Custom Wep Tourney Poll #3(READ FIRST POST BEFORE VOTING)
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Custom Wep Tourney Poll #3(READ FIRST POST BEFORE VOTING)
Okay, sorry that this hasn't happened yet.
The main issue is that I've yet to obtain the default weapons values for each weapon. Now, I can figure out some of them via testing and looking at previous data, but others I could only obtain from Th15. And he hasn't responded to my PMs yet. Now, I could run the tourney sooner than whenever Th15 happens to get to me, but this MAY mean that some of more obscure stats will be restricted from modding, simply because I have no default value and nothing to base a point increase off of.
To sum it up:
Yes=A little less weapon modding, but the tourney comes sooner.
No=Full weapon modding, but the tourney comes later.
The main issue is that I've yet to obtain the default weapons values for each weapon. Now, I can figure out some of them via testing and looking at previous data, but others I could only obtain from Th15. And he hasn't responded to my PMs yet. Now, I could run the tourney sooner than whenever Th15 happens to get to me, but this MAY mean that some of more obscure stats will be restricted from modding, simply because I have no default value and nothing to base a point increase off of.
To sum it up:
Yes=A little less weapon modding, but the tourney comes sooner.
No=Full weapon modding, but the tourney comes later.
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I can do that already.
I'm reffering to more obscure stats:
Deviation
Interceptability(this would only really be limited to Tachyons and Demeters, since all other interceptabilites are 100%. But then that makes those paticular weapons less useful)
Then we start getting to even MORE obscure stats:
Missile Turn Speed
Friction(Pulsars)
Accl Delay(Pulsars)
Shot Accl(Pulsars, Repeaters)
Shot Maxspeed(Pulsars, Repeaters. Not the same as Bullet Speed)
Min Explosion(Plasmas)
And so on and so forth. There are many really obscure stats I can't really test for.
I'm reffering to more obscure stats:
Deviation
Interceptability(this would only really be limited to Tachyons and Demeters, since all other interceptabilites are 100%. But then that makes those paticular weapons less useful)
Then we start getting to even MORE obscure stats:
Missile Turn Speed
Friction(Pulsars)
Accl Delay(Pulsars)
Shot Accl(Pulsars, Repeaters)
Shot Maxspeed(Pulsars, Repeaters. Not the same as Bullet Speed)
Min Explosion(Plasmas)
And so on and so forth. There are many really obscure stats I can't really test for.
AWARDS:
[i]Most Innovative Shipmaker[/i]
[i]Shipmaker With Most Utility/Balance[/i]
[i]Most Annoying Member[/i]
[i]Most Innovative Shipmaker[/i]
[i]Shipmaker With Most Utility/Balance[/i]
[i]Most Annoying Member[/i]
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I voted yes, but don't you think that many of those stats can be tested for?
You know that Pulsar speed will always start a 100%. So take a timer and count how long it takes for the accel delay to take effect. Then make a custom weapon with some approximated stats. For Repeater and Puslar acceleration, I'd guess 1 or 3 since that's what th15 mentions in the help pop-up. For maxspeed, probably something in the range of 25 for pulsars and 15 for repeaters.
Deviation is pretty easy, just make a weapon with 100 burst and 1 reload or so and measure the maximum angle created by the projectiles.
Many of these other stats can also be tested, all you have to do is copy them as a custom weapon and make something that approximates it fairly closely.
You know that Pulsar speed will always start a 100%. So take a timer and count how long it takes for the accel delay to take effect. Then make a custom weapon with some approximated stats. For Repeater and Puslar acceleration, I'd guess 1 or 3 since that's what th15 mentions in the help pop-up. For maxspeed, probably something in the range of 25 for pulsars and 15 for repeaters.
Deviation is pretty easy, just make a weapon with 100 burst and 1 reload or so and measure the maximum angle created by the projectiles.
Many of these other stats can also be tested, all you have to do is copy them as a custom weapon and make something that approximates it fairly closely.
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It's POSSIBLE, yes. However, it also means a lot of testing and prodding. Makes me wish th15 was able to pull the exact numbers, but as he's said before, the way it's coded means it's buried somewhere and would take some time to find.ChaosTheory wrote:I voted yes, but don't you think that many of those stats can be tested for?
Anarki making a sensible post? Do my eyes deceive me? But yes, well put Anarki.
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I voted no. It will be much harder to verify only the allowed stats are changed, and it would greatly limit the customization aspect of the custom weapon tournament. Even simple attributes aren't tested for. Accuracy, for example, is just Low, high, etc in the guide. I'm sure th15 will find time to dig up stats eventually. Until then, I say do it once, and do it right. No need to make a half-assed formula now if you can do better in the future.
I just might be able to test for deviation.Sponge wrote:I voted no. It will be much harder to verify only the allowed stats are changed, and it would greatly limit the customization aspect of the custom weapon tournament. Even simple attributes aren't tested for. Accuracy, for example, is just Low, high, etc in the guide. I'm sure th15 will find time to dig up stats eventually. Until then, I say do it once, and do it right. No need to make a half-assed formula now if you can do better in the future.
Th15 released a spreadsheet on weapons showing some pretty cool stuff awhile back.
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[i]Most Annoying Member[/i]
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