How is Operation Cost Calculated?

[glack]

I've been looking it up and just have no idea where the number for operation cost comes from. I make enough nightly that it doesnt bother me but I'm just confused where the number comes from. I'm platinum and in chapter 5 and it was 2009 for the night I just finished. If anyone knows what makes it go up let me know! Best guess at the moment is the Cooksta level and maybe food that gets thrown out?
Thanks!

[Sophtopus]

It's the cooksta level. The jump from gold (700 something) to platinum (2000) is too crazy in my opinion. that 2k jump should be Diamond

[glack]

Originally posted by Sophtopus:

It's the cooksta level. The jump from gold (700 something) to platinum (2000) is too crazy in my opinion. that 2k jump should be Diamond

I was thinking that! Weird that the number is so specific and that they don't have any note in the rank ups to let you know. Thanks!! If you've hit diamond how much is it??

[Sophtopus]

Originally posted by cmeiler146:

Originally posted by Sophtopus:

It's the cooksta level. The jump from gold (700 something) to platinum (2000) is too crazy in my opinion. that 2k jump should be Diamond

I was thinking that! Weird that the number is so specific and that they don't have any note in the rank ups to let you know. Thanks!! If you've hit diamond how much is it??

Dunno. I haven't hit diamond yet

[Dinoter]

Originally posted by cmeiler146:

Originally posted by Sophtopus:

It's the cooksta level. The jump from gold (700 something) to platinum (2000) is too crazy in my opinion. that 2k jump should be Diamond

I was thinking that! Weird that the number is so specific and that they don't have any note in the rank ups to let you know. Thanks!! If you've hit diamond how much is it??

Just hit Diamond, it's 4K.

[MagicHp]

By the time you reach Diamond, you should only serve 500+ worth dishes anyway and earn 20K+ a night.

It's more of a "you've been playing the wrong way" check than anything. If you struggle to get more than 2K a night when you reach Platinum , a change of strategy (and a restart) is required...

[AquaX]

It’s a trade off. You get more customers per night w a higher rank but you need to pay a higher operation fee. Gold gives around 29 customers, plat 36 and diamond 43. You should be targeting sharks especially those with multiple spawns.

[Krowle]

By the time I reach diamond. I'm already reach lv9-10 dish already. It took a lot of like and require many night. Without vip event you would get average a 80-110k per night. Here is mine main + branch. 70+80 about 150k during vip event.

https://imgur.com/q0W9Yeu

https://imgur.com/lJTBc08

[Jeff]

Here is my last dive as Gold, and first dive as Platinum:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003157918
1 rank up: more in sales but less revenue because of operation costs on first night
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003298138
Same day, with no night dive instead just for science
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003298324
-Night diving reduces operation cost by a whopping 8 gold
-Staff costs the same, doesn't matter what cookstar rank or if night diving
-Operation costs go up by almost 2000
-income potential also increased by a larger seating area, worth it if you have good sushi to sell

[Locane]

Originally posted by AquaX:

It’s a trade off. You get more customers per night w a higher rank but you need to pay a higher operation fee. Gold gives around 29 customers, plat 36 and diamond 43. You should be targeting sharks especially those with multiple spawns.

This absolutely needs to be explained by the devs better. I had no idea what I was getting in to doing the upgrades.