[LGM]

The simulator misses a lot of modifiers, I think. Especially Ship and Fleet Experience and Racial and Cultural Modifiers. It probably does not handle system modifiers either (Like War and Death Shrines or one of the other Facilities that can affect combat). If a fleet has 20 exp and each ship has 20 exp and +20 attack and defense and +10 ship combat (beserker), that is 70% modifiers that the simulator is not taking into account. That has a big impact on your to hit numbers.

The other thing is start positions can change things dramatically too. If you start on the same side of the map, you can catch your opponent or be caught in a position where your formation is rotated the wrong way.

It is also can be hard to predict what your opponents targetting options will be.

[ September 07, 2002, 17:32: Message edited by: LGM ]