11-10-2019, 02:23 PM
I'm speaking to the things that allow for someone Like Mr. Mortius to quickly max out their empire. Fixing these things is not a 100% necessity prior to a restart, but I'm seeking to answer Haxus's question.
I've discussed this in detail with you before Dean. When I say infinite resources, I don't mean that you can pull an infinite amount from the ground. That's fine and dandy. The problem is that you can with minimal effort pull effectively infinite amounts in very short periods of time. This is due in part to the fact that you can easily plop a 1024+ job building onto a single resource node. Similarly, the money economy serves as a way to slow things down and encourage diplomacy other than nuking everything from orbit in the form of interesting trade. The tech progression is a similar issue, with the ability to rapidly and easily tech up, the only difference between a low tech empire and a high tech empire is how much they're exploiting the tech system.
I've discussed this in detail with you before Dean. When I say infinite resources, I don't mean that you can pull an infinite amount from the ground. That's fine and dandy. The problem is that you can with minimal effort pull effectively infinite amounts in very short periods of time. This is due in part to the fact that you can easily plop a 1024+ job building onto a single resource node. Similarly, the money economy serves as a way to slow things down and encourage diplomacy other than nuking everything from orbit in the form of interesting trade. The tech progression is a similar issue, with the ability to rapidly and easily tech up, the only difference between a low tech empire and a high tech empire is how much they're exploiting the tech system.