What's The New Resource Model, Really?

matsomatso Master of Patches Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7000Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, Reinforced - Shadow, NS2 Community Developer
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<div class="IPBDescription">Numbers needed</div> We got a very nice posting from Flayra about how the old resource system worked.

Would be nice knowing how the new system works as well.

Anyone knows?
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    The new resource model is just the old resource model without the bugs. The numbers for different costs etc are listed in the<a href='http://www.readyroom.org' target='_blank'>Readyroom</a>.
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  • TwexTwex Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4999Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The new resource model is just the old resource model without the bugs.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    in that case, please clarify what exactly those "bugs" were, and how they were fixed. understanding the resource model is essential in order to devise strategies.
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  • VisserVisser Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6613Members
    The old resouce model is what we currenly have but marines mined cash a LOT faster from the same number of mines. Certain items were cheaper. The "bug" was server admins turning up the mining speed.

    The new model
    -less cash genrally so armor/weapons count and must be rationed. Me and my clanmates make runs to retrieve weapons after death to save rebuying
    -turrets now 19 (not 16)
    -heavy armor now 25 from 20
    -gren launcher now 33 from 27 (also only has 4 grens/clip and fires slower)

    theyre the main ones off the top of my head.
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  • matsomatso Master of Patches Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7000Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, Reinforced - Shadow, NS2 Community Developer
    From what I can read in the server patches, the "bug" hasn't been fixed - the marines have simply been nerfed quite a bit.

    Pre patch, the game was balanced on 4v4 servers, while completly unbalanced on 12v12 servers (to the marines advantage). If the resource code hasn't been changed, then the marine nerf simply means that the balance point has been moved - 4v4 will have a distinct advantage to the aliens, and 12v12 is probably still advantage marines, though not as absurd as pre-patch. 8v8 may be the sweet spot now, will have to test to see how it works.

    Lots of information about the resource code and its effects in <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=8773' target='_blank'>How Do Resources Work, exactly?</a>
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  • TwexTwex Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4999Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The "bug" was server admins turning up the mining speed.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    you didn't believe that urban legend, did you?
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