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Firehawk posted 11-25-98 04:23 PM ET
Does anyone know the algorithm for the Civ 2 faction dominance graph, and if the SMAC one will be the same? Like tech, money, land controlled, population, units, wonders, some combination thereof (well, it is a combination, but does anyone know more exactly?)
Rang posted 11-25-98 05:46 PM ET
No, I don't know what the formula for the combined dominance graph is. But I think that in SMAC, you can also display bar graphs that indicate strength in a particular area (tech, mil, pop, etc).
Jimmy posted 11-25-98 07:07 PM ET
I think civ2's powergraph was dependent on population, because the civ with the largest population would have the biggest research rate and production rate.
What I really like about the faction powergraph in SMAC is that it is on the main screen so we can see directly who is the biggest without having to quit the game like in civ2.
Rang posted 11-25-98 07:51 PM ET
Yes, I like the omnipresent feature, too. But I don't think that the combined powergraph will be based solely on population. I think I read somewhere that your graph jumps up the moment you build a secret project.
jsorense posted 11-25-98 08:16 PM ET
Rang:
I think you can see these spikes illustrated in the "Getting Pretty Crowded" screenshot in the Preview at pc.ign.com.
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Author	Topic: Faction Dominance Graph
Firehawk	posted 11-25-98 04:23 PM ET Does anyone know the algorithm for the Civ 2 faction dominance graph, and if the SMAC one will be the same? Like tech, money, land controlled, population, units, wonders, some combination thereof (well, it is a combination, but does anyone know more exactly?)
Rang	posted 11-25-98 05:46 PM ET No, I don't know what the formula for the combined dominance graph is. But I think that in SMAC, you can also display bar graphs that indicate strength in a particular area (tech, mil, pop, etc).
Jimmy	posted 11-25-98 07:07 PM ET I think civ2's powergraph was dependent on population, because the civ with the largest population would have the biggest research rate and production rate. What I really like about the faction powergraph in SMAC is that it is on the main screen so we can see directly who is the biggest without having to quit the game like in civ2.
Rang	posted 11-25-98 07:51 PM ET Yes, I like the omnipresent feature, too. But I don't think that the combined powergraph will be based solely on population. I think I read somewhere that your graph jumps up the moment you build a secret project.
jsorense	posted 11-25-98 08:16 PM ET Rang: I think you can see these spikes illustrated in the "Getting Pretty Crowded" screenshot in the Preview at pc.ign.com.