Have trains favor longer routes

[evanpelle]

In order to buff trains/factories, we should have trains favor longer paths. This will encourage players to build long routes through multiple players.

We should add a config variable that determines how much trains favor long routes so we can tune it.

[mepoohsta]

@evanpelle, you can assign this to me.

[VariableVince]

@mepoohsta @evanpelle done!

[mepoohsta]

Related: https://www.reddit.com/r/Openfront/comments/1n7ivud/are_factories_completely_useless/

[mepoohsta]

Current logic: https://github.com/openfrontio/OpenFrontIO/blob/main/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts#L359

[mepoohsta]

Discord thread with discussion: https://discord.com/channels/1359946986937258015/1436090613949792296

[mepoohsta]

@VariableVince , I haven’t found a solution that works for me, so I’m putting this task on hold and closing the pull request. Someone else might pick it up, and if I come up with a better idea later and the issue is still relevant, I’ll return to it. For now, you can unassign me and mark this ticket as available for others to implement.

[highheat4]

Wondering if we need this anymore? Factories are strong now