Cancelation of Projects

[Xoc]

It should be possible to cancle a project when nobody is working on it. And you should get (100 - n)% of the resources back, if the project is progressed to n%.

That would be realistic and nice

[ceselb]

That would indeed be a good solution, if we only could get someone to implement it.

[tiddy ogg]

The fly in the ointment... You want to build a house. No stone on that location. Have to ferry it in a bit at a time.
Get most of it there and pirate comes along. Cancels project. Walks off with all your stone.

[Arlequin]

Sounds like an interesting event. I fail to see what would be wrong. I thought Cantr wasn't a collection and management game.

[ceselb]

I meant for gathering projects, those can be made cancelable in that manner without any problems.

For building things maybe something like (10-number of years since starting) number of hours to cancel and get 75% back?

[tiddy ogg]

Yes, but I'm pointing out that there is a downside. *grin*

[Froger rulz101]

dont allow anyone but the owner to cancel projects and if a project isnt worked on for so long send out some kind of warning note or message on the project info giving them a week to extend the time on there project because sometimes it does take a while for 1 project to get done when the resources for it are limited and ur on an island and have to wait for a ship to return with whatever it can carry =) i think that would work better than just deleting it after 60 days if its not done =)

[Trezker]

Maybe do it copyright style. Lifetime + x years.
So a project can't be cancelled by other character until the creator is dead.

[Arlequin]

Meh, Cantr is a social game. Why hardcode protections that should be managed by social conventions?

I say, working in a project without the proper tools should move the progress bar backwards until complete undoing and partial resource recovery. Anytime, by anyone.

[NiKnight]

Maybe do it copyright style. Lifetime + x years.
So a project can't be cancelled by other character until the creator is dead.

Hmm.. that can be used to determine other character's death. For example: a sailor before starts a voyage begin a project (collecting etc.) and chief of settlement every one year tries to cancel the project. If he can it mean that sailor is dead.

[Doug R.]

What hurdles are we awaiting to clear to get this implemented?

[Peanut]

Tracking who has added what to a project will probably need some database changes. But making it so that the resources return to the initiator or drop on the floor wouldn't be that hard to implement.

[*Wiro]

Tracking who has added what to a project will probably need some database changes. But making it so that the resources return to the initiator or drop on the floor wouldn't be that hard to implement.

I don't think they should go back to those who added them.

[Doug R.]

Drop on the floor, 100%

[*Wiro]

After how long can people cancel projects of others? Two years?