Froze the gold tick

public/news/2019-06-19-01.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+It's Freezing In Here!
+---
+_19 June 2019_
+
+I've frozen the gold tick due to the recent surge in the gold supply. This is a temporary measure, as I'm hoping it'll drop to a more reasonable level as players do their thing.
+
+I'm hoping to pull another all nighter tonight, simply because I do my best work at night. I'm also planning on releasing "content updates" every Sunday my time to keep everyone entertained. I'll try to add _something_ new gameplay-wise every week.
+
+I've also noticed that the active player count has dropped to a worryingly low level, but this is because I haven't been advertising this game. I plan to post this across reddit again, so... new players inbound, hopefully.
+
+I need to pull myself out of this comfy bed.
+

server/profiles.js

@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ const runGoldTick = (connection) => {
 
 			//determine the correct tick rate based on the current gold average
 			let tickRate = (() => {
+				//TMP: freeze the tick rate
+				return null;
 				if (results[0].goldAverage < 120) return 5;
 				if (results[0].goldAverage < 130) return 15;
 				if (results[0].goldAverage < 140) return 30;
@@ -489,6 +491,13 @@ const runGoldTick = (connection) => {
 			if (oldTickRate !== tickRate) {
 				if (goldTickJob) goldTickJob.stop();
 
+				//TMP: freeze the tickRate
+				if (tickRate === null) {
+					log('Tick rate frozen');
+					oldTickRate = tickRate;
+					return;
+				}
+
 				goldTickJob = new CronJob(`0 */${tickRate} * * * *`, () => {
 					let query = 'UPDATE profiles SET gold = gold + recruits;';
 					connection.query(query, (err) => {

server/statistics.js

@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ const statisticsRequest = (connection) => (req, res) => {
 		//determine the correct tick rate based on the current gold average
 		//NOTE: copy/pasted
 		let tickRate = (() => {
+			//TMP: freeze the tick rate
+			return null;
 			if (results[0].goldAverage < 120) return 5;
 			if (results[0].goldAverage < 130) return 15;
 			if (results[0].goldAverage < 140) return 30;
 			return 60; //slow it way down
 		})();
 
-		let nextTick = tickRate - (new Date()).getMinutes() % tickRate;
+		let nextTick = tickRate ? tickRate - (new Date()).getMinutes() % tickRate : null;
 
 		let query = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS activity FROM accounts WHERE lastActivityTime >= DATE_SUB(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), INTERVAL 1 DAY);';
 		connection.query(query, (err, results) => {
@@ -49,8 +51,8 @@ const statisticsRequest = (connection) => (req, res) => {
 					'Scientist Total': scientistTotal,
 					'Spy Total': { string: '[Classified]', color: 'red' },
 					'Gold Average': `${round(goldAverage)}`,
-					'Gold Tick Rate': `${tickRate} minutes`,
-					'Gold Next Tick': `${nextTick} minute${nextTick === 1 ? '' : 's'} from now`
+					'Gold Tick Rate': tickRate ? `${tickRate} minutes` : { string: 'Frozen', color: 'red' },
+					'Gold Next Tick': nextTick ? `${nextTick} minute${nextTick === 1 ? '' : 's'} from now` : { string: 'Frozen', color: 'red' }
 				});
 				res.end();
 			});