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 ===== Extending the Bonus for Several Turns ===== ===== Extending the Bonus for Several Turns =====
  
-To extend the bonus for **//m+1//** turns, create **//m//** rows of territories similar to the first one - the only difference is that these territories are initially set to Neutral.+To extend the bonus to **//m+1//** turns, create **//m//** rows of territories similar to the first one - the only difference is that these territories are initially set to Neutral.
  
 Link the territories with AutoCapture factories, as shown in the schematic, and the rows will be sequentially activated for the set amount of turns. The bonus given by each row can be different if desired. Link the territories with AutoCapture factories, as shown in the schematic, and the rows will be sequentially activated for the set amount of turns. The bonus given by each row can be different if desired.
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 Usually, the designer wishes to give more bonus the later the player takes the turn. This is done to counter the early move advantage present in many boards. This schematic provides an integer bonus increment to each player the later his/her turn. Usually, the designer wishes to give more bonus the later the player takes the turn. This is done to counter the early move advantage present in many boards. This schematic provides an integer bonus increment to each player the later his/her turn.
  
-{{ :designer_tutorials:tutorials:factories:sb-integer-increment12.png |}}+{{ :designer_tutorials:tutorials:factories:sb-integer-increment14.png |}}
  
-Each column, below the first row, has **//n//** territories set to Neutral, and can be thought as belonging to the seat allocated to the territory above it. During the 1st turn round, each seat will steal one territory, and therefore, a bonus giving factory, from each other seat, while resetting any territory already stolen from it.+Each column, below the first row, has **//n//** territories set to Neutral, and can be thought as belonging to the seat allocated to the territory above it. During the 1st turn round, each seat will steal one territory, and therefore, a bonus giving factory, from each other seat, while resetting any territory already stolen from it. The territories in the main diagonal do not need to exist.
  
 One can then realise, from the point of view of a given seat, the stolen territories from seats that have already taken their turn, will stay active for the next round, while the territories stolen from seats who are yet to take their turn will be neutralised. Thus, a position later in the turn order is equivalent to holding an additional territory, hence, an additional piece of the starting bonus - the size of this piece is the bonus value of the factory owned by each of these territories. Assuming all seats are taken, or in other words, that the game is being played with the maximum number of players allowed by the board, the 1st seat will receive no bonus and the last seat will receive **//a*n//** bonus, where **//a//** is the bonus value of the mentioned factories - it follows that **//a//** is the increment between seats. One can then realise, from the point of view of a given seat, the stolen territories from seats that have already taken their turn, will stay active for the next round, while the territories stolen from seats who are yet to take their turn will be neutralised. Thus, a position later in the turn order is equivalent to holding an additional territory, hence, an additional piece of the starting bonus - the size of this piece is the bonus value of the factory owned by each of these territories. Assuming all seats are taken, or in other words, that the game is being played with the maximum number of players allowed by the board, the 1st seat will receive no bonus and the last seat will receive **//a*n//** bonus, where **//a//** is the bonus value of the mentioned factories - it follows that **//a//** is the increment between seats.
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-In this variation of the above scheme, the seats also capture a territory from their own stash. The end result is that the total bonus is increased by **//a//** for all players. Here, the designer needs to make sure the AutoNeutral factory triggers before the AutoCapture one. The Designer orders the factories by their namesalphabetically. If the difference in the names are only numbers and they have more than one digit, the ordering is not consistent, so it is advised that factories in this situation have their names differ by at least one letter. To be sure, the developer should allways check the Continents list in the Designer after the factories are added - the higher up in the list, the earlier it will trigger.+In this variation of the above scheme, the seats also capture a territory from their own stash. The end result is that the total bonus is increased by **//a//** for all players. These extra territories, that is, the ones from the main diagonalcan be, however, used to modulate the total bonus givenby using a different value for the bonus - this value needs to be the same for the bonus giving factories owned by these territories.
  
-{{ :designer_tutorials:tutorials:factories:sb-integer-increment23.png |}}+{{ :designer_tutorials:tutorials:factories:sb-integer-increment24.png |}}
  
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 As mentioned before, if the number of players in a given game is less than the maximum allowed by the board, each player will hold extra stolen territories, thus gaining more pieces of the bonus. As mentioned before, if the number of players in a given game is less than the maximum allowed by the board, each player will hold extra stolen territories, thus gaining more pieces of the bonus.
  
-To make the bonus independent of the number of players, set the territories created in the //**Capping the Bonus**// section to Neutral - if you don't have them yet, create them (if you don't want the bonus cap, don't set a unit limit). Add Universal factories, with bonus equal to **//a//**, from each territory from the first row present in the integer increment schematics, to each of the newly created ones. Set the factories designed for the incremental bonus to AutoCapture, where each row targets one of the newly created territories.+To make the bonus independent of the number of players, set the territories created in the //**Capping the Bonus**// section to Neutral - if you don't have them yet, create them (if you don't want the bonus cap, don't set a unit limit). Add Universal factories, with bonus equal to **//a//**, from each territory from the first row present in the integer increment schematics, to each of the newly created ones.Set the factories designed for the incremental bonus to AutoCapture, where each row targets one of the newly created territories.
  
-In the first turn, the newly created territories will be preloaded with part of the 2nd turn bonus. In the 2nd turn, the bonus giving factories from the incremental scheme will compelte capture the territories and compelte the bonus, making it usable by each player.+In the first turn, the newly created territories will be preloaded with part of the 2nd turn bonus. In the 2nd turn, the bonus giving factories from the incremental scheme will capture the territories and complete the bonus, making them usable for each player.
  
 Notice that, for each less player on the board, the first part of the 2nd turn bonus will decrease by **//a//**, countering the extra stolen territory from the integer increment scheme. Notice that, for each less player on the board, the first part of the 2nd turn bonus will decrease by **//a//**, countering the extra stolen territory from the integer increment scheme.
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 +*The factories where the owner and the target belong to the same seat, do not need to exist.
    
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