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[[Image:CavConMeter.png|thumb | [[Image:CavConMeter.png|thumb|right|A graphical illustration of the CAVCON values.]] | ||
The '''Cavern Condition''' ('''CAVCON''') '''Meter''' is an indicator devised by [[RAWA]] and used by [[Cyan]] to keep the explorers informed about the financial health of [[Myst Online: Uru Live|MO:ULa]],<ref>"[https://mystonline.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25172 CAVCON Meter]", MOULa forum. Accessed November 21, 2019.</ref> without giving explicit data about amounts. It is loosely based on the ''Defense Readiness Condition'' (''DefCon'') meter used by the United States Armed Forces. | The '''Cavern Condition''' ('''CAVCON''') '''Meter''' is an indicator devised by [[RAWA]] and used by [[Cyan]] to keep the explorers informed about the financial health of [[Myst Online: Uru Live|MO:ULa]],<ref>"[https://mystonline.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25172 CAVCON Meter]", MOULa forum. Accessed November 21, 2019.</ref> without giving explicit data about amounts. It is loosely based on the ''Defense Readiness Condition'' (''DefCon'') meter used by the United States Armed Forces. | ||
Two values are given: the 'CAVCON' proper is the final value of the previous month, while the 'CAVCON Donation Meter' is the current value, which can fluctuate until the end of the month. The CAVCON was supplemented by monthly statistics about the number of accounts, logins, Age visits and unique users. | Two values are given: the 'CAVCON' proper is the final value of the previous month, while the 'CAVCON Donation Meter' is the current value, which can fluctuate until the end of the month. The CAVCON was supplemented by monthly statistics about the number of accounts, logins, Age visits and unique users. | ||
However, the CAVCON value has not been updated since May 2016, while the statistics have not been updated since June. | |||
== Level Definitions == | == Level Definitions == | ||
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* 4.7 - donations are exceeding expenses by about 70%, excess is added to the reserve. '''''Note:''''' a value above 4.9 can not lead automatically to CAVCON 5, which requires other factors; it has been suggested that excess above 100% would be represented by a double digit, e.g. 4.10, similarly to software [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning versioning]. | * 4.7 - donations are exceeding expenses by about 70%, excess is added to the reserve. '''''Note:''''' a value above 4.9 can not lead automatically to CAVCON 5, which requires other factors; it has been suggested that excess above 100% would be represented by a double digit, e.g. 4.10, similarly to software [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning versioning]. | ||
* 3.0 - donations are about equal to expenses. There are no decimal values for this value. | * 3.0 - donations are about equal to expenses. There are no decimal values for this value. | ||
* 2.3 - | * 2.3 - donations are covered by about 30% of the month's expenses, reserve is covering the difference (70%). | ||
* 1.8 - | * 1.8 - donations are covered by about 80% of the month's expenses, reserve is empty, Cyan is covering the difference (20%). | ||
== References == | == References == |