Insurance companies are useless because they provide statistics-based services in statistics-based simulation.
I like the sound of your statement. Unfortunately I see no explanation behind the notion that providing statistics-based services in statistics-based simulation is equivalent to uselessness.
Fair point. Could not argue with that. Later we'll see if I was right or wrong.
Previously I told that bonds are useless and now I can tell that I was wrong.
Out of 200 hours I spend around 100 hours reconfiguring education. If you will introduce a completely new interface and some automation into it, that would reduce 100 hours and will allow me to reach late-game stages more frequently.
What kind of automation would you want?
Yes, it is an issue. And it is a gameplay issue, not an AI one.
What exactly the gameplay issue is about?
But on the other hand it is an AI issue. AI puts all the eggs in one basket.
How should the AI do instead in your opinion? What's wrong with having all the eggs in one basket from the AI's profitability standpoint?
Out of 200 hours I spend around 100 hours reconfiguring education. If you will introduce a completely new interface and some automation into it, that would reduce 100 hours and will allow me to reach late-game stages more frequently.
What kind of automation would you want?
I want to set a research goal to AI Mayor and leave it alone.
For example in my games the goal is to spend $6M on research monthly and invest it into 10 particular preset industries.
Here's how I monitor the research areas assigned to the cities. And the results you can find in my latest savegame.
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Out of 200 hours I spend around 100 hours reconfiguring education. If you will introduce a completely new interface and some automation into it, that would reduce 100 hours and will allow me to reach late-game stages more frequently.
What kind of automation would you want?
I want to set a research goal to AI Mayor and leave it alone.
For example in my games the goal is to spend $6M on research monthly and invest it into 10 particular preset industries.
Here's how I monitor the research areas assigned to the cities. And the results you can find in my latest savegame.
Caplab research matrix.PNG
How would you like such an automation system to be implemented? What type of UI do you prefer? Any concrete suggestions?
Would you like the same to be used for general research projects in R&D centers as well?
First, there is a different approach to city research and company research. City research effects are gradual and company research is breakthrough-based. From gameplay perspective it makes sense.
As a result I don't see a reason to change company research to goal-based one. While for cities it will be great.
On the other hand I also hate current R&D system with all that talents. It creates a lot of micromanagement. And the only way to improve it is to remove talent-based research. Because implementing the checkbox called "keep salary rate above 80%" will basically kill it.
Oh, I have an idea of an interface. You can see it on a screenshot.
Currently research is working on a weekly tick basis. If after a tick current City Competitiveness will become bigger than the goal in that field, AI will switch to any different field that is below the target. If all fields are above the target, it will choose a random one.
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Oh, I have an idea of an interface. You can see it on a screenshot.
Currently research is working on a weekly tick basis. If after a tick current City Competitiveness will become bigger than the goal in that field, AI will switch to any different field that is below the target. If all fields are above the target, it will choose a random one.
I will forward your suggestion on research automation to the dev team.
On the other hand I also hate current R&D system with all that talents. It creates a lot of micromanagement. And the only way to improve it is to remove talent-based research. Because implementing the checkbox called "keep salary rate above 80%" will basically kill it.
Have you tried setting the Talent System to "Greatly Simplified" as shown in the attached screenshot?
On the other hand I also hate current R&D system with all that talents. It creates a lot of micromanagement. And the only way to improve it is to remove talent-based research. Because implementing the checkbox called "keep salary rate above 80%" will basically kill it.
Have you tried setting the Talent System to "Greatly Simplified" as shown in the attached screenshot?
Honestly, I have never thought of using Greatly Simplified talent system. Well, it sounds rather reasonable in my case. But on the other hand it will not remove all my pain and will save some money in process (and I don't like it).
