Aug 2
Road Recipe Improvements
I've logged on a handful of servers and people seem to struggle a lot with getting Road created and even if they do the prices are a bit ridiculous so it ends up becoming nearly Dead Content on most servers or not utilized until End Game when Asphalt is not only available, but Easier to obtain via Skid Steers.
What are my goals.
- Make Road more easily viable earlier in the game with less crafting requirements.
- Add more uses for Dirt on top of the Adobe Changes and Upgrade Papers.
- Make old Mortared Stone and Roads viable once Mechanics ERA takes off by allowing repurposing of them into Mixed Rock for Asphalt.
- Keep in mind Cement takes Crushed Rock so why are we doubling up on more Crushed Rock in the Asphalt Recipe. Logically the Mixed Rock which is Mortar + Crushed Rock overall makes far more sense.
- To improve world-building by getting roads to players faster and more efficiently. This way, players won’t feel left out if their chosen spots aren’t connected quickly enough, helping keep everyone engaged and happy.
Current Road Recipe:
- Old Recipe , 1 Road = 3 mortar , 2 Crushed Rock
- New Recipe , 6 Road = 8 Mortar, 4 Crushed Rock, 2 Dirt.
Current Asphalt Recipe:
- Old Recipe , 2 Asphalt = 1 Cement, 2 Sand , 5 Crushed Rock
- New Recipe, 6 Asphalt = 2 Cement, 2 Sand, 6 Mixed Rock
Mixed Rock Recipes
- Old Recipe - 2 Crushed Mixed Rock = 5 Roads
- Old Recipe - 2 Crushed Mixed Rock = 12 Mortared Stone
- New Recipe - 2 Crushed Mixed Rock = 4 Roads
- New Recipe - 2 Crushed Mixed Rock = 8 Mortared Stone
Overall these adjustments make Dirt, Mortared Stone, Road, Asphalt, and Mixed Rock more viable in the game as well as more Early/Mid and even a little End Game usage for all of them.
With BU5's it could end up being a 1:1 for Road to Asphalt and 2:1 for Mortared Stone to Asphalt after crushing them into Mixed Rock. Since you're unlikely to fully build the world out of Road first you'll definitely need Mortared Stone production to complete things. And since Bricks/Glass/Lumber typically make Mortared Stone obsolete, these changes assist with that bringing in new purpose and funding for masons.
Pending