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Thank you for the feedback.

I think I will not go down the route of bulk queuing, as I think I can get the same results with better methods.

I will add it that when you are on SearchTracks, you will will automatically queue Rabbit/Wolf when your SP/food stored becomes to low (before the point where you would take guaranteed HP damage when you do not do it).

I also will add a sort of "expected SP return (per second or per SP spend)" on actions, which will more easily see the break points, and also enable that you switch from SearchTracks back to Forage when SearchTracks becomes inefficient.

Then, your optimal path in Forest would most likely be Forage (+CraftSling, which is auto anyway) -> SearchTracks(which then will do a few HuntRabbits and so on)->Forage again (because it now became efficient again) -> HuntRabbit->HuntWolf -> Alden. But the Forage again should also trigger automatically, so you basically just have to queue every action one time and than can continue.

I will want to add a mechanic that automates the start of the runs (most likely 1/3 to 1/2, but still have to see), so that in some shape or form coming. But there will be no detailed templates! You will most likely be able to chose which actions to automate, but the actual amounts and order of execution will be decided by the game. It was the main feature in idle loops, but here, I think it would just distract from the other game mechanics, and be a tedium to constantly update.

There should pretty much never be diminishing returns. That's why level ups are multiplicative (for stats, it's 1.05^level. For skills, the stat synergy is actually more important). Also essentially, the later in a run it is, the more worth it it is to train a skill.

I do track some stats internally (like SP spend/action completions/items looted per loop). I will most likely display those in a "loop results" log. I also want to add a story log and a unlocked log.

There will be branching paths, so I'm not sure if i should give you specific comparisons in terms of actions completed or items found. But I will most likely give you things like total SP/MP (or just total stats exp, which is pretty much synonymous), and I can try something like Gold spend on equipment, combat progress, unlocks, progress on unlocks or such things. Like I said, I want to do them in a sort of log, which would be a text window in the bottom right corner most likely, so you could consult those things and start planning your next loop while the auto progress at the start of the loop ticks by.