Questions.

[Yitzi]

something like this:

In normal combat, each hit takes away a certain number of hit points based on the attack strength minus the defense strength

Attack strength minus defense strength, or attack strength divided by defense strength?  Or are you not sure?

[gwillybj]

ugh
Most likely divided.

I have three different games going on inside my head.
sorry

[Ford_Prefect]

//Optional
    /*
         ; Special Unit Abilities

; Cost   = Cost factor of ability
;          1+ = Straight Cost; 25% increase per unit of cost
;           0 = None
;          -1 = Increases w/ ratio of weapon to armor: 0, 1, or 2.
;               Rounded DOWN. Never higher than 2.
;               Examples: For a W1,A2 unit, cost is 0
;                         For a W3,A2 unit, cost is 1 (3/2 rounded down)
;                         For a W6,A3 unit, cost is 2
;          -2 = Increases w/ weapon value
;          -3 = Increases w/ armor value
;          -4 = Increases w/ speed value
;          -5 = Increases w/ weapon+armor value
;          -6 = Increases w/ weapon+speed value
;          -7 = Increases w/ armor+speed value
        */

Yeah.........
How do the -1 to -7 effect the cost of a units abilities.  If someone could figure this out, it would save me allot of time.  (I don't have a late game save to experiment with.... so I would have to spend a day playing just to get to the point were I could start experimenting.)

[Yitzi]

Ok (weapon, armor, and chassis all refer to the weapon/armor/chassis cost):

-1 costs 0 if weapon<armor, 1 if 2*armor>weapon>=armor, and 2 if weapon>=2*armor.

-2 has cost equal to weapon-1.

-3 has cost equal to armor-1.

-4 has cost equal to chassis-1.

-5 has cost equal to weapon+armor-2.

-6 has cost equal to weapon+chassis-2.

-7 has cost equal to armor+chassis-2.

[Ford_Prefect]

Soo.. is the resulting number then used like the positive total_unit_cost = ( unit_cost * ability_cost / 4) ?

[Yitzi]

It's used as if that were the positive ability cost, i.e. positive total_unit_cost = (unit_cost *(1+ability_cost / 4))

[Ford_Prefect]

Thank you!