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The upkeep of an automator
Jan 7 2008, 4:02 PM EST
A simple equation i've done on my automator and i've found out that:
upkeep of a single automator = total upkeep/number of automators = 0.2
So tell me am i wrong
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Jan 11 2008, 5:40 AM EST
A bug, my Machina's upkeep is also 0.2 gold.
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Jan 25 2008, 5:44 PM EST
It's not a bug, it's meant to be that. Low upkeep is the advantage of automators (although it's negated/compensated by the high cost [even though other hero types don't have a disadvantage to offset their advantage)
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Jan 27 2008, 7:28 PM EST
I thought each Automaton was supposed to cost 0.5 gold/hr, but I calculated it myself and it really is 0.5! Sweet... :P But for some reason, I seem to be losing a small number of units on an hourly basis, without being attacked. I thought Lust was a daily thing, not hourly!
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Jan 28 2008, 5:28 PM EST
What values did you use to get 0.5? as everyone else seems to be getting 0.2 (including me)
My income / troops is 6475 gold / 32373 which is 0.2
Also, it's Rust, not Lust, and it is an hourly thing, not a daily thing. I don't know who writes this wiki, but its full of errors.
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Jan 31 2008, 3:54 PM EST
I meant 0.2. My bad. But still.. why am I losing units on an hourly basis even if I'm not attacked?
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Jan 31 2008, 6:19 PM EST
You're losing troops because of the rust effect, which removes an average of 0.15%* of your machina each hour
*(an average of 0.15% as it seems to be random values in the range of 0.01% to 0.29%)
If you do the appropriate calculations, it turns out that rust can significantly increase the upkeep of machinas.(or is it 'machina'? is the plural the same as the singular, as it is for words like trout, and sheep?)
The rust effect causes 0.15% losses of machina per hour, which will have to be replaced at a cost of 1100 gold per machina (100 for the original soldier, and 1000 for the upgrade). So it averages out at an extra upkeep of 0.15% x 1100 per hour, which is 1.65. Along with the 0.2, it becomes an upkeep of 1.85 gold per machina each hour.
If you are having trouble seeing how this works out, imagine having 10'000 machina.
0.15% are lost due to rust, which is 15 troops.
Those 15 troops will cost 16'500 gold to replace (1100 x 15)
So that's an additional upkeep of 16'500 gold for 10'000 machina, or 1.65 gold for 1 machina.
(it is possible to lower this if you buy soldiers from a vendor, and buy troops with 25% barracks, which lowers the upkeep to 1.025 gold per machina each turn).
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
Feb 22 2008, 2:08 AM EST
Ah thanks. I originally thought "Rust" was 1% of units going to recycling at 6am every day. I suppose they've changed that. Darn... they're making Automators less and less cheap :P (literally).
Still, even with this rust effect, the machina upkeep is still lower than the upkeep of a General's elite unit, still rendering the Automator the superior Hero, IMHO.
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RE: The upkeep of an automator
May 25 2008, 10:54 AM EDT
this rust thing is stupid! I have not been able to move pass the 35million machina for the past month. I am about to delete my automator and make a necro
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