[spoon]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:

1) Take the shield points currently generated.
2) Estimate the typical hit rate that your enemy has against your ship.
3) Multiply your answers from (1) and (2), then divide by 100.
4) If the answer you get is:
less than 1200 : Do not bother with Stealth or Scattering armor.
from 1200 to 1670 : Add a Stealth armor only.
1670 or higher : Add both Stealth and Scattering armor.

I thought you were dividing by the hit rate in (2). Is this the correct formula you propose, where:
s = shield points
h = percent of being hit (decimal)

x = (s)(1/h)(1/100)

Maybe if you go through an example for me, I will be enlightened. Say 500 shield points, 60% chance of being hit, after armor bonuses added (lvl 6, both armors).

Thanks!
-Spoon

[ March 20, 2003, 17:18: Message edited by: spoon ]