Re: Galaxy PBeM - cargo calc question

From: slothoub@xs2.xs4all.nl (Frans)

Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

PanzerPete (panzerpete@aol.com) wrote:
: I am making an extensive and complete set of computerized Galaxy PBeM game
: tools for general ftp.  I have a question about the calculation of mass
: for ships either loaded or empty of cargo.  According to the standard
: galaxy rules my calculations agree with the examples given in the rules.
: But I still have some doubts since the rules are known to have some
: errors.

: Making the simplifying assumptions that all tech levels are equal to 1.0
: and a ship has only one attack, then as I understand it a ship's mass when
: NOT loaded with cargo is:

: #1 Unloaded mass = D + W + S + C

: where D = drive, W = weapon size, S = shield size, C = cargo size in the
: ship design.

: A ship's mass when loaded with cargo is:

: #2 Loaded mass = D + W + S + C + [C + (C^2)/10]

: Equation #2, above, (again, assuming all tech levels = 1.0 and the ship
: has one attack) gives me the correct speeds and "amount of cargo carried"
: according to the examples given in the standard galaxy rules.  But it
: seems to me that in the  above equation #2 C is being added in twice.  The
: rules say that the expression in the [] is the "amount of cargo a ship can
: carry" and everything else (i.e., D + W + S + C) is the mass of the ship
: excluding carried cargo.  Is this correct or is C being added in once too
: many times?

From looking at the code, equation #2 seems to be correct.

The mass is computed as the ship mass plus the cargo load...
the shipmass is given in #1, and the maxium load the ship can
carry is (C+(C^2)/10).

This applies to both Galaxy and GalaxyNG

Have Fun,
Frans.

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Galaxy PBeM - cargo calc question
panzerpete@aol.com (PanzerPete)
Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000