)/2 = 45,000

High-Tech Cost

Repair (LC = 10,000)

Level 1: 10,000 * (1 * 1) = 10,000
Level 2: 10,000 * (2 * 2) = 40,000
Level 3: 10,000 * (3 * 3) = 90,000

Sound ok?

[ July 22, 2002, 18:34: Message edited by: Stone Mill ]

[geoschmo]

No Stone Mill, not 3 times 3, 3 to the power of 2. Is exponential, not multipled. And the exponent is always 2, that doesn't go up with the level. Only the base goes up with the level.

EDIT: Oh, crud. ROFL! I guess 3 * 3 is 3². Sorry Stone Mill. I guess you do have it right afterall.

Geo

[ July 22, 2002, 19:29: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[DavidG]

Well thanks for confusing the heck out of me!! I just added a feature to my modding program that tells you the total tech cost for an item but I had a different formula. After half an hour of head scratching I realized they gave the same results. Just to confuse you back here is what I used

Low cost - each level adds Cost x 1.
(5000, 10000, 15000, 20000, ...)

Medium cost
level 2 cost twice level 1, then each level thereafter adds (Level - 0.5) x Cost.
(5000, 10000, 22500, 40000, ...)

High cost
each level adds (Level - 0.5) x Cost x 2.
'(5000, 20000, 45000, 80000, ...)

[ July 22, 2002, 23:05: Message edited by: DavidG ]