Jakeblake
Sorry for my long answer.
This is probably the best mod to this game that is still balanced and I love it lol
Thanks you! I love balanced stuff, I tried to make the mod the most mathematical possible precise.
Bubble shields should be more expensive compared to the regular shield because you are getting full coverage vs only 90 degrees of coverage. either make them slightly more expensive or make them drain slightly more power (unless you've already done that in your calculations)
My bubble shield cost the same as vanilla shield by amount of blocks and has a little "tax" for been bubbles, I mean:
- Vanilla: $5,000 / (2x3 "blocks") = $833.33 per block.
- Mini: (1x1) * $833.33 = $833.33 --> This is better ---> $1,000 (+16.66%)
- Small: (2x2) * $833.33 = $3,333.32 --> This is better --> $4,000 (+16.66%)
- Medium: (3x3) * $833.33 = $7,499.97 --> This is better --> $8,000 (+6.25%... maybe I should increase this.)
- Large: (4x4) * $833.33 = $13,333.28 ---> This is better --> $17,500 (+23,80%... maybe I should decrease this.
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Shall I use the perimeter of the shield in my calculations...?
- Vanilla: $5,000 / ((7.5 radius 2 Pi * Arc) / 360) = $424.41 per "unit" (cm? m?) of perimeter.
- Mini: (5 2Pi) $424.41 = $13,333.33 # Arc is 360 so we can make this easier
- Small: (10 2Pi) $424.41 = $26,666.66
- Medium: (18 2Pi) $424.41 = $48,000
- Large: (30 2Pi) $424.41 = $80,000
mmm, that is quite... expensive. Maybe I can reduce the shield's radius to reduce the price also.
Or shall I use the price per unit of radius?:
- Vainilla: $5,000 / 7.5 = $666,66 devil...
- Mini: 5 * $666,66 $3,333.33
- Small: 10 * $666.66 = $6,666.66
- Medium: 18 * $666.66 = $12,000
- Large: 30 * $666.66 = $20,000
This seems quite good, maybe they can be an x% more expensive because they have a bubble shield.
Or if you want you can give me a suggestion with your price ideas, I don't have any problem, in life nothing is 100% math.
For the power stoarage the small one should just hold 4000 power, but cost 600 instead of 500. the small ones should also have slightly more power (8000) and cost 1200 to account for it
This are my actual calculations:
- Vanilla: $2,000 / (2x2) = $500 per block | 15.000 / (2x2) = 3,750 energy per block or 15.000 / $2,000 = 7.5 energy per dollar.
- 1x1: (1x1) $500 = $500 | (1x1) 3,750 = 3,750 EU (energy units)
- 2x2: (1x2) $500 = $1,000 | (1x2) 3,750 = 7,500 EU
Using your values I can do:
- Use your cost and storage.
- Use your storage and calculate my cost.
- Also increase an x% the cost because it's more efficient than normal storages.
With my calculations and your storage it can be:
- 1x1: 4,000 / 7,5 = $533.33 * (1 + x%) if I put your value (600) ---> +11.11% because it's more efficient.
- 1x2: 8,000 / 7,5 = $1066.66 * (1 + x%) if I put your value (1,200) ---> +11.11% because it's more efficient.
What you say: math values (my) or math values + you 11.11% because it's more efficient (your)? Mmm, now thinking about this I am quite interested in your prices...
Those bubble shield radius' are really large which may make people think they're super powerful as well, so maybe reduce the radius' of all bubble shields? after all the vanilla shield has a radius of 7.5, so 30 radius even for a large oneis a little but much but thats just me.
Yeah, you have right.
What do you think about my new calculations?
Vanilla: 7.5 radius / (2x3) = 1.25 radius unit per block.
Mini: (1x1) 1.25 = 1.25 # This obviously need some upgrade... or delete.
Small: (2x2) 1.25 = 5
Medium: (3x3) 1.25 = 11.25
Large: (4x4) 1.25 = 20
If I do this maybe I shall increase a little the efficiency of energy consumed per unit of damage (actually my shield are very inefficient in that).