Product Scriptable Object

A Product scriptable object contains all the relevant information of a product included in a proposal.

Generally all products consists of a few parts:

1. Product Type - the product type, shown to the player
2. Sprite - a picture of the product
3. Disposal Method - how the product is to be disposed of after its lifespan (currently unused)
4. Product Makeup - what the product is made up of
5. Product Properties - other relevant details to the product.

Optionally, a Product Generator attached and used to generate/regenerate a product.

Product Makeup

The product makeup of a product describes how a product is made. It is made up of:

1. MaterialComposition - a list of resources used in the making of the product
2. Override Production Energy - whether to override the calculated energy needed to produce the product
3. ProductionEnergy - the energy required to manufacture the product.

The total energy needed to produce a product is calculated in this manner.

• if Override Production Energy is not selected: the calculated energy required to obtain the resources in MaterialComposition, plus the value of ProductionEnergy
  (i.e. energy required to obtain the necessary resources + energy required to manufacture the product)
• if Override Production Energy is selected: the value of ProductionEnergy

Resource Usage

Within the MaterialComposition of a product, a resource usage is broken down into:

1. Resource - a GameResource scriptable object, describing the resource being used
2. Used - the amount, in grams, of the resource being used in producing 1 unit of the product
3. Usage Variance - (only for Product Generators) the variance of the amount used
4. Wastage - how much of the resource is wasted during the production process of 1 unit of the product e.g. scrap cloth from cutting fabric
5. Wastage Variance - (only for Product Generators) the variance of the wastage produced.

The Game Resource Scriptable Object

See The Game Resource Scriptable Object for more details.

Product Properties

The product properties are a list of Details that capture a relevant detail of a product. Each Detail is consists of:

1. Display Name - the text to be shown to the player in-game (e.g. "efficiency", "humidity")
2. Value Type - the type of value that the detail holds, be it a floating point number, an integer or a string
3. Float Value/Integer Value/String Value - the value describing the detail (e.g. 5.2, "very high")
4. Unit Type - if the Value Type is a number, the type of measurement it is (e.g. weight, length, etc.)
5. Is Shown - whether the detail is shown to the player in-game or hidden from the player