From 6e7bbe76cd55b7fa165270bb5f51369c88417da1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JT Smith Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 12:40:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] changes as a result of NUT --- var/messages/tutorial/counter_spy.txt | 2 +- var/messages/tutorial/drinking_water.txt | 6 ++++-- var/messages/tutorial/fool.txt | 2 +- var/messages/tutorial/get_food.txt | 2 +- var/messages/tutorial/keep_the_lights_on.txt | 4 +++- var/messages/tutorial/more_resources.txt | 2 +- var/messages/tutorial/news.txt | 2 +- var/messages/tutorial/shipyard.txt | 2 ++ var/messages/tutorial/spaceport.txt | 2 +- var/messages/tutorial/storage.txt | 2 +- 10 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/counter_spy.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/counter_spy.txt index 67f1fc60..82dfa248 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/counter_spy.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/counter_spy.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Counter Spies ~~~ -Well done. I've been able to get you the plans to upgrade your Intelligence Ministry to level two and I've trained one of your spies personally. That should help keep some of your information and resources protected. You should train another spy so you have two. Then set them both on Counter Espionage. Counter Espionage is a defensive assignment, all other assignments are offensive, and should be used when you put your spies on enemy planets. +Well done. I've been able to get you the plans to upgrade your Intelligence Ministry to level two and I've trained one of your spies personally. That should help keep some of your information and resources protected. You should train another spy in your Intelligence Ministry, so you have two. Then set them both on Counter Espionage. Counter Espionage is a defensive assignment, all other assignments are offensive, and should be used when you put your spies on enemy planets. I'm unsure how much longer I can keep helping you. Unfortunately, I believe they are wise to me, and with each message I send, they get closer to discovering my identity. Be careful. Trust no one. diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/drinking_water.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/drinking_water.txt index 67c871e4..b9797483 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/drinking_water.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/drinking_water.txt @@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ Drinking Water ~~~ -Excellent. As I mentioned before resources are going to be the key to your survival and growth. It may interest you to know that your Planetary Command Center not only produces each type of resource but has the ability to store them as well. In addition, it serves as a place for you to view overall information about your planet. Locate and click or tap the Planetary Command Center in the middle of your map. Note your planet size, the number of plots available to build on, as well as the number of buildings you've already created. These will be important statistics as you develop infrastructure. +Excellent. As I mentioned before resources are going to be the key to your survival and growth. It may interest you to know that your Planetary Command Center not only produces each type of resource but has the ability to store them as well. In addition, it serves as a place for you to view overall information about your planet. Locate and click or tap the Planetary Command Center in the middle of your map and look at the Planet details. Note your planet size, the number of plots available to build on, as well as the number of buildings you've already created. These will be important statistics as you develop infrastructure. We will talk more about resource storage soon, but for now we should use some of your resources to build infrastructure. I see that your planet has a good supply of about %s%% fresh water. Build a Water Purification Plant. It will produce the water needed to keep your empire on the upward trend and give your citizens something to drink with all that delicious Malcud Fungus from your new farm. -Feel free to build anything else you think you might need. For now don't worry about depleting your resources. We will ensure you have everything you need as you need it. +Feel free to build anything else you think you might need. For now don't worry too much about depleting your resources. We will ensure you have everything you need as you need it. + +Oh, one more thing. As you build your empire, try to keep it organized. It will enable you to manage it more efficiently as it grows. Food related buildings together, and water related buildings together, etc. Regards, diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/fool.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/fool.txt index 36067cdd..b5f271ea 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/fool.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/fool.txt @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ You are a trusting fool. You realize you've climbed into bed with Tralk's Demon If you're ever going to stand up against Lacuna Expanse Corp you'll need some help from someone other than them. You realize what they're after, right? They've told you why they keep giving you all these gifts? I didn't think so! They want the rare mineral called Essentia. Our entire economy, our empire, relies on it to survive. Tou Re Ell figures the little bit of time and energy he spends with you now means you'll sell him all the Essentia you happen upon. Or worse yet, you'll do all the exploring and then he'll just swoop in and take it from you when you discover a nice deposit. -You've got a nice start to your infrastructure, but you really need to start building it up a bit. Without a steady income of your basic resources your empire's growth will slow to a crawl. Build up your food income so that it's at least %s per hour. +You've got a nice start to your infrastructure, but you really need to start building it up a bit. Without a steady production of your basic resources your empire's growth will slow to a crawl. Build up your food income so that it's at least %s per hour. One way you can do this is to build more farms. However, now that you have a University you could also upgrade your existing farms. To upgrade a building click or tap on the building, and then click or tap on the upgrade button. I'm not against "gifts" to forward my cause, and it certainly appears you're not against receiving them to forward your empire, so I'll have a present waiting for you *if* you can complete this task. diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/get_food.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/get_food.txt index 81ea7c57..c7b07824 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/get_food.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/get_food.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Resources are the key to expanding your empire. Without them, your species will As a token of our lasting friendship, Lacuna Expanse Corp has sent emissaries to your world to build a free Malcud Fungus Farm for your people. This particular source of food is one of our favorites as it is cheap to build and does not promote waste. Don't worry if you already have one of these, you can always benefit from more of them. -To build, click or tap the 'build' icon in an empty space. Then choose the Malcud Fungus Farm from the available list. +To build, click or tap the [build] icon in an empty space on your planet surface map. Then choose the Malcud Fungus Farm from the available list. Regards, diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/keep_the_lights_on.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/keep_the_lights_on.txt index 9a3cddf7..7b9662d7 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/keep_the_lights_on.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/keep_the_lights_on.txt @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ Keep The Lights On ~~~ -You're doing well. Next we need to make sure we can "keep the lights on". I've sent some resources to you so you can build a Geo Energy Plant. This will provide you with the energy needed to power your economy. There are several types of energy plants that will be available to you as your knowledge grows. Each type has drawbacks and benefits, but for a fledgling empire like yours, it's good just to get the juice moving. +You're doing well. I'm sure that due to your curious nature you've already been clicking or tapping around the interface. If you haven't, you should do so. While you're on the planet map you can click or tap on any building. The first thing that you'll see is about the Production of that building. If it has a positive number, that means it's producing extra resources for you every hour, even when you're not logged in. If it's a negative number then it means it is burning resources every hour even when you're not logged in. + +Next we need to make sure we can "keep the lights on". I've sent some resources to you so you can build a Geo Energy Plant. This will provide you with the energy needed to power your economy. There are several types of energy plants that will be available to you as your knowledge grows. Each type has drawbacks and benefits, but for a fledgling empire like yours, it's good just to get the juice moving. Don't worry if you've already built one. You can always use more power. diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/more_resources.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/more_resources.txt index 5ea2d2ae..a7ed7d11 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/more_resources.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/more_resources.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ More Resources ~~~ -You're doing well, but we're going to need a lot more resource production than that in order to make you an economic powerhouse. If you look at your Planetary Command Center you can see the total production of your planet. Depending on the user interface you use to manage your empire there will be several other ways to see this. +You're doing well, but we're going to need a lot more resource production than that in order to make you an economic powerhouse. If you look at the Planet details in your Planetary Command Center you can see the total production of your planet. Depending on the user interface you use to manage your empire there will be several other ways to see this. For example, in the web client you can see it at the bottom of your screen. If you can get your production to more than 100 of each resource (ore, water, food, and energy) per hour, then we'll be in a good position to do other more interesting things. Build more farms, mines, water purification plants, and energy plants to get your resource production going. diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/news.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/news.txt index 1774d205..71789e56 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/news.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/news.txt @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ I think Tou Re Ell is on to me, so this will have to be our last communication f While I'm gone get yourself a Network 19 Affiliate. Network 19 is outside the jurisdiction of Lacuna Expanse Corp, so you'll be able to get clean uncensored news from them, and Tou Re Ell won't be able to do anything about it. This will probably be your first look into the region of space around you. Use the information you gather wisely. -I'll see if I can get you some resources to help you build it. Unfortunately the resources might not make it to you until you've already built it. Oh well, they'll be just as good for your next build. By the way Network 19 uses a lot of energy so you may need another power plant before you build it; and you'll likely also need to upgrade your University. +I'll see if I can get you some resources to help you build it. Unfortunately the resources might not make it to you until you've already built it. Oh well, they'll be just as good for your next build. By the way Network 19 uses a lot of energy so you may need to upgrade an energy plant before you build it; and you'll likely also need to upgrade your University. Regards, diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/shipyard.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/shipyard.txt index d46e26c0..98a71fdc 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/shipyard.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/shipyard.txt @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Now that you've got the Space Port you can start on the Shipyard. Your Shipyard I've just sent some more resources to you. They should arrive by the time your Shipyard is complete. +By the way, have you been keeping tabs on the number of plots you're using to build all this stuff? Planets don't have infinite amounts of space. You can see the number of plots you have versus how many you've used in the Planet details of the Planetary Command Center. + Regards, Tou Re Ell diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/spaceport.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/spaceport.txt index acc2810e..d81bd859 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/spaceport.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/spaceport.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Space Port ~~~ It's time you started exploring something other than your own planet. If you're going to have the greatest empire in the Expanse you'll need to be able to see what else is out there. You should start by building a Space Port. From the Space Port you can launch exploratory probes and other ships you build. -This task will not be as easy as the other ones I've given you so far. To assist you I've restored some of your depleted resources, but you'll likely need to build some more resource infrastructure, and upgrade your University, before you attempt to build a Space Port. +This task will not be as easy as the other ones I've given you so far. To assist you I've restored some of your depleted resources, but you'll likely need to build or upgrade some resource producing buildings, and upgrade your University, before you attempt to build a Space Port. There is much to do after this, so move as quickly as you can so we can proceed. diff --git a/var/messages/tutorial/storage.txt b/var/messages/tutorial/storage.txt index a3252c77..db554742 100644 --- a/var/messages/tutorial/storage.txt +++ b/var/messages/tutorial/storage.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Need More Storage ~~~ You've done well to this point. It's important to understand a bit more about resources and storage now that your production is ramping up. We wouldn't want your recent efforts to be in vain during these crucial stages of development. -Click or tap your Planetary Command Center. You should see how many of each resource type you are currently capable of storing. Now compare that to the number of resources you have and the rate at which you gather new resources. It should be clear that you will fill up your storage if you do not increase it. Once you have filled the available storage for any resource, additional resources collected will be lost forever so it is vital that you manage this properly. +Click or tap your Planetary Command Center and look at the Planet details. You should see how many of each resource type you are currently capable of storing. Now compare that to the number of resources you have and the rate at which you gather new resources. It should be clear that you will fill up your storage if you do not increase it. Once you have filled the available storage for any resource, additional resources collected will be lost forever so it is vital that you manage this properly. In order to prevent resource loss, build Ore Storage Tanks, a Food Reserve, an Energy Reserve, and Water Storage Tanks. -- 2.51.2