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resources/UnlockData.tres

@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 1
 unlock_name = "Marketing"
 unlock_description = "Affects the amount people are willing to pay for your whittling"
-base_cost = 100
+base_cost = 200
 is_scaling = true
-cost_scaling_multiplier = 10.0
-effect_scaling_multiplier = 1.5
+max_rank = 5
+cost_ladder = [200, 1200, 6000, 25000, 80000]
+effect_scaling_multiplier = 1.6
 base_modifiers = {
 "sale_price_modifier": 1.5
 }
@@ -22,13 +23,14 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 2
 unlock_name = "Wood"
 unlock_description = "Increases the amount of wood produced per click"
-base_cost = 10
+base_cost = 100
 is_scaling = true
-cost_scaling_multiplier = 2.0
+max_rank = 4
+cost_ladder = [100, 400, 2000, 8000]
 effect_scaling_type = 0
-effect_linear_increase = 1.0
+effect_linear_increase = 5.0
 base_modifiers = {
-"wood_per_click_modifier": 2.0
+"wood_per_click_modifier": 5.0
 }
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://biqqffne7dd8r"
 
@@ -37,10 +39,11 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 3
 unlock_name = "Demand"
 unlock_description = "How many whittled products can be purchased per tick"
-base_cost = 100
+base_cost = 300
 is_scaling = true
-cost_scaling_multiplier = 5.0
-effect_scaling_multiplier = 1.25
+max_rank = 4
+cost_ladder = [300, 1500, 8000, 35000]
+effect_scaling_multiplier = 2.0
 base_modifiers = {
 "purchase_rate_modifier": 2.0
 }
@@ -51,10 +54,10 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 4
 unlock_name = "Efficiency"
 unlock_description = "How many things you can produce per whittle"
-base_cost = 1
+base_cost = 150
 is_scaling = true
 max_rank = 5
-cost_scaling_multiplier = 10.0
+cost_ladder = [150, 800, 4000, 18000, 60000]
 effect_scaling_type = 0
 effect_linear_increase = 1.0
 base_modifiers = {
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 5
 unlock_name = "Wholesale"
 unlock_description = "Sell multiples of 100 at 20% extra income"
-base_cost = 1
+base_cost = 18000
 base_modifiers = {
 "UNLOCK_ONESHOT_WHOLESALE": 1.0
 }
@@ -78,9 +81,10 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 6
 unlock_name = "Multicraft"
 unlock_description = "Just craft more stuff"
-base_cost = 1
+base_cost = 30000
+is_scaling = true
 max_rank = 2
-cost_scaling_multiplier = 10.0
+cost_ladder = [30000, 100000]
 effect_scaling_type = 0
 effect_linear_increase = 1.0
 base_modifiers = {
@@ -93,12 +97,14 @@ script = ExtResource("2_1js7i")
 unlock_id = 7
 unlock_name = "Autowood"
 unlock_description = "Automatically gather a percent of a clicks wood per tick"
-base_cost = 1
+base_cost = 500
 is_scaling = true
 max_rank = 5
+cost_ladder = [500, 2000, 8000, 25000, 70000]
 effect_scaling_type = 0
+effect_linear_increase = 0.15
 base_modifiers = {
-"autowood_modifier": 0.1
+"autowood_modifier": 0.15
 }
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://biqqffne7dd8r"
 

resources/UnlockDataResource.gd

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ extends Resource
 @export_enum("Linear", "Exponential") var cost_scaling_type: int = 1 # Default to Exponential
 @export var cost_scaling_multiplier: float = 1.5 # Exponential: multiplier per rank, Linear: flat increase
 @export var cost_linear_increase: int = 100 # Only used if cost_scaling_type is Linear
+@export var cost_ladder: Array[int] = [] # Fixed costs per rank (overrides scaling if defined)
 
 @export_subgroup("Effect Scaling")
 @export_enum("Linear", "Exponential") var effect_scaling_type: int = 1 # Default to Exponential
@@ -29,7 +30,12 @@ extends Resource
 func get_next_cost() -> int:
 	if not is_scaling:
 		return base_cost
-	
+
+	# Use fixed cost ladder if defined (overrides scaling)
+	if cost_ladder.size() > 0 and current_rank < cost_ladder.size():
+		return cost_ladder[current_rank]
+
+	# Fallback to scaling formulas for backwards compatibility
 	# Cost scaling should start from rank 0 (first purchase at base_cost)
 	if cost_scaling_type == 0: # Linear
 		return base_cost + (cost_linear_increase * current_rank)