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PHOST4 - EXPERIENCE LEVELS OF PLIST 2.4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION
• PCONFIG SETTINGS EXPERIENCE
• COMBAT TABLES

INTRODUCTION

Aim of this work was to define pconfig settings for the new experience level model of PHost4.

PCONFIG SETTINGS EXPERIENCE

Standard pconfig.src Experience-Parameter for PLIST 2.4

# Experience
NumExperienceLevels = 4
ExperienceLevelNames = Recruit,Soldier,Experienced Soldier,Elite,Ultra Elite
ExperienceLevels = 1500,4000,10000,20000

EPShipAging = 15
EPPlanetAging = 25
EPShipMovement100LY = 40
EPShipHyperjump = 30
EPShipChunnel = 30
EPCombatKillScaling = 800
EPCombatDamageScaling = 200
EPShipAlchemy100KT = 5
EPRecrewScaling = 30

# Beams
EModBeamRechargeRate = 0,1,1,2
EModBeamRechargeBonus = 0,0,1,1
EModBeamHitFighterCharge = 0,0,0,0
EModBeamHitOdds = 4,4,5,8
EModBeamHitBonus = 2,2,3,5

# Tubes
EModTubeRechargeRate = 1,2,3,5
EModTubeRechargeBonus = 1,1,2,3
EModTorpHitOdds = 1,2,3,5
EModTorpHitBonus = 1,2,3,4

# Figherbays
EModBayRechargeRate = 4,8,5,0
EModBayRechargeBonus = 0,0,0,0
EModFighterBeamExplosive = 0,0,0,0
EModFighterBeamKill = 0,0,0,0
EModStrikesPerFighter = 0,0,0,1
EModExtraFighterBays = 0,0,1,1
EModMaxFightersLaunched = 2,4,4,4
EModFighterMovementSpeed = 0,0,0,0

# Engine Shield Bonus
EModEngineShieldBonusRate = 2,4,6,8

# Mine Hit Bonus
EModMineHitOddsBonus = 5,10,15,20

# Combat Scaling
EModCrewKillScaling = -2,-4,-6,-8
EModHullDamageScaling = 0
EModShieldKillScaling = 0
EModShieldDamageScaling = 0

Experience for IonStorms will be added later, when included in PHost4.

The #experience settings were evaluated by discussion (Stefan Reuther, Heiko Schlenker, Daniel Bruedigam and myself).
We tried to define reasonable values, however, settings aren't tested in a game yet. Therefore, please send us comments, if you collected some experience.

Combat settings were investigated by simulations. The Torp vs Torp-Combat meets the focused target very well. In contrast, battle power of fighter ships behave not linearly (which is intended). In dependence on the number of bays fighter ships with less bays becomes stronger than equivalent torp ships.
E.g. es => e, +1 fighter bays, which means a Gnom becomes 2 fighterbays at elite-Level.
On the other hand, strong ships with many bays do not profit as much as torp ships by this system (see Combat Tables, Death Star vs Exterminator). However, in total experience levels of fighter and torps ships are balanced.

Higher experience levels reduce the crew kill scaling factor, which means, it becomes more difficult to capture ships with low crew, like Falcon, Buccaneer, Constellation, Dimetrodon.

COMBAT TABLES

Simulation tables represent the results of at 1000 fights of each one-to-one combat. Simulations were performed by CCBSIM XP.
Ships were equipped by Selphyr-Tubes (torp ships), Multitraf-Beams and Bistromatic-Engines.

Have fun

Degi