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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0015822The Last FederationBalance IssueSep 23, 2014 12:42 pm
ReporterMisery Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version1.500 
Fixed in Version1.502 (Obscura Relicui) 
Summary0015822: Gains from "steal from Obscura" quests are absurd
DescriptionFor all I know this might be intentional, but the number is so high it SEEMS like a glitch. Doing things like stealing a medical marvel from those guys is resulting in an RCI gain of 500+ each time. The first one I did contained only one Razor and nothing else, and those are weak by themselves, so the reward is a bit... totally out of proportion to that.

In case it is a glitch, I'm including a save file where 2 quests are up for grabs which are both of this type.
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related to 0015811 resolvedkeith.lamothe Invasion Mode: Attack Obscura Hideout Quest lets me fight the race that called for assistance? 
related to 0015826 resolvedkeith.lamothe Steal from Obscura quests wrong race target 

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Misery

Sep 23, 2014 1:29 am

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RCIthing.save (34,137 bytes)

Misery

Sep 23, 2014 1:53 am

reporter   ~0039262

Immediately after doing 2 of those missions, a third one popped up for the Andors (which is who one of those two missions was for), but this time it's an RCI gain of just 5. So.... yeah. Dunno what's going on.

FortunaDraken

Sep 23, 2014 2:39 am

reporter   ~0039263

It automatically ups the RCI to 500, so it'll only give enough to get back to 500. I noticed it even LOWERS the RCI if you get another quest when the race is over 500, and it also gives you negative influence when you reject the quest. So races get annoyed for not letting you lower their RCI.

Misery

Sep 23, 2014 2:57 am

reporter   ~0039265

Okay, uh, ignore that bit up there about it only having one Razor in this mission type; since I'd been working on the Razor yesterday I kinda forgot to clear the population file after that ship was finished, so.... that particular thing wont be happening for anyone else. Boy, dont I feel a bit stupid after that one.

nas1m

Sep 23, 2014 8:14 am

reporter   ~0039266

The amount of RCI improvement to be gained might be okay if these quests did not spawn by the dozen :P. I played for one or two years of game time and "optimized" RCI stats multiple times during that short period of time.

Might be a bit excessive :)...

Misery

Sep 23, 2014 8:34 am

reporter   ~0039267

Ah, you're right, I am getting that as well. The quests coming WAY to commonly. Even once the RCI bug is fixed, that's still a problem. An RCI boost (AND influence! And credits!) is a pretty good reward, but I dont think it should be coming too often. And yeah, they're REALLY often.

DrFranknfurter

Sep 23, 2014 9:57 am

reporter   ~0039268

I think the true problem here is that the ships you have to destroy are from the race giving the quest rather than the far more deadly 'Obscura' ships. (I don't think it'd be absurd a reward for destroying 3 of their flagships on your own).

Chris_McElligottPark

Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm

administrator   ~0039275

Thanks!

* The "Obscura Hideout" quests relating to RCI were buggy in terms of the results they were giving you. Forget how they worked before. They now:
** 1. Give you a maximum of +1000 to that RCI value, or whatever the difference is between the current RCI and -500 (so if the race is at -700, it will give them +200).
** 2. It will never give less than 50 RCI total.
** These also now require that the planet targets have a maximum RCI of -700, rather than -500, making these a tad more rare.

Chris_McElligottPark

Sep 23, 2014 12:42 pm

administrator   ~0039277

Also:

* The various RCI-related Obscura hideout quests are all now related to one another in terms of not popping up constantly. When one appears, the others will cool it for a while. Versus it being strictly by individual RCI value type.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Sep 23, 2014 1:29 am Misery New Issue
Sep 23, 2014 1:29 am Misery File Added: RCIthing.save
Sep 23, 2014 1:53 am Misery Note Added: 0039262
Sep 23, 2014 2:39 am FortunaDraken Note Added: 0039263
Sep 23, 2014 2:57 am Misery Note Added: 0039265
Sep 23, 2014 8:14 am nas1m Note Added: 0039266
Sep 23, 2014 8:34 am Misery Note Added: 0039267
Sep 23, 2014 9:57 am DrFranknfurter Note Added: 0039268
Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm Chris_McElligottPark Internal Weight => New
Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0039275
Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => resolved
Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 1.502 (Obscura Relicui)
Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Sep 23, 2014 12:30 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Sep 23, 2014 12:32 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0015811
Sep 23, 2014 12:32 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0015826
Sep 23, 2014 12:42 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0039277