saffgee wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:01 pm
This took a lot of time and effort to make and when energy trading finally calms down again I might actually have time to complete the current version I am working on, at which point I can readdress balancing. The other problem is I don't actually have the source for that version anymore, meaning any source would be the new experimental version which I don't want to share yet. I will provide that source once complete and things are setup on Patreon. This is not for financial reasons but simply because it allows me to police version control a little better - I'm simply loathe to have people building their own mods off the back of mine and then sharing those as if its their own work.
Contrary to popular belief about mods, I did balance this out so that it works, which took the better part of 6 months alone. Truth be told if you simply reduce consumer demand by 6 and recompile, this would kill a lot of dependencies between products and make the mod unplayable. The primary reason for the high profits is so that the AI can outperform the human and if you did reduce demand then the human would simply win every time with very little competition. Allowing the AI to make a lot of money ensures that he starts competitive, and also remains competitive, this is simply a prerequisite to counter the issues the AI has with complex product chains and production efficiency.
I have however noticed as the game has evolved that my most recent games start with far less competitors than they used to, so perhaps given the mods age now, some of those balancing parameters will need rejigging to bring certain things back in line.....but either way if you set your game parameters tough enough, then this is still a very hard mod to "win" and will take hundreds of years, if I also reduced profit flow then it might literally take a thousand years to win conclusively (without cheating). I suppose it depends on what sort of challenge you are looking for, but until I get a chance to launch the new version and thus the source I would say just ratchet up the advantages to the AI and the challenge level should be just fine despite the high profits - given how slowly the game can progress at times, I feel the current balance allows for faster expansion and thus more fun. Setting a very low starting capital for yourself for example should ensure the AI takes an early and decisive lead in most industries. Allowing only 1 port or even zero ports for consumer imports is another way to make things tougher. It may not be hyper-realistic, but then none of it really is....the game gets you closer to real life business than some others, but its not a sim, its a game.
hello saffgee,
I carefully read your message.
You said:
"...I'm simply loathe to have people building their own mods off the back of mine and then sharing those as if its their own work..."
I want to apologize , I made a mistake;
I shouldn't have asked for your mod from anyone else.
But something caught my attention at your message:
"...the game gets you closer to real life business than some others, but its not a sim, its a game..."
I prefer this game (capLAB) to be closer to a simulation.
I teach my students entrepreneurship by using capLAB. I think CabLab should be a simulation for my students to learn better.
Also, we enjoy playing your mod. And here's a thing:
It would be great if you would make exporting data from CapLAB to Excel possible.
