Money and Resources
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Some terms
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Saved Resource Pool(SRP)	Saved when player quits / enters
Current Resource Pool(CRP)	Not ever saved. At boot set to CONSTANT - 
				Saved Resource Pool
				Reduced when game creates items and increased 
				when game destroys items. Can never be 
				reduced below 0. (Item is not created if 
				it's resource use is greater than current CRP)

Player Item Save File
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(Saving Date)		Used to determine how much 'rent' the character must 
			pay upon return.
Maximum Date		The date afterwards all the player's items are erased 
			from Saved Resource Pool.
Saved Resources		How much resources does the player have saved.
Saved item data		What items, condition and so on.

Example (CONSTANT in this example is 1000)
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					SRP			CRP
					Change	Value		Change	Value
Game boots(1st time)			+0	0		+1000	1000
1st Player enters the game (0R)		+0	0		+0	1000
Game creates a sword(25R)		+0	0		-25	975
Player gets the sword			+0	0		+0	975
Player saves				+0	0		+0	975
Game creates a shield(50R)		+0	0		-50	925
Player gets the shield			+0	0		+0	925
Game crashes				-	-		-	=>0
Game reboots(2nd time)			+0	0		+1000	1000
Player enters the game			+0	0		+0	1000
Game creates sword(25R)			+0	0		-25	975
Player gets the sword			+0	0		+0	975
Player saves				+0	0		+0	975
Game creates a shield(50R)		+0	0		-50	925
Player gets the shield			+0	0		+0	925
Player quits(75R Total)			+75	75		+0	925
Game crashes				-	-		-	=>0
Game reboots				+0	75		+925	925
Player enters the game(75R)		-75	0		+0	925
Player's Sword destroyed(25R)		+0	0		+25	950
Player quits(50R Total)			+50	50		+0	950
Game crashes				-	-		-	=>0
Game reboots				+0	50		+950	950
Game creates a lot of stuff(925R)	+0	50		-925	25
Game tries to create a shield(50R)	+0	50		Not possible because CRP value is 
								lower than required resources. 
								Shield is not created.
A sword is destroyed(25R)		+0	50		+25	50
Game tries to create a shield(50R)	+0	50		-50	0
A shield is destroyed(50R)		+0	50		+50	50
A coin is created			+0	50		-1	49
Several players quit			+900	950		+0	49
Game reboots				+0	950		+50	50
Low Resources Noticed/
Robber Activated			-250	700		+250	300	Item save files 
										worth 250R deleted

Low Resources options:
Increased item detoriation (Might produce severe lag)
Robber strikes while character sleeps (Saved items disappear in boots until CRP becomes large enough)


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-  Ari 'Dragonova' Miettinen   -  EMAIL: emiettin@hytti.uku.fi -
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