Difference between revisions of "Concentration Factor (Game Mechanics)"

Game Mechanics

The concentration factor is an element of the creature harvest formula that takes into account the resource concentration values for a creature resource. When a player extracts resources from a creature, a check is made on the position that the player is at when issuing the harvest resource command. The resource concentration value at that position is then taken and divided by a constant value and then the result of that is compared with 3 cut off points. These cutoff points are indicated to the player and more commonly known as:

• The creature was scrawny and unhealthy
  
• The creature was of medium size
  
• The creature was fat and healthy
  

The cutoff point values for each result are:

• Scrawny: 9.0
• Medium: 13.5
• Fat: Above 13.5

The value coming from the division of the constant into the resource concentration percentage is checked against these cutoff points. If the value results to 9.0 or less, then the creature is flagged as scrawny. If the value results are at or below 13.5 and above 9.0 then the target is considered medium. If the value results are above 13.5 then the target is considered fat.

Note: No known constant exists but i propose that we use the value 5.5 as the constant as this seems to give a well balanced range. Some results of this proposal would mean that resource concentrations between 0 and 49% would yield scrawny, resource concentrations between 50 to 75% would be medium sized and resource concentrations from 75-100% would be fat.

Some examples of this calculation:

• Scrawny range: concentration factor = 49 / 5.5 = 8.90
• Medium range: concentration factor = 74 / 5.5 = 13.45
• Fat range: concentration factor = 75 / 5.5 = 13.63

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