When will my quota finish? Measure your depot’s actual pace

Estimate the minutes you have left

Read the completed and required amounts from the same quota line. Note the first count, work normally for a measured interval, then read the new count. With 48,000 of 60,000 delivered and a gain of 600 in five minutes, the observed rate is 120 per minute. The 12,000 still outstanding would take about 100 more minutes at that rate. These figures are an example, not a machine rating.

Enter your own required total if it differs. The key appears in a different phase: the reference screenshot shows a full quota and a new objective at the same time. A zero-minute result means the numerical quota is complete; follow the new objective to actually end the shift.

Player screenshot: a completed 60,000 quota beside the end-of-shift objective ↗

Player asks for a counter at the depot exit ↗

GameCap’s illustrated shift walkthrough (Japanese) ↗

Make one complete delivery cycle the unit of measurement

If the line works in bursts, timing only the instant a sack empties gives a misleading rate. Start after a delivered batch, include the fetch and loading trip, and stop at the same point after another batch. Increase the interval if your second reading is the same as the first. Use the quota or delivery counter throughout; the loudspeaker recount concerns the outdoor pile and runs on its own timer.

For example, peeling 300 at a machine while only 180 reach the delivery route advances different counters. Calculate ETA from the change that the quota actually records. If stock is accumulating in the water channel, inspect that route first; raising machine speed alone can increase the backlog.

Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times ↗

Player asks for visible production statistics ↗

Player asks for a counter at the depot exit ↗

Find the rate a deadline would require

Subtract your delivered count from your target and divide by the real minutes available. At 42,000 of 60,000 with 90 minutes left, you need 200 delivered per minute. Compare that with a timed interval at your current line. A rate of 150 leaves a 50-per-minute shortfall. Money on hand and a new upgrade icon do not demonstrate that the line can close it.

Repeat after changing one part of the route. An upgrade that saves time on outdoor loading can have a different effect from one that moves finished potatoes along the channel. Use another equal-length interval and keep the measurement point the same.

GameCap’s illustrated shift walkthrough (Japanese) ↗

Player asks for a counter at the depot exit ↗

Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times ↗

If the estimate suddenly doubles or cannot be calculated

An unchanged count gives no positive rate; displaying a time would invent progress. Check whether the raw input is empty, the peeler has power and finished output is reaching the inlet. If both readings were taken during a storm or power interruption, take two fresh readings once the machines are moving again.

A lower second count usually means that the readings straddle a reload, two shifts, or two different counters. Start a new sample and keep the same save. When the original goal is complete and you order another pile, begin a separate measurement if an appropriate progress counter is available. Mixing post-credits peeled totals with the completed quota distorts both readings.

Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times ↗

Player screenshot: the archived finish compared with continued play ↗

Player screenshot: a completed 60,000 quota beside the end-of-shift objective ↗

Use the exact numerator in the late shift

The English screenshot shows 33,401 out of 60,000 and a headline of 55 percent. Subtract the exact numerator from the quota to find 26,599 still outstanding. Using 45 percent of 60,000 instead gives 27,000, already a difference of 401 before timing a single delivery. For a short test run write down the two exact counts, particularly when a small delivery does not change the displayed whole percentage.

Estimate whether a planned stop is possible after a long interruption

Treat elapsed play time and working time separately. If thirty minutes of a one-hour session will be spent on letters, cleaning or carrying the first supply, a rate measured only during steady delivery applies to the remaining thirty minutes. Divide the remaining count by those working minutes and compare it with your latest stable production rate. Time the complete interruption instead if the same task recurs each cycle. Inven’s run changed from seconds per manual potato to many deliveries per second under machinery, so take a fresh sample when you change stages.

Inven Global: hands-on playthrough and original gameplay captures ↗

Benchmark a new machine with equal time windows on the same shift

Use two complete windows of the same length, one before the new purchase and one after the line is refilled. Record the quota numerator at both ends of each window. Subtract start from end for both. Divide the second delivery count by the first if you want a speed multiplier. Exclude the shopping stop from both windows for a machine comparison, or include equivalent setup time in each if comparing complete routes. A doubled drum speed rating does not promise twice as many paid deliveries while the supply hook, water or operator is still the limit.

GameCap: Overclock changes drum peeling speed ↗

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