What's the Difference Between "Economy" and Efficiency"?

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Natguy posted 05-09-99 09:50 PM ET
I know this sounds dumb, but hey, I'm fairly a newbie. (Or bad parenting... it's NEVER the individual's fault! )
Ok, here goes: What's the differnence between your economy and your effiency. I think ineffiency has to do with loss of energy, but then what's economy? (As you can see, I never have too much money...I prefer to spend it on units facility, or paying off people so they won't attack me because I wasn't quite ready for war..then building up an army and crushing them)

Al Gore Rythm posted 05-09-99 10:04 PM ET
Economy represents the actual, raw amount of energy (i.e. that which has not been placed in either money, research or psych) that you generate.
Efficency can be compared to the Civ II term Corruption. Many factors contribute, but the basic idea is that big, huge empires will lose some of the energy they make.
High Priest posted 05-09-99 10:04 PM ET
Read the manual. Or just test it on your own. In the Social Engineering screen it will show you all you ratings, and what they mean. Or, just scroll down to one of Smeagol's posts, he's listed them a few times.
Smeagol posted 05-09-99 11:28 PM ET
High Priest-- You mean "a few too many times", no?
Natguy posted 05-10-99 05:07 PM ET
Thanks.
Ghost posted 05-10-99 11:42 PM ET
Energy in SMAC is like drawing water from a tap. Econ determines how much water comes out, and efficiency is how leaky your bucket is. The farther you are away from your main base (home), the more water you lose from your leaky bucket.
That's a tip for all my rural fellows out there who play computer games on their pentiums.
--Ghost
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Author	Topic: What's the Difference Between "Economy" and Efficiency"?
Natguy	posted 05-09-99 09:50 PM ET I know this sounds dumb, but hey, I'm fairly a newbie. (Or bad parenting... it's NEVER the individual's fault! ) Ok, here goes: What's the differnence between your economy and your effiency. I think ineffiency has to do with loss of energy, but then what's economy? (As you can see, I never have too much money...I prefer to spend it on units facility, or paying off people so they won't attack me because I wasn't quite ready for war..then building up an army and crushing them)
Al Gore Rythm	posted 05-09-99 10:04 PM ET Economy represents the actual, raw amount of energy (i.e. that which has not been placed in either money, research or psych) that you generate. Efficency can be compared to the Civ II term Corruption. Many factors contribute, but the basic idea is that big, huge empires will lose some of the energy they make.
High Priest	posted 05-09-99 10:04 PM ET Read the manual. Or just test it on your own. In the Social Engineering screen it will show you all you ratings, and what they mean. Or, just scroll down to one of Smeagol's posts, he's listed them a few times.
Smeagol	posted 05-09-99 11:28 PM ET High Priest-- You mean "a few too many times", no?
Natguy	posted 05-10-99 05:07 PM ET Thanks.
Ghost	posted 05-10-99 11:42 PM ET Energy in SMAC is like drawing water from a tap. Econ determines how much water comes out, and efficiency is how leaky your bucket is. The farther you are away from your main base (home), the more water you lose from your leaky bucket. That's a tip for all my rural fellows out there who play computer games on their pentiums. --Ghost