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Got your attention? I should think so...

The deal is this: I'd like to get the results of certain experiments. Those tests involve setting up VGAP universes, applying special conditions, host settings, ship stats, planet stats etc, and running host. When I get the test results, I'll send you a free registered copy of one of my VGAP utils and give you all benefits of a registered user (for example free updates).

This way I'll be stimulating the kind of 'VGAP research' I like, the methods I used to 'discover' new VGAP knowledge like the climate death rate formulas. Personally I think there is a lack of such investigations, and I'll be happy to fund it with free copies of my own self-written VGAP software.


Please take note of the following conditions that apply to all tests:

  • The experiments are briefly described on this page, so that you can get the idea of what I want.
  • If you want to do an experiment, before you start, drop me a line and we'll discuss the exact setup of the experiment.
  • The first to apply for the experiment gets the job, the first to get me the results I want gets the free software.


    Experiment 1 - Supplies test

    Status: Taken
    Work: In progress

    The aim of the test is to pinpoint the exact relation between the S number of supplies needed to sustain an C number of colonists on a planet of temperature T at a Climate Death Rate percentage of P %.

    At the moment only the precise relation between supplies, colonists and temperature is known.

    The test involves:

  • Setting up test universes under perfect conditions.
  • Each test universe should have desert and arctic planets, for every desert and arctic temperature there should be a couple planets with different starting conditions: a different number of colonists and a different number of supplies.
  • Runing the latest version of host.exe on the test universe until the number of colonists on all planets has been stabilised.
  • Doing this for a wide range of Climate Death Rate percentages.
  • Concluding: universes with sets of 10 to 15 planets for each of the 31 desert and arctic temperatures, at least 10 to 15 universes with different Climate Death Rate %%, and running host.exe for at least 10 to 100 times on each universe.

    If you want to do this experiment, I'll get you a copy of Tyranny.

    Drop me a line for more information.


    Experiment 2 - Ground Assault test

    Status: Taken
    Work: In progress

    Aim of the test is to establish the correct rounding figures of Ground Attack and Ground Defence.

    The experiment includes:

  • Setting up a test universe under perfect conditions.
  • The test universe should have a large number of planets of race X with an orbiting ship of race Y.
  • Each planets should have a different number of colonist clans and defence units, each ship should beam down a different number of clans.
  • Changing the ground defence ratio for race X and the Ground Attack ratio of race Y, testing a dozen of combinations.
  • Running the latest version of host.exe once on each universe.
  • Concluding: planets with combinations of 6 to 10 different numbers of defending clans, 6 to 10 different numbers of defence units and 6 to 10 different numbers of attacking clans, 15 to 20 different combinations of ground attack ratios and ground defence ratios.

    If you want to do this experiment, I'll get you a copy of Tyranny.
    If you want to do both experiments, you'll be a registered user of ShipSoul.

    Drop me a line for more information.


    Note:

  • I've done tests like this myself, and don't think you'll be finished within the hour. It will take you a couple of days to obtain the results.
  • The testresults will be made public on this site, your and my name attached.

    Regards,

    Timo