Tomcat Politics every once in a while brings a little chaos, and in chaos even the most unlikely hero can rise up to the task of aiding corrupt managers tend to their ailing waste water treatment plants =P
muck. when is it created, what does it do, how to clean it up?
LoipesMas Thanks so much for the feedback! First of all, yes, the muck, one of my favorite things. I initially introduced Muck to be a counter to the player simply blocking off debris access to the drain. Debris that can't move for too long generates muck and eventually disintegrates. Muck acts as a shield basically for debris floating over it; it removes enzymes and reduces damage. Also, muck generates algae which can lead to water quality going down and the player losing bonus credits.
When those pods remove muck the number definitely needs to go down! Thank you for catching that bug!
I need to reexamine the role of muck because I am satisfied with the newer mechanic to stop the player from just walling off drain access which is the newer Inspection Flag mode that happens every other sewer upgrade.
As for the heaters, I hope the image I provide in the last post can give a working example.
does each drain produce money?
The bonus credits are rewarded for clean water exiting the plant, averaging water quality over all drains in use. I didn't know how to choose which drain should "show" the bonus, so I just made the bonus appear over all drains. I realize this can make it look as though all drains are generating income but they are not- I'm not sure what to do about this.
what is the purpose of traffic cone?
The traffic cone is for storing lovely little inner tubes! I have most of the code in place for the little guy (pressing keys 1-4 or 5) to go find an inner-tube, get in the water, then mount it! What a fun place to ride an inner tube! But you have to build stairs to get into the water.