Greetings, fellow Aphelians! We are delighted to unveil our upcoming update, introducing an exciting new game mechanic that will both charm and challenge you.
Imagine yourself on an unexplored planet, where everything is novel and resources hold boundless potential. However, there’s a twist — some of the peculiar substances you encounter might lead to…addiction. But fret not, Aphelians! The staple food you’ve been consuming is perfectly safe. Nevertheless, new consumables come with a touch of danger if not used wisely. And what better choice for the first addictive item than something we all rely on for our daily dose of energy? Enter the “Cosmic Espresso!”
Addiction Mechanic
Prepare yourself for the introduction of the addiction mechanic. Certain consumables you encounter may possess an addiction factor that can lead to debuffs, depending on your consumption habits.
Addiction will be represented on a scale from 0 to 100%, with debuffs varying based on your addiction percentage. Each addictive substance will have an addiction power, measured in % per unit, and a cooldown rate, expressed in % per minute. Whenever you consume a unit, your addiction percentage will increase by the addiction power, but it will decrease by the cooldown % every minute. Exciting, right?
Debuffs
Debuffs are penalties that your astronaut may experience if they indulge excessively in addictive substances. The severity and number of debuffs depend on your addiction percentage, and the % of debuff may increase along with the addiction level.
This update introduces three types of debuffs specifically related to coffee consumption:
- Shaky Hands: Expect reduced accuracy during various activities, leading to decreased work revenue and resource gathering based on the debuff %.
- Energy Drain: Your maximum energy points during work and exploration activities will be reduced, with the amount taken into account being determined by the % of the debuff.
- Sleepless Nights: The energy regeneration rate during sleep and eating will decrease, resulting in less energy gained from these activities, proportional to the % of the debuff.
Debuffs stack and in case of multiple debuffs of the same type, the one with the higher debuff % will be taken into account.
Cosmic Espresso
Get ready to enjoy the Cosmic Espresso, a delightful new consumable that can be blended using our stickers. To make it available for consumption, you must burn it, and then it will be added to your inventory. This extraordinary drink provides a full energy refill without any cooldown, but be cautious! It’s quite addictive!
Now, let’s take a quick look at the stats of its addiction factor: Cosmic Espresso has a 20% addiction power and a 0.0138% recovery rate per minute, meaning that once you drink a coffe you get 20% addicted and you need 24hrs without drinking coffee to go to 0 again.
Debuffs
- 21% => shaky hands 5%
- 35% => shaky hands 10%
- 50% => energy drain 10%
- 60% => energy drain 20%
- 65% => sleepless nights 20%
- 80% => sleepless nights 40%
Real life scenario
- You drink a coffe at 10:00, you get 20% addiction, nothing happens
- You drink another one at 12:00, your previous addiction level is now 18.34% plus a new 20% equals 38.34% => you get shaky hands at 10%
- Now you have to wait at least about 46h 20m to completely cancel your addiction or about 21h to cancel debuff
New profile
The /profile command has been changed to show all the information you need about your addictions and debuffs! Here’s an example of the new version.
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