Mod Option: Progressive Mining dicussion

[TheFatController]

- Added 'Progressive Mining' game mode (default off), all mines start at 25% efficiency and raise to 125% over a few minutes, death resets this.

Just to elaborate on this, the idea is that metal extractors take a while to 'charge up' and killing an enemy mex will reset its charge. With this game mode on raiding enemy mex's would become much more beneficial.

Not sure how it'll actually play so if anyone tries it or has any comments / suggestions please post here.

[Pxtl]

... that's gonna make for really agonizingly slow starts, won't it?

[JohannesH]

... that's gonna make for really agonizingly slow starts, won't it?

Yes. It doesnt reward raiding as much as it penalises expansion and encourages turtling.

Make e intensive units.

[Saktoth]

MM MM MM MM!

Have to see how it plays.

[SeanHeron]

Hey, you stole this idea right from the long sleeping (some might say dead) "Libre" .
Sounds interesting, I'd like to hear how it plays.

[triton]

I kinda like that idea, ill try it on 1vs1s

[TheFatController]

Re: the slow starts it may be a case that more start metal is needed on this mode, otherwise refer to greenfields

There is a scaling boost to how long they take to charge so they charge a bit faster in the first 5 minutes

[JohannesH]

Exact numbers on the charging time?

[TheFatController]

Exact numbers on the charging time?

I'll have to check the code when I get home, it was ~4 minutes default I believe

[Wombat]

its more rewarding for core, raiding core with drones is almost impossible + it will result in slower expansion (llt near each mex)

[Wombat]

hmm btw, 125% is bit too much

also, i came up with an idea to do this for metal makers, like - they get fully efficient after 1 min

[triton]

also, i came up with an idea to do this for metal makers, like - they get fully efficient after 1 min

I like that kind of ideas too

[JohannesH]

hmm btw, 125% is bit too much

also, i came up with an idea to do this for metal makers, like - they get fully efficient after 1 min

You mean 1 minute after being built or 1 minute every time turned on? Latter would be fun to fuck up ppl who dont calculate but just spam mms relying on widget :D

[Wombat]

1 min after making mm

[1v0ry_k1ng]

this seems very pointless, and even more pointless on MM

[Wombat]

ur existence seems to be pointless

maybe tell why u find this idea bad >,>

[JohannesH]

1 min after making mm

So you make them 1 min in advance and only then turn it on? Whats the point

[Tribulex]

this seems very pointless, and even more pointless on MM

Correct.


If you want to fix ba eco, nerf or completely remove all mm.

[JohannesH]

this seems very pointless, and even more pointless on MM

Correct.


If you want to fix ba eco, nerf or completely remove all mm.

Are mms breaking ba eco? Nigga please... theyre pretty worthless usually.

[Wombat]

1 min after making mm

So you make them 1 min in advance and only then turn it on? Whats the point

omfg how old are u ? or u got only piece of ur brain ? seriously thats sad.... plz read again and start to think