[NEED TESTING 2.5.0.2] Engines in the 1900s are significantly weaker than past

[Eric.B]

Sohc seems too strong.

Amusingly, I have people complaining SOHC is too weak. https://www.reddit.com/r/GearCity/commen...dlc_v2501/

What I really need is people to plop down their long play save games so I can take the data from them and compare them to real world designs. And then combine all the data to see what I need to balance. But sadly, most people don't bother submitting their data when I ask them. :\



Anyway, I've made some adjustments:

• Double Wishbone, -15.6% to final braking, -14.3% to final comfort, -11.1% to final performance values.
  
• Multilinked Suspension, -18.8% to final design value
  
• Gasoline, +31.1% to starting power, +11.8% to starting RPM values
  
• E85, +6.7% to starting power, -2.9% to final power, +5.3% to starting RPM values
  
• DOHC, +6.25% to starting RPM value
  
• SOHC, +6.9% to starting RPM value
  
• Superchargers, +13.6% to starting power, +7.7% to starting fuel economy values
  
• Turbochargers, +7.6% to starting power, +2.65% to final power values
  
• Variable Geometry, +6.8% to starting power, +1.25% to final power values
  

I'm able to make the 1904 Humber 8.5 hp Twin-Cylinder 1.3L. And the:
1904 Rolls-Royce 10 hp 1.8L

Of course, neither are default slider positions. The Humber is a $430 design in the game. Which napkin math says it probably should cost about $900, which would be a sales price of $1100-$1800 in game. In the real world, these things were going for 255 Guineas https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im190...umber1.jpg Which comes out to about $1275 (Using an exchange of $5 GBP/USD)


I suspect SOHC and DOHC likely grow too fast, resulting in them being over powered later in the game.
None the less, boosting my skill to unlock SOHC in 1902, I'm able to duplicate the Marr's Single Cylinder 1.7L 6.5HP SOHC engine. Comes out to a $266 engine, So roughly $500-$600 for a full vehicle design. The real world sell price was planned to be $800. (But the factory burnt down, all inventory was lost and the company went bust.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marr_(auto...to-Car.jpg

Anyway, marking this thread as Fixed. I will be publishing the current ratings charts for sub-components and ask for more save games when I release 2.5.0.2.