Nerf Necessity on lower pop, higher stability planets (#4332)

freeorion · Nov 29, 2022 · 25de546 · 25de546
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diff --git a/default/scripting/policies/NECESSITY.focs.txt b/default/scripting/policies/NECESSITY.focs.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ Policy
                 OwnedBy empire = Source.Owner
                 Focus type = "FOCUS_RESEARCH"
                 Not Happiness low = (NamedReal name = "PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY" value = 6)
+                Happiness low = 0
             ]
             effects = [
-                SetTargetResearch value = Value +
-                    (Target.Population * max(0.0, (NamedRealLookup name = "PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY") - Target.Happiness))^0.5
+                SetTargetResearch value = Value + Target.Population *
+                    (NamedReal name = "PLC_NECESSITY_TARGET_RESEARCH_FACTOR" value = 0.02) *
+                    max(0.0, (NamedRealLookup name = "PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY") - Target.Happiness)^1.5
                 SetResearch value = min(Target.TargetResearch, Value + (NamedReal name = "PLC_NECESSITY_RESEARCH_GROWTH_BOOST" value = 1.0))
             ]
     ]

diff --git a/default/stringtables/en.txt b/default/stringtables/en.txt
@@ -12644,8 +12644,10 @@ PLC_NECESSITY
 Necessity
 
 PLC_NECESSITY_DESC
-'''On research focused planets with [[metertype METER_HAPPINESS]] less than [[value PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY]]:
-• Increases [[metertype METER_TARGET_RESEARCH]] by the square root of the product of population and how far [[metertype METER_HAPPINESS]] is below [[value PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY]].
+'''Necessity is the mother of invention.
+
+On research focused planets with [[metertype METER_HAPPINESS]] less than [[value PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY]]:
+• Increases [[metertype METER_TARGET_RESEARCH]] by [[value PLC_NECESSITY_TARGET_RESEARCH_FACTOR]] multiplied by the power to 1.5 of how far [[metertype METER_HAPPINESS]] is below [[value PLC_NECESSITY_MAX_STABILITY]] multiplied by [[metertype METER_POPULATION]].
 • Increases [[metertype METER_RESEARCH]] growth by [[value PLC_NECESSITY_RESEARCH_GROWTH_BOOST]] per turn.'''
 
 PLC_NECESSITY_SHORT_DESC