25Sep2012 Cotter Changes

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A few changes for cotters
Scavenging: This is now working properly and cotters will now scavenge equipment.
Accurate Completion times: Rather than using a completion time of the maximum possible, then sometimes finishing early - cotters will now show a completion time based on how many items they can pick up on a square and how many units there are.
Changing Completion Times: Herbs grow, new minerals discovered, new battles may occur. If new items become available on a square while the cotters are still gathering, each time they harvest (once per hour) they will re-assess their completion times to match.
Armies and: Neutral cotters will no longer survive visits from alliance armies and vice versa.
Adaptable: Previously cotters after arriving at a square would pick an item and harvest only that, returning when they had depleted it or were full.  Now they will gather everything they can from a square, changing as one time is depleted onto the next via:
Priorities: Cotters now gather in a priority preference, with the order and reasons as follows:Equipment - being most valuable
Hides - being time limited
Minerals  - will come back if over harvested
Herbs - widespread, so over harvesting not too detrimental
Grapes - localised and scarce so careful harvesting is required
Accurate Next items: The next item to be harvested will change as the cotter works its way through the items on the square.

Edited by GM ThunderCat - 26 Sep 2012 at 04:34

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GM ThunderCat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group GM Joined: 11 Dec 2009 Location: Everywhere Status: Offline Points: 2157	Posted: 26 Sep 2012 at 00:26
	A few changes for cotters Scavenging: This is now working properly and cotters will now scavenge equipment. Accurate Completion times: Rather than using a completion time of the maximum possible, then sometimes finishing early - cotters will now show a completion time based on how many items they can pick up on a square and how many units there are. Changing Completion Times: Herbs grow, new minerals discovered, new battles may occur. If new items become available on a square while the cotters are still gathering, each time they harvest (once per hour) they will re-assess their completion times to match. Armies and: Neutral cotters will no longer survive visits from alliance armies and vice versa. Adaptable: Previously cotters after arriving at a square would pick an item and harvest only that, returning when they had depleted it or were full. Now they will gather everything they can from a square, changing as one time is depleted onto the next via: Priorities: Cotters now gather in a priority preference, with the order and reasons as follows: Equipment - being most valuable Hides - being time limited Minerals - will come back if over harvested Herbs - widespread, so over harvesting not too detrimental Grapes - localised and scarce so careful harvesting is required Accurate Next items: The next item to be harvested will change as the cotter works its way through the items on the square. Edited by GM ThunderCat - 26 Sep 2012 at 04:34