Re: Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion

From: Benjamin Foy <bfoy@access1.digex.net>

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Christopher Shaffer wrote:

> Thus, I would rather see cargo be calculated as:
>
> capacity = (tech * num) + (((tech * num) + (tech * num))^2/10)

new capacity = tech * num + 0.4 * tech^2 * num^2

For tech = 1, num = 1:  new capacity = 1.4
           2        1                  3.6 (weight = 1.8)
           3        1                  6.6           2.2
           4        1                 10.4           2.6
           5        1                 15.0           3.0
           1       10                 50.0
           2       10                180.0          90.0
           3       10                390.0         130.0

This formula is clearly broken!

Better would be capacity = tech * num + (tech * num)^2/10

- Ben

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References

Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion
Christopher Shaffer <shaffer@uic.edu>
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion
Christopher Shaffer <shaffer@uic.edu>
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000