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Balancing Release

Prosperous Universe · published 16 months ago

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Marker Makers

We'll adjust the prices at which market makers buy commodities as follows:

ADR: 58000 -> 70000
AIR: 185000 -> 200000
CBL: 91000 (unchanged)
CBM: 63000 (unchanged)
CBS: 42000 (unchanged)
CC: 370000 -> 650000
CCD: 61000 -> 80000
CRU: 185000 -> 200000
EDC: 11100 -> 8000 (over the course of 4 weeks)
FFC: 185000 -> 240000
IDC: 15300 -> 11000 (over the course of 4 weeks)
LIS: 310000 -> 450000
LOG: 68000 (unchanged)
NV1: 120000 -> 135000
NV2: 180000 -> 200000
POW: 5500 -> 6000
RED: 50000 -> 60000
SDR: 80000 -> 100000
SP: 1580 -> 2500
SRD: 59000 -> 70000
STR: 1000 -> 1750
SUD: 83000 -> 100000
UTS: 2200 -> 3500
WR: 61000 -> 140000

Note: Most of these are buffs (also accounting for overall inflation), except for IDC / EDC which will be adjusted in 4 steps (25% of the change each) to arrive at the final numbers listed above (for example EDC will go to 10325 when the changes release, then 9550 the next week, then 8775, and then finally 8000). We hope that this process together with this early announcement of the upcoming changes will give everyone enough time to adjust their plans.

Population Infrastructure

PIO needs for comfort (5% -> 3%), culture (3% -> 2%) and education (2% -> 1%) reduced and shifted to life support instead
SET needs for comfort, culture, education (all 5% -> 3%) reduced and shifted to life support instead
POPI upkeep tick lengths increased from 3 -> 5 (short) and 10 -> 15 (long)
POPI upgrade costs reduced (growth factor 1.2 -> 1.15)
POPI upkeep amounts adjusted (see red numbers here)
Base tier level-up rates increased:
- PIO to SET: 0.15 -> 0.2
- SET to TEC: 0.01 -> 0.0125
- TEC to ENG: 0.005 -> 0.0075
Level-up bonuses via POPI increased:
- Museum: 0.0005 -> 0.001
- Library: 0.001 -> 0.002
- University: 0.002 -> 0.003

Recipe Changes

A couple alternative recipes were too costly to ever be considered, so we're trying to bring them in line a bit more:

The BDE recipe in PP2 now costs 40 PG (down from 60)
The PT recipe in BMP involving W gets +50% output: 10 -> 15

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