Universal Information Superhighway Connectivity Simulator 2014 by egdob
Universal Information Superhighway Connectivity Simulator 2014 puts you in the hot seat as the chief network engineer for a fledging new telecoms expert in the era of the space race.
Establish connectivity on planets before joining them up with juicy high-capacity back-haul to become the Ultimate Telecoms Giant.
Improve your infrastructure by upgrading exchanges, but keep an eye on your Network Rating - keep it above 1000 by maintaining a ratio of 16:4:1 exchanges and having enough capacity for all your customers.
Establish connectivity on planets before joining them up with juicy high-capacity back-haul to become the Ultimate Telecoms Giant.
Improve your infrastructure by upgrading exchanges, but keep an eye on your Network Rating - keep it above 1000 by maintaining a ratio of 16:4:1 exchanges and having enough capacity for all your customers.
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Ratings
| Coolness | 24% | 1907 |
| Overall | 3.31 | 446 |
| Innovation | 3.27 | 468 |
- Why 16:4:1 ratio? Why wouldn't everyone just want to use the tier 3 exchange?
- Who is keeping track of this rating value. Is there a Universal Telecom Council who terminate companies that hit the bottom. Wouldn't threatening with termination be a more effective option. After all it's going to be real big hassle to deal with all the infrastructure and workforce left over from the termination.
-Why is there only one company in control of the Superhighway project. If this was the case there would be a project deadline rather than an arbitrary rating.
So keeping these things in mind here are a few suggestions.
The rating value should be indicative of how well the populace perceives your corporation and how willing they are to stick with your services.
Otherwise they'll change to a competitors service, driven by AI opponents.
The rating is based on:
- Connectivity (how many planets/people are connected)
- Speed (the less congestion the better)
- Price (you can set it to whatever you want!)
Upgrading hardware only increases the speed but has no other effect on the rating. Choosing between copper and fiber isn't really a question for most people.