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Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 8:39am

Don't get any Engine/Gearbox research bonus

since some years i don't get any engine research bonus.
I heard you have to design engines higher than your skill, at least every year to get it.
but even 2 electric engines with 90-100 Design requirement haven't reactivate the bonus.
sitting 1926 with 53 engine skill with only +0.54/Q and not the +0.84/Q.
and now I even have the problem with gearboxes,...

what I don't understand is that If you increase the complexity of gearbox the min design requirement decreases while the max increases so you have like (90-11)

Last edited by Huperspace; 15 Feb, 2022 @ 8:43am

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Originally posted by Eric.B:

http://wiki.gearcity.info/doku.php?id=gamemanual:howto_designskills#designing_vehicle_and_components

The game takes the average overall rating of your chassis, engine, and gearbox designs made in the last five years and compares them against your current design skills. If the average ratings of your design are greater than your skills, your skills will increase a limited amount. If your average ratings are less, your design skills will go down a limited amount.

Also if memory serves me, the limited maximum growth is around .9/quarter. So you're pretty close to growing at maximum.

If you would like, you can email me the game, but there isn't likely to be a bug here. http://wiki.gearcity.info/doku.php?id=troubleshooting:steam_savegamefile

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Eric.B [developer] 15 Feb, 2022 @ 9:05am

http://wiki.gearcity.info/doku.php?id=gamemanual:howto_designskills#designing_vehicle_and_components

The game takes the average overall rating of your chassis, engine, and gearbox designs made in the last five years and compares them against your current design skills. If the average ratings of your design are greater than your skills, your skills will increase a limited amount. If your average ratings are less, your design skills will go down a limited amount.

Last edited by Eric.B; 15 Feb, 2022 @ 9:07am

Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 9:24am

thx, than this is the only bug:

Originally posted by Huperspace:
what I don't understand is that If you increase the complexity of gearbox the min design requirement decreases while the max increases so you have like (90-11)

I don't know if I design a 11 Design skill AUTO-8G-RV-TA or a 90 design skill needing one.
it would make sense if the values would be (80-90) but not (90-10) at highest complexity
at min complexity it would be around (40-60).

Last edited by Huperspace; 15 Feb, 2022 @ 9:52am

Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 9:45am

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Eric.B [developer] 15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:02am

Originally posted by Huperspace:
thx, than this is the only bug:
Originally posted by Huperspace:
what I don't understand is that If you increase the complexity of gearbox the min design requirement decreases while the max increases so you have like (90-11)
I don't know if I design a 11 Design skill AUTO-8G-RV-TA or a 90 design skill needing one.
it would make sense if the values would be (80-90) but not (90-10) at highest complexity
at min complexity it would be around (40-60).

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you talking about the Design Requirements when creating a design? Design Requirements is how difficult something is to design and it effects design cost and how long it will take to make the design. The rating range values you're shown when designing something comes from your starting game settings and your design skill in that category.

Your skill points come from the overall ratings rather than the design requirement ratings. As of right now, the game rewards you for making great designs, not complex bad designs.

If you're talking about something else, provide me with a screen shot of the issue you're seeing or be a little more specific. I am having a hard time seeing what the bug is in this statement. It's probably just me though, I am a little slow sometimes, and need help.

With respect to your design skill growth. Looking at engines:

The average overall rating of your engines designs over the last 5 years is 46.71820856703481

Your current design skill is 53.6

Because of this, the rate of decline from designs is -0.25 per quarter.

The max you can get from funding research teams is 0.85 points per quarter. So you're getting pretty close to the max skill growth you can get with your situation.

Last edited by Eric.B; 15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:02am

Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:27am

ok now i have it.

average overall rating of your chassis, engine, and gearbox designs made in the last five years

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not the design req. , i missread this.
does upgrading them, higher that value?

the bug i'm taking about at gearbox is that the design req. value goes from 40-60 to 92-11
which would mean a complex design could be less design req than the other if you a lucky.

Eric.B [developer] 15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:33am

Originally posted by Huperspace:
the bug i'm taking about at gearbox is that the design req. value goes from 40-60 to 92-11
which would mean a complex design could be less design req than the other if you a lucky.

OK I understand what you're saying, where are you seeing these numbers though? View Gearbox doesn't have the numbers. Is it when you're designing it? It's probably trying to say 90 - 110, but being cut off.

Last edited by Eric.B; 15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:34am

Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:48am

Originally posted by Eric.B:
90 - 110, but being cut off.

but then why does the "chassis" "comfort" "design" can display 100-102?
no the first number goes up while the second goes down as the slider goes right, only on gearbox design req.

Last edited by Huperspace; 15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:57am

Eric.B [developer] 15 Feb, 2022 @ 12:50pm

Originally posted by Huperspace:
Originally posted by Eric.B:
90 - 110, but being cut off.
but then why does the "chassis" "comfort" "design" can display 100-102?
no the first number goes up while the second goes down as the slider goes right, only on gearbox design req.

Not sure, first you need to tell me where your seeing the numbers so I can try to duplicate the issue. Are you seeing it in the assisted designer? The advanced designer? Modifying a component? What are you doing to generate this number and where?

Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 1:40pm

assisted gearbox designer
sometimes even on manu. reg.

Eric.B [developer] 15 Feb, 2022 @ 2:28pm

Originally posted by Huperspace:
assisted gearbox designer
sometimes even on manu. reg.

Thanks, I'll check it out for 2.0.0.4. I assume I can clone your AUTO-8G-RV-TA from the save file to duplicate it?

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Huperspace has GearCity

15 Feb, 2022 @ 4:19pm

sure, do what you need to do. or rather you will see it on any assisted gearbox on the complexity slider (Design Regs. & Mfg Regs. : min./first value goes up, max/second value goes down)

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