Equipment installation timeframes

[Neelix]

Is there any chance of making it possible to tell how long a given equipment purchase will take before proceeding with the purchase? This can be critical if say for example a Maintenance Overhaul comes due half-way through a cross-sector contract run. Maybe you can afford to take the time out, maybe you can't. Maybe you'll have time once you make the next deadline 2 systems away.

The trouble is there's no way of knowing how long a transaction will take until you complete it. I got lucky on my last run... I noticed that the equipment I'd just purchased had put me over my contract deadline before I saved my game.

On a somewhat related note I also have a query - is the time taken for a Maintenance Overhaul constant, or does it vary?

- Neelix

[cim]

The time taken to install a piece of equipment is currently 5 minutes plus one second per decicredit.

As the maintenance overhaul varies in price depending on your ship, equipment and service level, it'll also vary in time taken.

[spara]

There's more than enough room in the f3-screen for time estimates. Maybe that's something to consider for the next version of Oolite?

[cim]

That, and potentially allowing equipment.plist entries to specify a hard-coded installation time.

[Diziet Sma]

There's more than enough room in the f3-screen for time estimates. Maybe that's something to consider for the next version of Oolite?

In the meantime, is it possible to OXP/Z this?

[spud42]

on a slightly tangential note...
i havent looked but does game time pass while i phaff about looking at star charts and buying in the market and looking at ships for sale etc?

[Cody]

The shipclock is always ticking!

[spud42]

cheers cody.. so no more window shopping while on a parcel delivery contract then? lol

[Zireael]

There's more than enough room in the f3-screen for time estimates. Maybe that's something to consider for the next version of Oolite?

In the meantime, is it possible to OXP/Z this?

That's a very good question!

[spara]

Can't see from a script what's on the screen or better yet what's selected, but a simple overlay might do the trick here. At least it would give you some idea how long the operation is going to last. Like this:

[Diziet Sma]

That might have to do.. the leading zero could be dropped, as the longest time shown on there is under 3 hours.

[Neelix]

That might have to do.. the leading zero could be dropped, as the longest time shown on there is under 3 hours.

Those times are out....
At 5 minutes + 1 second per decicredit:
5 mins = 300 seconds
3000CR = 30000 seconds
30300 seconds = 505 minutes = 8:25:00


- Neelix

[spara]

That might have to do.. the leading zero could be dropped, as the longest time shown on there is under 3 hours.

Those times are out....
At 5 minutes + 1 second per decicredit:
5 mins = 300 seconds
3000CR = 30000 seconds
30300 seconds = 505 minutes = 8:25:00


- Neelix

Hah. I divided, when I should have multiplied . Shame on me .

[spara]

Here's the one with correct prices.

[spara]

Here's a quick'n dirty oxp for those interested. Looks like this:



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