From 3c1cf0bbc66e7c4d6bdaecdf89193f3c729299b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Veden <veden@vedbyte.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:17:56 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Shorten spawningTime at high tier levels

---
 changelog.txt             | 3 +++
 prototypes/SwarmUtils.lua | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 686423c..5399582 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Date: 27. 12. 2021
     - PlexPt has completed the Chinese locale
   Improvements:
     - re-added finding non-colliding position for enemy structures but if it can't find a position then overlap them
+  Tweaks:
+    - Modified spawning_time_modifier on biters to be roughly 25% faster at high tiers
+    - Modified spawning_time_modifier on spitters to be roughly 20% faster at high tiers
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 2.0.4
diff --git a/prototypes/SwarmUtils.lua b/prototypes/SwarmUtils.lua
index 808ba39..b19a024 100644
--- a/prototypes/SwarmUtils.lua
+++ b/prototypes/SwarmUtils.lua
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ local biterAttributeNumeric = {
     ["movement"] = { 0.2, 0.19, 0.185, 0.18, 0.175, 0.17, 0.17, 0.17, 0.17, 0.17 },
     ["health"] = { 15, 75, 150, 250, 1000, 2000, 3500, 7500, 15000, 30000 },
     ["pollutionToAttack"] = { 10, 40, 80, 120, 200, 300, 450, 550, 650, 750 },
-    ["spawningTimeModifer"] = { 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 10, 12, 12 }
+    ["spawningTimeModifer"] = { 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8 }
 }
 
 local acidPuddleAttributeNumeric = {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ local spitterAttributeNumeric = {
     ["movement"] = { 0.185, 0.18, 0.18, 0.17, 0.17, 0.16, 0.16, 0.15, 0.15, 0.14 },
     ["health"] = { 10, 50, 200, 350, 1250, 2250, 3250, 6500, 12500, 25000 },
     ["pollutionToAttack"] = { 10, 40, 80, 120, 200, 300, 450, 550, 650, 750 },
-    ["spawningTimeModifer"] = { 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 8, 8, 10, 10 },
+    ["spawningTimeModifer"] = { 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8 }
 }
 
 local droneAttributeNumeric = {