more balanced math,

adventurer max levels,
recruits duplicate protection

src/App.vue

@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ import {GameData, loadAvailableQuests, loadGame, saveGame} from "@/GameData";
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: "GuildView",
-  watch: {
-    adventurers: {
-      deep: true,
-      handler(newAdventurers) {
-        for (const adventurerId in newAdventurers) {
-          const adventurer = newAdventurers[adventurerId] as Adventurer;
-          if (adventurer.canLevelUp()) {
-            adventurer.levelUp();
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
   data: () => ({
     guild: new Guild(1, 500),
     lastQuestGot: {
@@ -129,7 +116,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       this.guild.gold += missive.goldReward;
       for (const adventurerId in missive.adventurers) {
         const adventurer = missive.adventurers[adventurerId];
-        adventurer.exp += (missive.expReward / missive.adventurers.length);
+        adventurer.addExp(missive.expReward / missive.adventurers.length);
         adventurer.busy = false;
       }
       missive.adventurers = [];

src/classes/Adventurer.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export class Adventurer {
     level: number;
     exp: number;
     attackExponent: number;
+    prestige: number;
     busy: boolean;
 
     constructor(
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ export class Adventurer {
         portrait: string,
         attackExponent: number,
         level: number = 1,
-        exp: number = 0
+        exp: number = 0,
+        prestige: number = 0
     ) {
         this.id = id;
         this.name = name;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ export class Adventurer {
         this.attackExponent = attackExponent;
         this.level = level;
         this.exp = exp;
+        this.prestige = prestige;
         this.busy = false;
     }
 
@@ -29,10 +32,22 @@ export class Adventurer {
         this.level += 1;
     }
 
+    prestigeUp(): void {
+        this.level = 1;
+        this.exp = 0;
+        this.prestige += 1;
+    }
+
     canLevelUp(): boolean {
+        if (this.level >= this.getMaxLevel()) return false;
         return this.exp >= this.getNextLevelExpRequirement();
     }
 
+    canPrestigeUp(): boolean {
+        if (this.level < getMaxLevelForPrestige(this.prestige)) return false;
+        return this.prestige < 5
+    }
+
     getNextLevelExpRequirement(): number {
         return this.level * 3;
     }
@@ -44,12 +59,33 @@ export class Adventurer {
         return (this.exp / this.getNextLevelExpRequirement()) * 100;
     }
 
+    addExp(exp: number): void {
+        if (this.isMaxLevel()) return;
+        this.exp += exp;
+        if (this.canLevelUp()) {
+            this.levelUp();
+        }
+    }
+
     getAttack(): number {
-        return Math.floor(2 * this.level ^ this.attackExponent);
+        const scalingFactor = Math.pow(1.05, this.level - 1);
+        return (2 * scalingFactor) * Math.pow(this.attackExponent, this.level - 1);
     }
 
     getDPS(): number {
         return this.getAttack() * 4;
     }
 
+    getMaxLevel(): number {
+        return getMaxLevelForPrestige(this.prestige);
+    }
+
+    isMaxLevel(): boolean {
+        return this.level >= this.getMaxLevel();
+    }
+
+}
+
+function getMaxLevelForPrestige(prestige: number): number {
+    return 25 + (prestige * 5);
 }

src/classes/Quest.ts

@@ -40,28 +40,28 @@ export function getQuestWithRewards(quest: Quest) {
 
     switch (quest.rank) {
         case QuestRank.S:
-            // at level 30 adventurers have ~2353 dps, this will take 30 seconds on level 30
-            maxProgress = 70590
+            // at level 30 adventurers have ~6513 dps, this will take 30 seconds on level 30
+            maxProgress = 195390;
             break;
         case QuestRank.A:
-            // at level 25 adventurers have ~1122 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 25
-            maxProgress = 16800
+            // at level 25 adventurers have ~2051 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 25
+            maxProgress = 30770;
             break;
         case QuestRank.B:
-            // at level 20 adventurers have ~564 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 20
-            maxProgress = 8460;
+            // at level 20 adventurers have ~645 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 20
+            maxProgress = 9690;
             break;
         case QuestRank.C:
-            // at level 15 adventurers have ~256 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 15
-            maxProgress = 3840;
+            // at level 15 adventurers have ~203 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 15
+            maxProgress = 3045;
             break;
         case QuestRank.D:
-            // at level 10 adventurers have ~103 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 10
-            maxProgress = 1545;
+            // at level 10 adventurers have ~64 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 10
+            maxProgress = 960;
             break;
         case QuestRank.E:
-            // at level 5 adventurers have ~45 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 5
-            maxProgress = 675;
+            // at level 5 adventurers have ~20 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 5
+            maxProgress = 300;
             break;
         case QuestRank.F:
             // at level 1 adventurers have ~8 dps, this will take 15 seconds on level 1
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function getQuestWithRewards(quest: Quest) {
 
     // add some randomness to the rewards
     goldReward = Math.floor(randomNumberBetween(goldReward * 0.95, goldReward * 1.1));
-    expReward = Math.max(1, Math.floor(randomNumberBetween(expReward * 0.95, expReward * 1.1)));
+    expReward = Math.max(1, Math.floor(randomNumberBetween(expReward * 0.95, expReward * 1.2)));
 
     return new Quest(quest.id, quest.rank, quest.title, quest.text, maxProgress, expReward, goldReward);
 }

src/components/AdventurerTile.vue

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       :title="adventurer.name + (adventurer.busy ? ' (busy)' : '')"
   >
     <img :src="adventurer.portrait" :alt="adventurer.name" draggable="false">
-    <div class="level">{{adventurer.level}}</div>
+    <div class="level" :title="adventurer.isMaxLevel() ? 'Max level' : ''">{{adventurer.level}}<span v-if="adventurer.isMaxLevel()">⇪</span></div>
     <div class="exp"></div>
   </article>
 </template>

src/views/AdventurerView.vue

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 import type {PropType} from "vue";
 import {defineComponent} from "vue";
 import AdventurerTile from "@/components/AdventurerTile.vue";
-import {Adventurer} from "@/classes/Adventurer";
+import type {Adventurer} from "@/classes/Adventurer";
 import { loadAdventurersForHire } from "@/GameData";
 
 export default defineComponent({
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
   },
   async mounted() {
 
-    this.adventurersForHire = await loadAdventurersForHire();
+    this.adventurersForHire = await loadAdventurersForHire(Object.keys(this.adventurers));
 
     if (Object.keys(this.adventurers).length <= 0) {
       this.currentlyForHire = this.adventurersForHire[0];