Non-integer values in data files?

[CW]

"Easy" way around this: multiply all kt values by 10. Any kt value not ending in zero would be, proportionally, a decimal value.

I was trying NOT to do that because I know I will horribly confuse myself. I'm talking about the engine movements and I don't really want to assign 10 movement points to the lowest tech Version. But if I can't use decimals then I suppose that is the only way to go.

[Ed Kolis]

Why _not_ assign 10 movements to the slowest engine? Just make your ships require 10 times as many engines per move

[Baron Munchausen]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Why _not_ assign 10 movements to the slowest engine? Just make your ships require 10 times as many engines per move

Because movement points are tracked by a single byte. That means a maximum limit of 255. At 10 movement points per engine that's only 25 engines max in any size ship before you cause a range check error. If it goes higher from there it will be much less. So, you see the problem?