I probably should have posted on the German forums. RN people actually read and answer those.
Posts by TrainMaster Hemi
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simple: RN needs to pick a direction.
Team game?
or Individual Game?
Team Game:
Eliminate or reduce Prestige from factory investments (Cash) to less than 5% of what it is now.
Increase Prestige gained from deliveries of RGs (City or LandMark)
ADD prestige bonuses based on integrated hauling of RGs. (Supply Prestige bonus awarded when factories level/Grow)
ADD prestige bonuses based on overall team tonnages delivered to RGs (City and LM)
in this way, players who choose not to be on a team, still gain by delivering as part of a city/LM effort.
Individual Game:
Eliminate all Prestige for deliveries of any kind.
All prestige is earned thru factory investing.
This is what these players do anyways, only hauling goods that fill their banks fastest.
Pick a direction. trying to have both is no longer working.
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Display MoreDear players,
Some of you have already noticed, that the amount of fixed HTML5 bugs per week has decreased in comparison to what we were able to do a few weeks ago.
Why is that?
The main reason is we are working on a bigger update for the current HTML5 version. This update is not a collection of separate bug fixes and improvements, but rather a structural change of the way the visible parts of the game work. Once done, this will have several advantages.
One of them is that we have a more solid basis for development and, in combination with what we have already developed, some significant performance improvements, most noticeably while moving on the map. Another advantage is that many of the currently existing smaller HTML5 bugs will be gone, without having to fix them manually. Both these things are very useful of course, but the even bigger advantage is that with this new version of HTML5, our devs will be able to work much more efficiently.
So, while this work is temporarily delaying some bug fixes, it will make it much easier for our devs to fix and prevent bugs from that moment on.
So, to sum up the advantages:
- Better performance, especially when moving on the map
- Less bugs
- More efficient work on bugs and improvements
FAQ
When will this update happen?
We expect another 3-5 weeks. This is not a fixed timeline though, since we want to make sure the version we release is an improvement in comparison to the current one.
Will you stop fixing bugs completely now?
No, we continue to fix high priority bugs, especially if they can be transferred to the update.
Will all bugs be fixed?
Certainly not. A lot of the current bugs will be gone, but definitely not all of them and there might also be some new ones. However, the overall amount of bugs will decrease.
How much will the performance improve?
This is very hard to answer. We can already see some clear positive results in our tests, but we did not apply all improvements yet and in general the data from our test servers cannot fully predict the final results on live game worlds. In addition, the perceived improvement can differ greatly, depending on the player and the problems they previously had. The most significant improvement right now are the FPS while scrolling the map.
Does it still make sense to report bugs?
Yes, absolutely. Even if some of the current bugs might just be gone with the new version, we will still register those reports and check if these bugs still exist in the new version. However, we will not continue to update the public bug list.
Thank you for your patience,
Your Rail Nation team
So here we are, a bit over 5 weeks later. how about an update on this timeline?
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thx very much, is this for normal speed servers?
this is based on confirmed numbers in Express servers. there won't be a Standard server available to verify until July 24th / 27th / 28th
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Maybe it has to pay for its self first??? Am hauling Grain to Cattle to Leather to Shoes to the City. That is my question, will I get extra cash for having the leather licese and hauling in this scenario? Shoes is the required good and leather is in the supply chain to hauling fully intergrated. Leather to Shoes...
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Updated: Dynamic EG City Calculator
Sheet is now Read Only due to someone messing up the formulas.
Copy for your own use.
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ok, the numbers i'm seeing in Tower Bridge are x3 ^.5 with HMRs city tonnages
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Display MoreOSLO just started on Towerbridge they have to haul 242000 with city level 44 and 133 player connected
That means the multiplier is 3and the factor is 0,5
because..
Level 44 = 70.000
70.000*3 = 210.000
133/100^0,5 =1.1532...
1.1532*210.000 = 242000 (rounded)
yup, these are the numbers i have found as well, thank you. i am in the process of updating my sheet
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count yourself lucky those filters work at all for you. they never have for me, and i already know support will blaim it on my computer, so i don't bother with tickets for it, lol.
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Display MoreFrom the servers we found that the formula for the warehouse in endgame has changed!
Tones = (City level tones) * 2 * (active players / 100)^0.7
railnationgoods.htm?en&egtones
example calculation
for level 42 city = 65,000*2
65,000*2*(50/100)^0.7 = 80.024 - 50 Active Players
65,000*2*(100/100)^0,7= 130,000 - 100 Active Players
65,000*2*(200/100)^0,7= 211,185 - 200 Active Players
65,000*2*(300/100)^0,7= 280,497 - 300 Active Players
65,000*2*(400/100)^0.7= 343.072 - 400 Active Players
65,000*2*(500/100)^0.7= 401.072 - 500 Active Players
65,000*2*(600/100)^0,7= 455,668 - 600 Active Players
ok, now i see why i couldn't get my sheet to match up to your calculator ... for base city tonnages you're using the Fast Forward City Tonnage by level numbers ...
In an Express SoE server base city tonnage for level 42 is 43,550 ... not 65,000
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Tower Bridge - Express
I wonder if the new tonnage has had an effect on the way people are pushing the cities. 11th place is at level 42 now with #1 at 43 and most of the EG cities still pushing for levels.how are you seeing EG tonnages on a server that EG has not started on yet?
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be interesting to see if they do the same on the standard servers
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Sniffa .. what server are you seeing different numbers on? standard or Express?
HMR has posted for 2 Express servers so far
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hmm ... interesting ... so they're using the FF formula on the 2x servers now.
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Can you please check our calculations based on the current situation in a city
Basic tonnage for level 33 is 46,000.
Active players is 113, so 1.13^.5 is 1.06
Express calculator is 3.
3*1.06*46,000 = 146280
The spreadsheet is saying 98,286.
Which is correct, if either?46,000 x 3*((113/100)^7)
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From the servers we found that the formula for the warehouse in endgame has changed!
Tones = (City level tones) * 2 * (active players / 100)^0.7
railnationgoods.htm?en&egtones
example calculation
for level 42 city = 65,000*2
65,000*2*(50/100)^0.7 = 80.024 - 50 Active Players
65,000*2*(100/100)^0,7= 130,000 - 100 Active Players
65,000*2*(200/100)^0,7= 211,185 - 200 Active Players
65,000*2*(300/100)^0,7= 280,497 - 300 Active Players
65,000*2*(400/100)^0.7= 343.072 - 400 Active Players
65,000*2*(500/100)^0.7= 401.072 - 500 Active Players
65,000*2*(600/100)^0,7= 455,668 - 600 Active Players
what server are these numbers from?
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Welcome. All are welcome to copy and share.
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Dynamic EG Tonnage calculator based on the new HTML5 rules.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s43w1ucee3mzvkvnqnfciadtg_6-qc7o8tq9zx2emq0/edit?usp=sharing
EDIT: OK, seems the DEVs are playing with the formulas some, right now it appears Express servers are being calculated like Fast Forward servers were. Yet to see what is happening on Standard servers.
As more information is known, this sheet will be updated.
For Now: switch the "server type" in your copy to Fast Forward. Once i have confirmed the change to Express servers i will adjust the Sheet ... Standard servers we will need to wait and see what they do, unless info from a DEV can be made available. -
here's a dynamic spreadsheet for the new tonnage rules.
feel free to make your own copy to share and use.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s43w1ucee3mzvkvnqnfciadtg_6-qc7o8tq9zx2emq0/edit?usp=sharing
EDIT: OK, seems the DEVs are playing with the formulas some, right now it appears Express servers are being calculated like Fast Forward servers were. Yet to see what is happening on Standard servers.
As more information is known, this sheet will be updated.
For Now: switch the "server type" in your copy to Fast Forward. Once i have confirmed the change to Express servers i will adjust the Sheet ... Standard servers we will need to wait and see what they do, unless info from a DEV can be made available. -
Well, our customers paid us or our bosses directly for the project ... but at the end, even if it's an online game we as customers/players are doing the same, don't we?
See, there's the problem. We, the Players, are not looked at like paying customers.
We are simply sheep with credit cards to these folks.
First and foremost they are working on more ways to incentivise us she...players to bust out that almighty plastic.
They look at that first .. and if they do just happen to glance at the Buglist .. that's just to wonder who pulled it out of the garbage.
Start withholding access to our Credit Cards until GENUINE efforts are made to fix long standing problems.
