Predicted Total Production of Mines

[Machr_nejvetsi]

Hi!

My patch predicts total production to mines, which have not unlimited production (Coal mine, Iron ore mine, etc...) - when the mine is abandoned, it will close..

every mine has random predicted total production of 5000 to 64000 tons or thousand litres...

the second patch:

in the window of industry there is not displayed exact total production, only with a small diversion (? - i'm sorry for my english )

Thanks for your replies..

[Nanaki13]

screenies?

[lucaspiller]

every mine has random predicted total production of 5000 to 64000 tons/thosands litres...

Eh? Are those real units?

Sounds like a good idea though other than that.

[}T{Reme [Q_G]]

Thats kinda low... your average mine / oil well would run empty in some 35 months (faster with those running double production) Within 3 years all your serviced mines and oil wells would dissapear :/

[Machr_nejvetsi]

When the mine increase its production, it increases its total production too... And the average mine (total production - 32000 tons, monthly 200 tons) - is running for 13 years... if every month is 30% chance to increase production, (and total predicted production), the mine is running for even more years...

Here is a screenshot..

[Abraxa]

Nice idea :)
For people joining a new multiplayer game it however will be impossible to judge whether a mine is worth the effort when you don't know how much of its predicted output already was transported. That's why I'd suggest an absolute number showing either how much is already used up or the same as a percentage.
Or... maybe an estimated running time in years might be nice as well?

-Abraxa

[MeusH]

Great, now I understand what's this mod up to and I really like the idea and appreciate your work. However, I'd like to see time peroid you're calculating because I think the predirected production isn't calculated constantly for 13 years.

[Asterix]

Maybe the production of the last month should always be subtracted from the current value, so you always see, how much is left.

Also I would say increasing the total amount should be independant from output (better methods to get the coal doesnt increase the total amount... on the other hand if new coal is found that doesnt neccesarily increase the output, imho). There could be seperate news-messages for this, too.

One more thing that came to my mind while writing: is it optional? if not, make it optional
(Its some sort of difficulty-increase, that not everybody will like to have, especially on multiplayer where the game continues while you are offline)

[Machr_nejvetsi]

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Or... maybe an estimated running time in years might be nice as well?
-Abraxa

When I deciding, if it is better to print running time instead of production, something dissapointed my plans.. now, i dont know, what it was.. I'll try to work out it..

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One more thing that came to my mind while writing: is it optional? if not, make it optional
(Its some sort of difficulty-increase, that not everybody will like to have, especially on multiplayer where the game continues while you are offline)

It's optional..

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I think the predirected production isn't calculated constantly for 13 years.

It is only for average mine... some mines are running longer and the other mines not..

[MeusH]

Yeah, I'd just like to see time peroid your patch is calculating the production for, like 32000 tonnes \ 10 years or something like that

[Horse]

How lng is a real mine availeble.
make it realistic.

[Abraxa]

How lng is a real mine availeble.
make it realistic.

How long is realistic in your opinion?

In my opinion, making mines last for about 15~25 years is just fine. That way competition is bigger and your income is lower - thus making the game a little more difficult.

-Abraxa

[Machr_nejvetsi]

MeusH:

I still cannot clearly understand it... There's no time period. The patch calculate mine's total production.. every month the total production is decreased, and when it's lower than last-month-production, the mine close down.

Horse:

Of course, I had two alternatives. First, the mine's production would be stored in UINT16.. that is the type, used for all productions, so it would be easy to compare with last-month-production, for example.. This allow max. production something about 65000, if I wouldnt use new variable for overflowin'... And the second choice is store it in UINT32, but it requiores more memory, and the mine would be closed down in 2982616 years. I think, more realistic is the first way..

[MeusH]

Oh, you mean something like "32000 tonnes of coal left"? Is that the predicting?

[Machr_nejvetsi]

Yes, meanwhile, at least... i think it is simple, but it makes the game more realistic and more difficult.. i mean, when you has 10 trains, carrying coal for many years from one coal mine, with monthly production something about 1500 tons/month, it makes the game a little boring..