Balancing

scripts/globals.gd

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var wood_color: Color = Color(0.95, 0.6, 0.35) # Light pumpkin orange (autumn le
 var stock_color: Color = Color(0.6, 0.75, 0.95) # Light periwinkle blue (clear autumn sky)
 
 # GAMEPLAY VALUES
-var target_currency: float = 1000 
+var target_currency: float = 1000000 
 var base_sale_price: float = 30
 var base_wood_respawn: float = 5 # seconds
 var wood_per_click: float = 5
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ var base_purchase_rate: float = 1
 
 var wholesale_unlock_id: int = 5
 var wholesale_bundle_size: int = 100
-var wholesale_discount_multiplier: float = 1.2
+var wholesale_discount_multiplier: float = 0.8
 
 var multicraft_unlock_id: int = 6
 
 var autowood_unlock_id: int = 7
+
+var premium_crafts_unlock_id: int = 8
+var reputation_unlock_id: int = 9

scripts/tick_process.gd

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func tick():
 	do_autowood()
 	do_whittling()
 	do_selling()
+	do_reputation_income()
 
 func do_autowood():
 	# If the autowood unlock is unlocked then automatically gain wood based on the modifier
@@ -93,3 +94,9 @@ func whittle_max_wood_possible():
 	inventory_provider.spend_wood(wood_to_whittle)
 	inventory_provider.add_stock(actual_items_produced)
 	# Log.pr("Whittled", str(wood_to_whittle), "wood into", str(actual_items_produced), "whittle wood.")
+
+func do_reputation_income():
+	# Add passive income from reputation unlock
+	var reputation_income = unlocks_provider.get_modifier_value("reputation_income")
+	if reputation_income > 0:
+		inventory_provider.add_currency(reputation_income)

scripts/unlock_data_lightweight.gd

@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ var cost_scaling_multiplier: float = 1.5
 var cost_linear_increase: int = 100
 var cost_ladder: Array[int] = []
 
-# Effect scaling
-var effect_scaling_type: int = 1  # 0=Linear, 1=Exponential
-var effect_scaling_multiplier: float = 1.2
-var effect_linear_increase: float = 0.1
+# Effect ladder
+var effect_ladder: Array[float] = []
 
 # Base modifiers
 var base_modifiers: Dictionary = {}
@@ -38,9 +36,7 @@ static func from_resource(resource: UnlockDataResource) -> UnlockDataLightweight
 	data.cost_scaling_multiplier = resource.cost_scaling_multiplier
 	data.cost_linear_increase = resource.cost_linear_increase
 	data.cost_ladder = resource.cost_ladder.duplicate()
-	data.effect_scaling_type = resource.effect_scaling_type
-	data.effect_scaling_multiplier = resource.effect_scaling_multiplier
-	data.effect_linear_increase = resource.effect_linear_increase
+	data.effect_ladder = resource.effect_ladder.duplicate()
 	data.base_modifiers = resource.base_modifiers.duplicate(true)
 	# Start fresh
 	data.is_unlocked = false
@@ -59,9 +55,7 @@ func clone() -> UnlockDataLightweight:
 	copy.cost_scaling_multiplier = cost_scaling_multiplier
 	copy.cost_linear_increase = cost_linear_increase
 	copy.cost_ladder = cost_ladder  # Shared - read-only
-	copy.effect_scaling_type = effect_scaling_type
-	copy.effect_scaling_multiplier = effect_scaling_multiplier
-	copy.effect_linear_increase = effect_linear_increase
+	copy.effect_ladder = effect_ladder  # Shared - read-only
 	copy.base_modifiers = base_modifiers  # Shared - read-only
 	# Mutable state
 	copy.is_unlocked = false
@@ -85,33 +79,25 @@ func get_next_cost() -> int:
 func get_current_modifiers() -> Dictionary:
 	if not is_unlocked or current_rank == 0:
 		return {}
-
-	if current_rank == 1:
-		return base_modifiers.duplicate()
-
 	return get_modifiers_at_rank(current_rank)
 
 ## Same logic as UnlockDataResource.get_modifiers_at_rank()
 func get_modifiers_at_rank(rank: int) -> Dictionary:
-	if not is_scaling or rank == 0:
+	if rank == 0:
+		return {}
+
+	# For one-shot unlocks or empty ladder, return base_modifiers
+	if effect_ladder.size() == 0:
 		return base_modifiers.duplicate()
 
-	if rank == 1:
-		return base_modifiers.duplicate()
+	var ladder_index = rank - 1
+	if ladder_index >= effect_ladder.size():
+		ladder_index = effect_ladder.size() - 1  # Use last value if rank exceeds ladder
 
-	var scaled_modifiers = {}
+	var result = {}
 	for key in base_modifiers.keys():
-		var base_value = base_modifiers[key]
-
-		if effect_scaling_type == 0:  # Linear
-			var additional_ranks = rank - 1
-			scaled_modifiers[key] = base_value + (effect_linear_increase * additional_ranks)
-		else:  # Exponential
-			var base_bonus = base_value - 1.0
-			var scaled_bonus = base_bonus * pow(effect_scaling_multiplier, rank - 1)
-			scaled_modifiers[key] = 1.0 + scaled_bonus
-
-	return scaled_modifiers
+		result[key] = effect_ladder[ladder_index]
+	return result
 
 ## Same logic as UnlockDataResource.can_rank_up()
 func can_rank_up() -> bool:

scripts/unlocks.gd

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ var base_modifiers: Dictionary = {
 	"wood_respawn_modifier": 1.0,
 	"wood_per_click_modifier": 1.0,
 	"purchase_rate_modifier": 1.0,
-	"autowood_modifier": 1.0
+	"autowood_modifier": 1.0,
+	"premium_price_modifier": 1.0,
+	"reputation_income": 0.0
 }
 
 var current_modifiers: Dictionary = base_modifiers.duplicate()
@@ -31,7 +33,11 @@ func apply_modifiers():
 			for key in apply_unlock_modifiers.keys():
 				if current_modifiers.has(key):
 					Log.pr(" - Current", key, "modifier before:", current_modifiers[key])
-					current_modifiers[key] *= apply_unlock_modifiers[key]
+					# Reputation income is additive, not multiplicative
+					if key == "reputation_income":
+						current_modifiers[key] = apply_unlock_modifiers[key]
+					else:
+						current_modifiers[key] *= apply_unlock_modifiers[key]
 					Log.pr(" - Applied", key, "modifier:", apply_unlock_modifiers[key], "New value:", current_modifiers[key])
 				else:
 					Log.pr(" - Warning: Unknown modifier key:", key)
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ func unlock_item(unlock_id: int) -> bool:
 		return false
 
 func get_sale_price_per_item():
-	return Global.base_sale_price * get_modifier_value("sale_price_modifier")
+	return Global.base_sale_price * get_modifier_value("sale_price_modifier") * get_modifier_value("premium_price_modifier")
 
 func get_wood_per_click():
 	return Global.wood_per_click * get_modifier_value("wood_per_click_modifier")
@@ -102,5 +108,8 @@ func get_items_produced_per_tick():
 func get_sale_demand():
 	return Global.base_purchase_rate * get_modifier_value("purchase_rate_modifier")
 
+func get_reputation_income():
+	return get_modifier_value("reputation_income")
+
 func _refresh_ui():
 	item_unlocked.emit()