Rockstar Dev decreases the impact of tech debt

benfrankel · Dec 11, 2023 · 123aabd · 123aabd
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diff --git a/src/simulation.rs b/src/simulation.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pub struct Simulation {
     pub lines: f64,
     pub entities: f64,
     pub tech_debt: f64,
+    pub tech_debt_multiplier: f64,
     /// Fun score, affects the submission's results.
     pub fun_score: f64,
     /// Presentation factor, affects the submissions' results.
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ impl Default for Simulation {
             lines: 0.0,
             entities: 0.0,
             tech_debt: 0.0,
+            tech_debt_multiplier: 1.0,
             fun_score: 0.0,
             presentation_score: 0.0,
 

diff --git a/src/upgrade.rs b/src/upgrade.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ impl Upgrade {
     }
 
     pub fn cost(&self, simulation: &Simulation) -> f64 {
-        (self.base_cost * self.cost_scale_factor.powf(simulation.tech_debt)).floor()
+        (self.base_cost
+            * self
+                .cost_scale_factor
+                .powf(simulation.tech_debt * simulation.tech_debt_multiplier))
+        .floor()
     }
 
     pub fn description(&self) -> String {
@@ -1363,7 +1367,10 @@ generate_upgrade_list!(
 
         Upgrade {
             name: NAMES[0].to_string(),
-            desc: "Spawns VALUE entities whenever a line of code is produced.".to_string(),
+            desc: "\
+                Spawns VALUE entities whenever a line of code is produced. \
+                Decreases the impact of technical debt.\
+            ".to_string(),
             sound: Some(SoundEffectKind::Guitar),
             value: 4.0,
             no_count: true,
@@ -1383,12 +1390,14 @@ generate_upgrade_list!(
                 if this.remaining == 5 {
                     // First time (remaining is decreased beforehand)
                     simulation.entity_spawn_per_line += 4.0;
+                    simulation.tech_debt_multiplier = 0.5;
                     // Make subsequent copies of this upgrade available in the random pool.
                     this.base_cost = 100.0;
                     this.weight = 1.0;
                 } else {
                     // Level up
                     simulation.entity_spawn_per_line *= 2.0;
+                    simulation.tech_debt_multiplier *= 0.875;
                 }
                 // Special scaling
                 this.base_cost *= 100.0;