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Hello,
Is there anything I can do in the game settings to make Ascendancy run better on a slower computer? I keep getting severe lag mid to late game, especially on 6 player maps. I can't even try the largest Galaxies.
I want the epic SOASE battles without the epic SOASE Lag.
As far as I know that is how they work. I am sure it isn't 4x - they are not THAT powerful in game.
SOSE uses a weird system for percentage effects - they actually do use the final effect as the initial value. A 75% damage reduction actually means 1.75x effective HP - this is why you can get buff/debuff values over 100%. A 100% damage reduction means half damage, 200% 1/3rd, 300% 1/4th, etc.
For buffs, the formula is:
Xnew = Xold (1 + Buff)
For debuffs, the formula is:
Xnew = Xold/(1 + Buff)
In this way, buffs and debuffs of the same percentage value cancel properly. The Nebulon-B takes a little more than half damage compared to your average Imperial space wedge.
I honestly don't know how to take the Hand on in 1-1 fleet combat, as I feel that my ships will fire on their capital ship and then break formation after it's destroyed, all the while their ships seems to be able to fire at all of my ships completely decimating even a stronger Assault Frigate/Strike Cruiser heavy fleet. Anyone got any strategies that could help?
That's basically already what the Quasar is, since the Quasar is both the New Republic's trade frigate model and light carrier. The only difference between that and what you're suggesting is giving it the trade frigate icon. That would be more confusing for the people actually playing that faction than anything, since they'd now have to track down their carriers, and for the people you're trying to trick, they'd realise that there's enemy ships coming through their system and auto-target the ships anyways.
Erm, that's not how percent damage reduction works. Your calculations are what it would look like if the ability gave a 75% increase to shield and armor health.
At a 75% reduction every 4 points of damage taken is deducted as 1 damage. Making the 5,150 combined shield and armor health need four times as much raw damage to grind down.
Hence 400% increase. 1/(1-% damage reduction) * (shield+health)
No I did not, thank you. Despite my efforts, math has not been nor ever will be my strong suite. So that would mean they have a whopping 400% increase in their effective hitpoints.
The Assault frigate at 20,600 can handle more of a thrashing than most capital ships. Only ones I would expect it to not beat out(due to other damage reductions like armor and armor type) in tankiness are Praetors, MC90s and Lucrehulks. That is absurd!
If a PA player upgraded a Praetor with increased damage, then a NR player captured it, could they use the Smuggler's Den buff to increase it further?
Sure. When you can replace it with Bothan Assault Cruisers it doesn't seem all that imposing. In actuality though the Nebulon packs quite significant punch with its turbolasers... to the point where unless the BAC is using its gun batteries on both sides it almost gets outdamaged by 2 Nebulons. In terms of turbolaser damage only it actually loses in this regard. They're also tankier than the Bothans which is kind of silly.
Thank you guys for the assistance. Stealing enemy capital ships is extremely fun!
How does it work exactly? If it works how I might think it would work and gives every attack made against it a 75% chance to not deal damage, that would mean the have 300% increased EHP. There is a bit of RNG involved sure so it could be a little less or a little more. Still 6600 EHP on such a cost effective and low population unit like the Nebulon and however much it is on a workhorse like the Assault Frigate seems quite over the top.
Edit: I looked in the files a bit more and my assumption made above seems to be true. The Assault Frigate has 2090 HP and 3060 shields. Giving it a grand total of 15,450 EHP. No wonder it takes my fleets 3-4 minutes to kill NR starting ones when I encounter them early in the game.
It treats the value as a simple damage reduction.
Well as it turns out the Dauntless can only field a single X-Wing or Y-Wing, unless X-Wings cost less fighter supply then Y-Wings.
BACs have access to everything, X, A, and B wings. 2 B wings per BAC ain't all that bad.