Olympia entertainment (was: Entertainment - ARRRGH)

From: skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)

Date: Tue, 12 May 1992 16:09:11 +0000

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dirque@andrew.cmu.edu (Dirque Leyr) writes:
> But my question
> is this:  There are 4000+ odd people in Drassa what percentage
> of them need to be entertained and how are they divided up?

My entertainment changes are about half done.  I don't know when
I'll get to the second half, but I had to put a stop to the
entertainment money machine.

Briefly, here is how entertainment now works:

Two factor affect how much an entertainer will earn:  how
eager the populace is to see a performance, and how many
other entertainers are trying to meet this demand.

If multiple entertainers are working, the available demand for
entertainment is split among them based on their skill.  For
example, if there are two guys entertaining, one who is level 1,
and one who is level 2, they will get 1/3 and 2/3 of the total
pie, respectively.

The more entertainment is done in a region, the less eager the
region is to see entertainment.  There is a bonus for being the
first person to entertain in a region which hasn't seen any
entertainers in three months.

Not yet done, but planned:

Have the "size" of the region affect entertainment
	income.  I want to do away with the "population"
	designation, and have instead tags such as "city",
	"town", etc.

Have other entertainment uses, such as "put on a big
	play", which require more work and preparation, but
	could pay off better.  The current entertainment use
	is known as "street performing".

Have festivals, which double entertainerment and
	pickpocketing profits for a month in a region.
	Festivals would either be at hard coded places and
	times, or perhaps could be sponsored by some
	entity, such as a king or the Performers Union
	guildmaster.

> Basically I want to know when to skip town for fresher horizons
> when my entertainers are being outclassed or have too much
> competition.

In the case of Drassa, I'd say now would be a good time.  Drassa
is way too crowded.  My guess is that within a turn or two the
populace will be sick of sword swallowing and juggling, and
entertainers will have a hard time making any money at all.

--
Rich Skrenta

References

Entertainment - ARRRGH
Dirque Leyr <dirque@andrew.cmu.edu>
Tue, 12 May 1992 14:57:22 +0000