mensreaMC commented 11 years ago

INTRO

The real centrepiece of our mod is its crafting system, built around a block called the "workshop block". This is where players combine power, resources, and labor tokens to create the various blocks and items that would otherwise involve more than 3 crafting steps. The "workshop block" itself has many different blocks and machines that must be placed nearby it to enable it to build certain things with varying efficiencies. Some blocks are necessary to create advanced technology while others just enable the workshop to create things faster or more efficiently. The ability to create certain things is dictated by the workshop blocks "precision" rating, while the "efficiency" rating determines how fast it works. In addition to laying out the details on the "workshop block" itself this article will also cover the ancillary blocks placement requirements.

DETAILS

I.when placed the workshop block scans a 100x100x100 area to determine two things

A.it looks for other workshop blocks and will not place if there are any

B.it looks for a sufficient number of housing blocks that collectively add up to a housing score of at least 100 or it will not place 1.hovel blocks are worth 5 points 2.homestead blocks are worth 10 points 3.house blocks are worth 20 points 4.apartment blocks are worth 35 points

II.when placed the workshop block runs many different checks in a 40x40x10 area

A.it looks for the following blocks to determine if it can build things in tier 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 1.basic workbench 2.basic casting station 3.basic laboratory

B.it looks for the following blocks to determine if it can build things in tier 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5 1.modern workbench 2.modern casting station 3.modern laboratory

C.it looks for the following blocks to determine if it can build things in tier 5 and 5.5 1.advanced workbench 2.advanced casting station 3.advanced laboratory

D.it looks for the following machine and ancillary blocks (basic version, advanced version) to determine its "precision" and "efficiency" ratings

1.tier 1 machines -precision and efficiency of 10 -requires only basic versions of workbench, casting station and laboratory to build a.basic lathe b.basic milling machine c.basic shaping machine d.basic welding station

2.tier 1.5 machines -precision of 5 and efficiency of 25 -requires a precision rating of 40 to produce a.shearing machine b.grinding machine c.wire mill d.roller mill

3.tier 2 machines -precision and efficiency of 25 -requires a precision rating of 100 to produce a.advanced lathe b.advanced milling machine c.advanced shaping machine d.advanced welding station

4.tier 2.5 machines -precision of 10 and efficiency of 50 -requires a precision rating of 400 to produce a.plasma cutter b.stamping mill c.hammer mill d.hobbing machine

5.tier 3 machines -precision and efficiency of 100 -requires a precision rating of 600 to produce a.basic lithography machine b.basic CNC machine c.basic mainframe d.basic 3d printer

6.tier 3.5 machines -precision of 20 and efficiency of 200 -requires a precision rating of 1200 to produce a.basic industrial robot b.electrochemical grinding machine c.magnetic assisted finishing machine d.waterjet cutting machine

7.tier 4 machines -precision and efficiency of 400 -requires a precision rating of 2000 to produce a.advanced lithography machine b.advanced CNC machine c.advanced mainframe d.advanced 3d printer

8.tier 4.5 machines -precision of 40 and efficiency of 600 -requires a precision rating of 3000 to produce a.advanced industrial robot b.laser cutter c.ultrasonic milling machine d.cryorolling mill

9.tier 5 machines -precision and efficiency of 800 -requires a precision rating of 6000 to produce a.nano-forge b.nano-lathe c.supercomputer d.auto-gantry

10.tier 5.5 machines -precision and efficiency of 1000 -requires a precision rating of 10000 to build a.universal constructor b.universal computer c.bio-constructor d.recycling station

II.after running its checks it calculates the total precision and efficiency ratings of all machines in its scan area

A.certain blocks and items have a minimum precision rating which the workshop block must possess for it to build them 1.blocks -long ass list 2.items -long ass list

B.efficiency ratings apply a percent based bonus to build speed and a percent based penalty to power usage 1.every 2 efficiency points confers a .1% speed bonus 2.every 2 efficiency points make the construction process use .1% more power 3.every 100 efficiency points grant the user the ability to use an extra labor token on workshop reactions a.extra labor tokens used in this way contribute a 5% speed bonus toward the reaction they were used in b.extra labor tokens used in this way cause the reaction to use 5% more electricity

C.precision ratings apply a numerical bonus to material usage 1.every 1000 precision makes any recipe use 1 less metal ingot

III.in addition to the workshop block itself running checks some of its sub-blocks also run checks (in a 10x10x10 area) to determine if they can be placed

A.basic workbench 1.4 furnaces 2.10 crafting benches 3.basic peoples workbench

B.basic casting station 1.basic workbench 2.basic reducer

C.basic laboratory 1.basic workbench 2.basic casting station 3.basic still

D.modern workbench 1.advanced peoples workbench

E.modern casting station 1.advanced reducer

F.modern laboratory 1.chemical reactor 2.electrolytic chamber

IDEAS

-synergies for workshop blocks -a way to use either excess labor tokens or perhaps skilled labor tokens to create high precision things without the appropriate machine -use workshop system to produce consumer, luxury, industrial and military goods (generic items) which can be traded for raw materials at the town hall -use of skilled labor tokens to produce more advanced machines -use of blueprints to produce most machines and items -grids in workshop machines which let players retool machines to do things better/more efficiently/offer various bonuses, etc (sort of like a minigame?) -if players build just one of every machine they will have an efficiency rating of 12,840, which would confer a speed bonus of 642% or 6.4 times faster and 6.4 times more energy used. if the player then took advantage of the extra labor bonus they would cause things to go another 640% faster or 6.4 faster and 6.4 times more energy used. collectively the reaction would then complete 12.8 times faster and use 12.8 times more power and require 128 extra skilled labor tokens -use a variant of precision that only applies to electronics -certain machines reduce labor token input requirement but increase electricity needs -if players built just one of every machine they will have a precision rating of 9,640

mensreaMC commented 11 years ago

REVISION 1 -added some recipes which are necessary to preserve flow, as whithout them the player may not be able to advance technologically