As one of its perks, RIF-aligned builds were not affected by this type of ambient alert increase, which made Garrisons a lot safer for those players.

Garrisons originally had their own clock whereby the alert level gradually rises over time (as opposed to the usual decay or at least remaining neutral), thus overstaying in a single Garrison could have a negative impact on the following map. I wrote about this factor in my recent article on game design philosophy. While some players enjoy puzzling out creative ways to get ahead, at the extreme end it eventually devolves into optimal tedium which is overall harmful to the experience. That's not to say we need incredibly tight clocks-Cogmind clocks are lenient enough to offer plenty of flexibility to allow for different play styles, but assigning some explicit value to time by giving it a mechanical impact is good for balance in a goal-oriented roguelike like Cogmind (as opposed to a sandbox), otherwise any number of weird player strategies might start to emerge as they take advantage the inevitable design cracks in a complex web of systems that can start to break down when you have unlimited time to poke at them in a single run. For a while I've planned to eventually address these as opportunities present themselves. (.continued from previous post) Clocks From early on I always wanted to make sure Cogmind had sufficient food clocks, although as the world expanded in the time since, I've added a few areas in which there is no clock for whatever reason.

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