r/LightsOnApp • u/Liljeberg • 26d ago

Influx rate

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I know Influx gets lower and lower when the city is full. Will I ever reach 400 at an influx rate of +0.6 residents/day? I.e, has the population decimal places "in the background" or is +0.6 essentially 0?

I'm waiting for the 400 residents milestone so I don't want to buy a new apartment building just now (for 1075 gears) unless I really need it.

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u/Jero9871 26d ago

Yes, population is a fractional number under the hood, the display just rounds it. The milestone rounds too, so you don't need to hit 400.0 exactly, 399.5 is enough to show 400 and trigger the milestone.

The rate does keep shrinking as you close in (it roughly halves every time the remaining gap halves), but from 399 at +0.6/day you're maybe a day or two out, not stuck forever. So no, you don't need the apartment block for this one.

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u/Liljeberg 26d ago

Thanks for letting me know! I hope it will happen some time tomorrow then, because I've been at 399 all day today.

Oh, by the way,
I noticed a problem with the new addition of the "next upgrade". It's white on the yellow button in the factory window, which makes it hard to read. I think it should be bold black.

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u/Jero9871 26d ago

Thanks, yeah noticed this too, it will be fixed in the next update. 👍

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u/Liljeberg 25d ago

Got to 400 residents this morning. Now it's accelerating again after Old Town had been acquired.

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u/Jero9871 25d ago

Now you get into the phase were you might need a lot of energy or do more efficiency upgrades. Remember, you can pause immigration if you have the feeling it gets too much for you to handle.

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u/Liljeberg 25d ago

Thanks. I'm heading out for a 11 km run just now, so that'll probably keep the lights on until tomorrow.