Patch : Town growth based on passenger/mails/goods

[Gedemon]

A small patch that slow down town growth if there aren't enough passengers, mails and goods transported relatively to it's size.

v0.2 :

- Use food and water ratio in arctic and tropical map.
- Show what is most needed in town's window
- v0.1 Fix : overflowing town with goods can no longer give a bonus.

link to win32 build

r12781_town_growth_need_goods_v0.2.patch

Town Growth v0.2 / r12781

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v0.1 :

when activated, the patch use basic openttd growth, but it also checks 3 numbers :
1/ Maximum town size without goods
2/ Ratio of town's monthly max passenger/mail and the number of created passenger/mail in stations
3/ Ratio of town's monthly max passenger/mail and the number of goods transported to the town

the 2 and 3 are used as factor to slow down town growth. 2 is always checked, 3 only if maximum town size is reached.

available settings :
town growth based on passenger/mails/goods (ON/OFF)
max town size before needing goods to growth (1000-15000)
max slowdown factor (2-25)

I've also included a modified version of this patch by pheeror.

It shows the town growth rate (relative to original max value, without fund building activated) in town's windows.

[Gedemon]

screens

[PouncingAnt]

Nice to see some more patches related to enhancing the economic gameplay. I'm compiling now

[prissi]

Well, I tried something similar with cutting off. However, cutting off will happen automatically, since the generated number increases while transported number does not. (see http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php? ... own+growth with diagrams)

[8h]

would you mind to submit your patch to Community Integrated Version?

Id like to try it out but am not able to compile it

[Gedemon]

Well, I tried something similar with cutting off. However, cutting off will happen automatically, since the generated number increases while transported number does not. (see http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php? ... own+growth with diagrams)

yes, that a very similar patch. And I need diagrams too

maybe I'll run some test games from a common save but different patch values...

would you mind to submit your patch to Community Integrated Version?

Id like to try it out but am not able to compile it

Here's a win32 binary to test.

I'll like to submit it to Community Integrated Version, but it may need a few tunning before. So go on, test it


edit : binary v0.2

[PouncingAnt]

I've been giving it some test playing. I really like how it works, but I still think population growth may be a bit too easy before the max pop. before goods needed limit.

I'll give it some more testing, maybe I'll change my mind, but either way, its a nice patch

[Youri219]

Very interesting patch. How does this affect food and water?

[Gedemon]

Very interesting patch. How does this affect food and water?

ATM food and water are not affected by the patch.

if the patch is activated, you'll need goods and food/water (in artic/desert) for town growth, but only the amount of goods will influence town growth.

but I can make the patch to manage food and water in the same way, if you think that should be done.

[Gedemon]

v0.2 done, see first post.

now you can see what is needed for town growth in it's windows.