The Orion Nebula

Posted: **Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:29 pm**

For those that have asked for food formulas, base food (what you see when you right click a planet) calculations are very simple.

First define some of the variables:

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  Planet_food_value = food value from the individual planet in the planets table

  Race_food_bonus = 0 when no farming race pick 
                  = -1 when -1/2 food race pick
                  = 2 when +1 food race pick
                  = 4 when +2 food race pick

Now calculate effect of Biomorphic Fungi (it applies only to food barren planets):

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  Barren_flag = 0 when Planet_food_value > 0
              = 1 when Planet_food_value = 0

  Biomorphic_flag = 0 when you do not have Biomorphic Fungi
                  = 1 when you do have Biomorphic Fungi

  Biomorphic_bonus = Biomorphic_flag * Barren_flag * 2

Next calculate normal farming value (biomorphic fungi makes food barren planets farmable):

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  Normal_farming_value = (Planet_food_value * 2) + Biomorphic_bonus

Next we add in effects of race picks (race food bonuses only apply to farmable planets):

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  Farmable_flag = 0 when Normal_farming_value is 0
                = 1 when Normal_farming_value is > 0

  Food_after_bonus = Normal_farming_value + (Race_food_bonus * Farmable_flag)

Aquatic calculations are based on the following table. This table is used for the Aquatic_bonus calculations below. The table contains a value for each planet environment class (1 byte for each). Also, define some variables.

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  Table at offset 0x1F3E70 in orion2.exe file.

  00 00 00 01 01 02 02 01 02 03

  Terran_value = 9th value from the table above.
  Gaia_value   = 10th value from the table above.
  Planet_value = nth value from the table above where n is the planet environment class.

For Swamp and Tundra planets:

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  Aquatic_bonus =  (Terran_value - Planet_value)*2

But for Terran and Ocean planets:

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  Aquatic_bonus = (Gaia_value - Planet_value)*2

And for all other planet environment classes:

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  Aquatic_bonus = 0

Here is the value that is displayed for base food (Aquatic bonuses only apply to farmable planets):

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  Base_food = (Food_after_bonus + Aquatic_bonus)/2

Note:  Base_food is always rounded down.

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:23 am**

so aquatic does NOT treat oceans and terrans as gaia?

i have never noticed a difference between ocean and gaia for an aquatic race

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:58 am**

so aquatic does NOT treat oceans and terrans as gaia?

i have never noticed a difference between ocean and gaia for an aquatic race

Well if you look at the formulas.

But for Terran and Ocean planets:

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  Aquatic_bonus = (Gaia_value - Planet_value)*2

In short this makes Terran, Ocean, and Gaia planets all have the same food base for Aquatic races.

I'll post some tables with everything calculated out later today.

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:19 pm**

Here it is all calculated out for you:

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                  Non-Aquatic Race
              Without Biomorphic Fungi
           0.5 food  norm  +1 food +2 food
Toxic          0       0       0       0
Radiated       0       0       0       0
Barren         0       0       0       0
Desert         0       1       2       3
Tundra         0       1       2       3
Ocean          1       2       3       4
Swamp          1       2       3       4
Arid           0       1       2       3
Terran         1       2       3       4
Gaia           2       3       4       5

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                  Non-Aquatic Race
               With Biomorphic Fungi
          0.5 food   norm  +1 food  +2 food
Toxic          0       1       2       3
Radiated       0       1       2       3
Barren         0       1       2       3
Desert         0       1       2       3
Tundra         0       1       2       3
Ocean          1       2       3       4
Swamp          1       2       3       4
Arid           0       1       2       3
Terran         1       2       3       4
Gaia           2       3       4       5

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                    Aquatic Race
               Without Biomorphic Fungi
          0.5 food   norm  +1 food  +2 food
Toxic          0       0       0       0
Radiated       0       0       0       0
Barren         0       0       0       0
Desert         0       1       2       3
Tundra         1       2       3       4
Ocean          2       3       4       5
Swamp          1       2       3       4
Arid           0       1       2       3
Terran         2       3       4       5
Gaia           2       3       4       5

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                    Aquatic Race
                 With Biomorphic Fungi
          0.5 food   norm  +1 food  +2 food
Toxic          0       1       2       3
Radiated       0       1       2       3
Barren         0       1       2       3
Desert         0       1       2       3
Tundra         1       2       3       4
Ocean          2       3       4       5
Swamp          1       2       3       4
Arid           0       1       2       3
Terran         2       3       4       5
Gaia           2       3       4       5

The Orion Nebula

Base food calculations

Base food calculations