Why is there a HP difference?

bl3d4 · Post by **bl3d4** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:13 pm

Just to check.
You see, I was working on a station, but when I checked the HP of 2 parts of similar size, their HPs varied when put at the 'front' and the 'back' of the station. (Their distance from the core was the same, I counted the times I nudged them.)
Anyone can explain this?

Master Chief · Post by **Master Chief** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:38 pm

The HP formula is tuned to actually give more HP points to sections in front rather than sections at the back, to encourage and more realistically depict the effect of flanking. That's from what I know.

Post by **Arcalane** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:00 pm

Master Chief wrote:The HP formula is tuned to actually give more HP points to sections in front rather than sections at the back, to encourage and more realistically depict the effect of flanking. That's from what I know.

That would apply if it were actually a ship, numbnuts. He's talking about stations.

In which case it's an error in distribution that probably needs fixing. Somehow. No idea how though.

Master Chief · Post by **Master Chief** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:03 pm

Arcalane wrote:That would apply if it were actually a ship, numbnuts. He's talking about stations.

In which case it's an error in distribution that probably needs fixing. Somehow. No idea how though.

That's the point. Maybe th15 didn't change the HP formulas for stations and left them the same as ships? Or maybe it could have been yet another bug...

Well well. It needs fixing though, that's for sure.

Post by **th15** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:16 pm

Stations are supposed to have hp scaled only by distance to core, after all, they keep rotating and don't really have a front.

The shipmaker may display it incorrectly, the actual values are re-calculated in game. One of the debug buttons will let you see it, I can't remember if it was the del, end or F8 key. Or maybe f7.

Da_Higg · Post by **Da_Higg** » Wed May 07, 2008 11:05 pm

th15 wrote:Stations are supposed to have hp scaled only by distance to core, after all, they keep rotating and don't really have a front.

The shipmaker may display it incorrectly, the actual values are re-calculated in game. One of the debug buttons will let you see it, I can't remember if it was the del, end or F8 key. Or maybe f7.

Can it be made to work for broadside ships? Its just that I'm sick of having my ships' ass shot off in battle.

TormakSaber · Post by **TormakSaber** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:25 am

A Broadside HP formula would be nice. Gives the most HP to the sides, and less HP to the back and front.

Post by **Arcalane** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:48 am

th15 wrote:Stations are supposed to have hp scaled only by distance to core, after all, they keep rotating and don't really have a front.

The shipmaker may display it incorrectly, the actual values are re-calculated in game. One of the debug buttons will let you see it, I can't remember if it was the del, end or F8 key. Or maybe f7.

Del.

bl3d4 · Post by **bl3d4** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:52 pm

Thanks everyone! =)

Post by **th15** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:52 pm

Da_Higg wrote:Can it be made to work for broadside ships? Its just that I'm sick of having my ships' ass shot off in battle.

So manually set the hp values of sections then, that's what it's for.

bl3d4 · Post by **bl3d4** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:29 pm

Er... When I press Del, the Hp shown doesn't change...

Post by **th15** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:53 pm

In-game, not in the shipmaker.

bl3d4 · Post by **bl3d4** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:43 pm

Oh... Thanks then.

Lock the topic!