@chris - It was a rank 26 fighting a rank 23. Shed didn't fight back, but the assets available to both were equivalent.

It was a crazy event in the world.

bovius [5:35 PM]  
Current state:
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W33S46 (RCL 2, untouched)
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W31S46 (RCL 6, objective complete)
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W32S42 (RCL 7, objective complete)
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W35S42 (RCL 7, objective complete)
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W36S43 (RCL 8, choking out his own spawns)
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W39S43 (RCL 8, objective complete)
https://screeps.com/a/#!/room/W38S42 (RCL 8, untouched, strike teams inbound)

@Artem - I did get an email "Your CPU subscription is over."

By this point I was already scrambling to fix my code, not checking my email Updates tab. An Email 24h before the subscription runs out would help. Even then, email is hit-and-miss because it goes in my Updates (spam).

This is 100% user-error on my part, I'm not saying you did anything wrong. A better user experience would be a notice in the Screeps game. A pop-up, a player message, a badge next to my name.

For me this is done - I'm just going to set a calendar reminder and be done with it. For existing players and new players MY THEORY is the game would earn more money by proactively letting a player fix this problem before it hits them.

Today my CPU gauge turned a menacing red while I was updating carrier sizes. Knowing red means bad, I immediately went into damage control mode. Frantically undoing the recent changes I hurried to figure out what was spiking my CPU. Did my spawn logic re-write introduce an infinite loop? Undo-save wasn't helped at all. So I went drastic.

Block commenting out 1/5th, 1/2, my entire main loop. Finally my CPU showed green at 4. Nothing running. My requires, that's it. I re-introduce the profiler, hoping it can show me what is wrong. No change. Okay, first few lines, before my creep loop. Nothing bad. Reintroduce the creep loop and get the name of the creep, instant red-line. At 54/60.

Finally I thought to check my account status and yup - CPU Subscription INACTIVE. Immediately bought 6 months and started undoing my changes to before I commented out all my code in a mad haste.


Can you please add in any kind of notification or pop-up letting players know when their CPU subscription lapses? An email a day out would also be appreciated. This was an extremely frustrating experience right when players should be giving more money to support the game.

A boosted miner only costs 68% of a normal one...

I wondered that question myself because it didn't seem worth it. Do the math. It's worth it, except maybe Ghodium based compounds at <RCL8.

2 things that helped me understand -

1. A single reaction will yield 10 compound. 2. Compare the boost with the energy cost of the same parts.

PS: congrats on clearing your quarter

https://screeps.com/a/#!/map?pos=49.5,-42.5

he's trying to warn them, but they won't listen

I wouldn't do it. I can't/won't think of a rule/law/etc to put in place to stop it that would not hurt other players more.

I re-spawned and immediately killed a newbie because his tower code wasn't prioritizing correctly. I sent him my tower code and explained why he died.

Happening around me too. Probably global. W34N33

"A player can still place a spawn construction site, and might have some friends who build it up."

Has this ever happened?

Like other are saying, this is technically possible and I understand the sentiment. Does this case over-ride slowing the game down considerably for 100% of the userbase?