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---,--,-,0,+,++,+++ a 14% unit scale approach

By olo

As the header says, this is about the relative scale used for time management.

Using this approach in my the past 20 games I have
- never had ratings drop below 7
- several 10/10s
- and even solid 9s with a 12 game old engine

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Category: Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration, Secrets, Walkthroughs

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20 Jan, 2024 @ 5:06am

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the math notes

- 7 possible states for slider
- 100% divided by 7 is about 14
- 14*7=98%
- Addition and Subtraction starting at the minimum and maximum of the scale
- 50% is exempt from scale because it is obviously the 0 state

100% +++
86% ++
72% +
50% 0
28% -
14% --
0% ---

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7 Comments

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Bukubuku Chagama 9 May @ 3:02am

BTW, just started a new game, created Thief/RPG with the % I described below and all results were 9, using 2D V1 without any additional features..

Bukubuku Chagama 9 May @ 3:00am

Your calculation is wrong.

There are not 7 types of states. There are only 5. So it should be 25% for each. Yes, 5 states and 25% would make it 125% but this mathematic doesn't apply here if we count the bottom as 0% and top as 100%.

+++ = 100%
++ = 75%
- = 50%
-- = 25%
--- = 0%

This works for me.

I haven't seen + or ~ in the game.

OneGrung 19 Jun, 2024 @ 2:46am

Haven't had a game reach 10/10 using this but never got a game below 9.5 once I reached the first office.

olo [author] 1 Feb, 2024 @ 4:06am

So what is your scale relating to the hints ?
These are the slider values by the way, which then result in an amalgam value which is indeed rarely favouring one stage above 50%.

ViviSected 31 Jan, 2024 @ 8:55pm

terrible tactic. The dev time is what actually matters, and you don't really ever want to go over 50% dev time on any given area. This method is way off.

olo [author] 28 Jan, 2024 @ 2:06am

Getting an 8 for the first game is quite solid. The initial game platforms offer very limited triple star matching. Adventure and Strategy are good ,Action is not.
Thx for the report Sir Arsen , keep trying - and I´m happy to learn about different and more successful variations.

Sir_Arsen 27 Jan, 2024 @ 11:40am

first game I tried to make with those stats and I got 6 5 6 8

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