Here are the default rule settings from ruletypes.h for the merc timer stuff:
Code:
RULE_INT (Mercs, SuspendIntervalMS, 10000)
RULE_INT (Mercs, UpkeepIntervalMS, 180000)
RULE_INT (Mercs, SuspendIntervalS, 10)
RULE_INT (Mercs, UpkeepIntervalS, 180)
I dunno why they were done in seconds and ms, since we could just multiple or divide by 1000 in the source to switch from seconds to ms. I think the reasoning was because some places use seconds and some use ms, so it might be a bit less resources to not have to do the math even though the math is pretty simple/quick. We can probably remove whichever rule is used the least and just do the math for the seconds or ms depending on which one is kept. Either way, for now, just make sure they are the same amount of time for the MS and S rules with the same name (as shown in the defaults).
To be Live-Like, the UpkeepIntervals should actually be 15 minutes, otherwise you get spammed every 3 minutes about upkeep costs. Currently, upkeep costs are disabled until the merc stuff is more finalized, so there is no actual charge that happens, just a message about it.