Game Mechanics

This page lists the various mechanics used in the game

Level Upgrade Cost

The cost to build levels increases linearly, depending on the number of levels already built.  This cost fluctuates until the player has a total of 13 levels built; after which, the price increase stabilizes at 300 credits.

Total Levels Owned	Cost to Build Next Level	Change in Price
1	free	0
2	100	100
3	200	100
4	500	300
5	650	150
6	1,000	350
7	1,650	650
8	3,150	1,500
9	4,400	1,250
10	8,600	4,200
11	12,150	3,550
12	15,000	2,850
13	18,150	3,150
14	21,600	3,450
15	25,350	3,750
16	29,400	4,050
17	33,750	4,350
18	38,400	4,650
19	43,350	4,950
20	48,600	5,250
21	54,150	5,550
22	60,000	5,850
23	66,150	6,150
24	72,600	6,450
25	79,350	6,750
26	86,400	7,050
27	93,750	7,350
28	101,400	7,650
29	109,350	7,950
30	117,600	8,250
31	126,150	8,550
32	135,000	8,850
33	144,150	9,150
34	153,600	9,450
35	163,350	9,750
36	173,400	10,050
37	183,750	10,350
38	194,400	10,650
39	205,350	10,950
40	216,600	11,250
41	228,150	11,550
42	240,000	11,850
43	252,150	12,150
44	264,600	12,450
45	277,350	12,750
46	290,400	13,050
47	303,750	13,350
48	317,400	13,650
49	331,350	13,950
50	345,600	14,250
51	360,150	14,550
52	375,000	14,850
53	390,150	15,150
54	405,600	15,450
55	421,350	15,750
56	437,400	16,050
57	453,750	16,350
58	470,400	16,650
59	487,350	16,950
60	504,600	17,250
61	522,150	17,550
62	540,000	17,850
63	558,150	18,150
64	576,600	18,450
65	595,350	18,750
66	614,400	19,050
67	633,750	19,350
68	653,400	19,650
69	673,350	19,950
70	693,600	20,250
71	714,150	20,550
72	735,000	20,850
73	756,150	21,150
74	777,600	21,450
75	799,350	21,750
76	821,400	22,050
77	843,750	22,350
78	866,400	22,650
79	889,350	22,950
80	912,600	23,250
81	936,150	23,550
82	960,000	23,850
83	984,150	24,150
84	1,008,600	24,450
85	1,033,350	24,750
86	1,058,400	25,050
87	1,083,750	25,350
88	1,109,400	25,650
89	1,135,350	25,950
90	1,161,600	26,250
91	1,188,150	26,550
92	1,215,000	26,850
93	1,242,150	27,150
94	1,269,600	27,450
95	1,297,350	27,750
96	1,325,400	28,050
97	1,353,750	28,350
98	1,382,400	28,650
99	1,411,350	28,950
100	1,440,600	29,250
101	1,470,150	29,550
102	1,500,000	29,850
103	1,530,150	30,150
104	1,560,600	30,450
105	1,591,350	30,750
106	1,622,400	31,050
107	1,653,750	31,350
108	1,685,400	31,650
109	1,717,350	31,950
110	1,749,600	32,250
111	1,782,150	32,550
112	1,815,000	32,850
113	1,848,150	33,150
114	1,881,600	33,450
115	1,915,350	33,750
116	1,949,400	34,050
117	1,983,750	34,350
118	2,018,400	34,650
119	2,053,350	34,950
120	2,088,600	35,250
121	2,124,150	35,550
122	2,160,000	35,850
123	2,196,150	36,150
124	2,232,600	36,450
125	2,269,350	36,750
126	2,306,400	37,050
127	2,343,750	37,350
128	2,381,400	37,650
129	2,419,350	37,950
130	2,457,600	38,250
131	2,496,150	38,550
132	2,535,000	38,850
133	2,574,150	39,150
134	2,613,600	39,450
135	2,653,350	39,750
136	2,693,400	40,050
137	2,733,750	40,350
138	2,774,400	40,650
139	2,815,350	40,950
140	2,856,600	41,250
141	2,898,150	41,550
142	2,940,000	41,850
143	2,982,150	42,150
144	3,024,600	42,450
145	3,067,350	42,750
146	3,110,400	43,050
147	3,153,750	43,350
148	3,197,400	43,650
149	3,241,350	43,950
150	3,285,600	44,250
151	3,330,150	44,550
152	3,375,000	44,850
153	3,420,150	45,150
154	3,465,600	45,450
155	3,511,350	45,750
156	3,557,400	46,050
157	3,603,750	46,350
158	3,650,400	46,650
159	3,697,350	46,950
160	3,744,600	47,250
161	3,792,150	47,550
162	3,840,000	47,850
163	3,888,150	48,150
164	3,936,600	48,450
165	3,985,350	48,750
166	4,034,400	49,050
167	4,083,750	49,350
168	4,133,400	49,650
169	4,183,350	49,950
170	4,233,600	50,250
171	4,284,150	50,550
172	4,335,000	50,850
173	4,386,150	51,150
174	4,437,600	51,450
175	4,489,350	51,750
176	4,541,400	52,050
177	4,593,750	52,350
178	4,646,400	52,650
179	4,699,350	52,950
180	4,752,600	53,250
181	4,806,150	53,550
182	4,860,000	53,850
183	4,914,150	54,150
184	4,968,600	54,450
185	5,023,350	54,750
186	5,078,400	55,050
187	5,133,750	55,350
188	5,189,400	55,650
189	5,245,350	55,950
190	5,301,600	56,250
191	5,358,150	56,550
192	5,415,000	56,850
193	5,472,150	57,150
194	5,529,600	57,450
195	5,587,350	57,750
196	5,645,400	58,050
197	5,703,750	58,350
198	5,762,400	58,650
199	5,821,350	58,950
200	5,880,600	59,250

Constants

This section lists the constants used in the game:

Variable	Value	Explanation
additionalFloorRequirementPerHanger	1	How many existing floors are needed to construct one additional Imperial floor
bitizenBirthdayBuxReward	1	Imperial Bux awarded on the birthday of a bitizen
bitizenContributionDestockTimeMins	1	???
buxPerMinuteWorth	60	Number of minutes, per Bux spent, to speed up something
buxStockWorth	1000	Number of stock a Bux can immediately sell
celebRushTimePeriodSecs	120	Number of seconds a Celebrity increases visitors to a level
craftingVipCoinCost	1000	Credits needed to summon a Supply Officer (pre 1.3)
craftingVipSpawnChancePerImpFloor	4.5	Probability that a Supply Officer spawns, per Imperial Floor owned (pre 1.3)
customerSpawnSeconds	6	Number of seconds a bitizen appears after delivering the previous bitizen
dreamJobTipBux	1	Imperial Bux awarded on matching a bitizen with their dream job
elevatorRiderTipBux	1	Imperial Bux awarded on delivering a bitizen to their stated floor
elevatorRiderTipBuxChancePct	0	Probability that an elevator rider would give Bux instead of credits
elevatorRiderTipBuxUpgradeChancePct	0	Probability that an upgraded elevator cause its rider to give Bux instead of credits
elevatorRiderTipFloorMultiplier	1	Amount of credits a bitizen tips, multiplied by the floor number
enableComingSoon	TRUE	Shows "Coming Soon" in the list of levels
firstHangerFloorRequirement	5	Amount of floors needed before you can build the first Imperial level
floorClosedBitbookEntryChance	4	???
floorConstTimes	1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 0, 30	???
floorConstructionCost_linear	0	???
floorConstructionCost_square	150	???
floorConstructionCost_static	5000	???
floorConstructionTime_linear	30	Additional time, in minutes, it takes to construct an additional floor (linear relation)
floorConstructionTime_square	0	Additional time, in minutes, it takes to construct an additional floor (quadratic relation)
floorConstructionTime_static	30	Time in minutes it takes to construct your first floor
floorPurchaseBuxMultiplier	10	???
floorPurchaseCoinsDiv	10000	???
floorUpgradeCost_linear	1	Additional Bux needed to upgrade a floor, for each extra level
floorUpgradeCost_static	2	Base bux needed to upgrade a floor
forceXPLevelMultiplier_linear	0	("Force" is not yet implemented)
forceXPLevelMultiplier_square	0	("Force" is not yet implemented)
fullStockBitbookEntryChance	2	???
fullStockBuxPrizeChancePct	0.1	Percentage chance that fully stocking a level will result in Bux being awarded
fullStockFrenzyChancePct	15	Percentage chance that fully stocking a level will result in frenzied customers
gameTipFrequency	10	???
gatedImpMissionTowerLevel	15	Total levels needed before the player can do Imperial missions
hangerBuildTime	20000	???
hangerSpeedUpCost	2	???
hangerUpgradeCostPerLevel	1	???
hurryMoveInCostBux	1	???
hurryVIPCostBux	2	???
impMisTimerPeriod	120	???
impMissionChancePct	21	???
minBuxReward	1	Minimum amount of an Imperial Bux reward
minFloorsToUnlockImpLevel	5	Amount of floors needed before you can build the first Imperial level
moveFloorCostBux	1	Bux required to move a floor
newBitCostumeChancePct	35	???
newCharSexMaleChance	2	???
newFloorRewardBux	1	Bux awarded for building a new floor
newJobHighBitbookEntryChance	2	???
newJobLowBitbookEntryChance	2	???
newProdFloorBitbookEntryChance	1	???
newResidentBitbookEntryChance	2	???
newRoomateBitbookEntryChance	2	???
numElevators	5	Number of elevators in the game
playerStartBux	10	Initial bux a player starts with
playerStartCoins	0	Initial credits a player starts with
probeBuildTime	72000000	???
probeCost	10000	???
probeSpeedUpCost	10	???
probeSpeedUpTime	36000000	???
prodTimeLevelMultiplier	1	???
productCostTimeMultiplier	0	???
productQtyMultiplier	10	Number of base stock, multiplied by each minute of base production time
productSaleValueMultiplier	10	???
randomBitbookEntryChance	266	???
rentValue	0	???
spawnRiderChancePct	18	Probability that a non-unique rare Bitizen (i.e. Imperial trooper) is spawned
spawnUniqueChanceForFinderMission	65	???
spawnUniqueChanceForSpyHuntMission	65	???
spawnUniqueRiderChancePct	12	Probability that a unique Bitizen is spawned
spawnUniqueRiderUpgradeChancePct	1	Additional probability, per elevator upgrade, that a unique Bitizen is spawned
spawnVIPChancePct	3	Probability that a VIP is spawned
spawnVIPUpgradeChancePct	0.25	Additional probability, per elevator upgrade, that a VIP is spawned
spyMissionChancePct	0.08	Probability of getting a "find the Rebel spy" mission
tapjoyOn	FALSE	???
techSummonBuxCost	3	???
uid	constants	???
wheresWaldoChancePct	0.12	Probability of getting a "find the bitizen" mission
wheresWaldoRewardBux	1	Bux awarded for finding a bitizen
wheresWaldoUpgradeChancePct	0.02	Additional probability, per elevator upgrade, of getting a "find the bitizen" mission

Unlock Tiers

Some material may be released based on the total number of floors a player owns.  The second tier is reached after five floors are built, and each tier requires ten more.  There are currently sixteen tiers:

Tier No.	Minimum Floors	Maximum Floors
Tier 1	0	5
Tier 2	6	10
Tier 3	11	20
Tier 4	21	30
Tier 5	31	40
Tier 6	41	50
Tier 7	51	60
Tier 8	61	70
Tier 9	71	80
Tier 10	81	90
Tier 11	91	100
Tier 12	101	110
Tier 13	111	120
Tier 14	121	130
Tier 15	131	140
Tier 16	141	999

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