Talk: Skies Above Earth (Map Game)

Squad-Based Tactical Battle Algorithm

Example Turn

Deployment

Can range from 1 soldier to 200 squad members and/or vehicles: + 1 - 200 (It varies on the game you wish to play in).

Local Climate

• Normal: +0 
• Stormy: -15
• Rainy: -5
• Sandstorm: -10 
• Cold: -15
• Glacial: -20
• Warm: +10
• Humid:+15
• Hot: -10

Modifiers

• Night Time: -5 without night vision technology. Otherwise +2.
• Day time: +5
• Breathable Atmosphere: +5
• Toxic Atmsophere: -5
• Reduced Visibility: -10
• Radioactive: -25

Mission Objectives

Can range from securing strategic location to breaking through enemy lines. 

• Secure Strategic Target: +5
• Sabotage Key Target: +3
• Serure Unimportant Target: +1
• Sabotage Unimportant Target: +1
• Secure Object of Interest: +2
• Protect Strategic Target: +8
• Project Unimportant Target: +1
• Project Key Target: +7
• Protect Uimportant Target: +1
• Protect Object of Interest: +6
• Break Defensive Line: +6
• Defend Defensive Line: +10
• Cut off Supply Lines: +8
• Defend Supply Lines:+12

Troop Numbers

x troop numbers/y troop numbers

Training

• Disorganised Rabble: -20
• Very Untrained: -15
• Untrained: -10
• Recruit: +0
• Regular:+10
• Veteran:+15
• Elite:+20

Morale

• Extremely High Morale: +20
• Very High Morale: +15
• High Morale: +10
• Above Average Morale: +5
• Average Morale: +0
• Below Average Morale: -5
• Low Morale: -10
• Very Low Morale: -15
• Extremely Low Morale: -20

Equipment

• Is superior to enemy's: +5
• Is significantly superior to enemy's: +10
• Dwarfs enemy's: +15

• Equal Equipment: +0

• Is inferior to enemy's: - 5 
• Is significantly inferior to enemy's: - 10
• Dwarf's enemy's: - 15

Modifiers

• Broken Equipment: -5
• Weather Damages Equipment: - 10
• Improvisation: -2
• Significant Improvisation: -6

Location

• Metropolis: +15 Defender, -15 Attacker
• City: +10 Defender, -10 Attacker
• Town: +5 Defender, -5 Attacker. 
• Plains: +0 Both Sides
• Desert: +2 Defender, -2 Attacker
• Jungle: +4 Defender, -4 Attacker
• Barren: +0 Both Sides
• Plateau: +5 Defender, -5 Attacker
• Military Fortress: +25 Defender, -25 Attacker
• Military Base:+20 Defender, -20 Attacker
• Military Outpost: +15 Defender, -15 Attacker
• Swamp: -5 Both Sides. 
• Tundra: -10 Both Sides
• Polar Ice Cap: -30 both sides
• Mountains: +30 Defender, -30 Attacker.

Technology

• Is superior to enemy's: +5
• Is significantly superior to enemy's: +10
• Dwarfs enemy's: +15

• Equal technology: +0

• Is inferior to enemy's: - 5 
• Is significantly inferior to enemy's: - 10
• Dwarf's enemy's: - 15

Modifiers

• Clarketech: +5 bonus.
• Primitive: -5 penalty. 

Tactics

• Flying to the X: +2
• Flying to the Y: +5
• Flying to the Z: +0
• Amphibious Landing: -2
• Ambush: +4
• Expected Attack: -3
• Orbital Drop to the X: +7
• Orbital Drop to the Y: +10
• Orbital Drop to the Z: +4

Tactical Aid (Optional)

• Air Strike: +5 Attacker, +10 Defender
• Naval Strike: +3 Attacker, +5 Defender
• WMDs: Automatic Battle Outcome if RNG result annihilates entire squad. Otherwise, +20 attacker, +25 Defender
• Supplies: +6 Attacker, +8 Defender
• Artillery Strike: +4 Attacker, +6 Defender
• Orbital Bombardment: +15 attacker, +20 Defender
• Drone Support: +2 Attacker, +4 Defender
• Reconaissance: +1 Attacker, +3 Defender

Additional Squads (Optional)

• +5 per small squad. 
• +10 per medium squad.
• +15 per large squad.

WARNING: You can only call about 2 small squads, 1 medium squads and one large squad per battle. 

Actions (optional)

Will be RNG determined. 

• Eliminate x unit: 1 - 5 for success, 6 - 10 for failure. 
• Throw primed explosives: 1 - 3 lands on indicated target. 4 to 6 lands off target. 7 - 10 explodes on user's hand. 
• Use vehicle: 1 - 5, vehicle operation success. 6 to 10 - vehicle operation failure.
• Call in Additional Squads (optional): 1 - 5, Success; other squads in range. 6 to 10, other squads out of range. 
• Stun/Capture x unit: 1 - 5 for success, 6 - 10 for failure. 
• Steal weapon: 1 - 5 for success, 6 - 10 for failure
• Use miscellaneous equipment: 1 - 5 for success, 6 - 10 for failure. 
• Call for Tactical Aid (optional): 1 - 5, Success; tactical aid in range. 6 to 10, tactical aid out of range. 

Chance

• Will be decided by an RNG from 1- 10. 

Result 

Subtract for larger number, and proceed as with the SSS2 algorithm and proceed with the next turn if avoiding actions. Add up casualties if using actions and proceed with the next turn. Repeat process until either user aborts the mission or has all units eliminated. 

Abort Mission? 

• Yes: Automatic Defeat. RNG determines casualties during retreat. 
• No: Battle continues. 

Will be asked every turn. 

Strategic Algorithm 

The Algorithm here is borrowed from SSS2 (by Edgeofnight). 

Tier

Tier 6 (+0)

• Most nations.

Tier 5 (+5)

• Brazil
• Nigeria
• Mali
• Italy
• Spain
• Turkey
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• South Korea
• Israel
• South Africa

Tier 4 (+10)

• Norway
• Poland
• Bulgaria
• Uganda
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Argentina

Tier 3 (+15)

• France
• UK
• RoC
• Japan
• East Germany
• West Germany

Tier 2 (+20)

• US
• USSR

Tier 1 (+25)

• Yo'shaxi Empire (and slave/engineered societies)

Each nation on the scale gets +5 for the algorithm, baring the lowest end of the scale (IE: Tier 1 will get +20, Tier 5 Gets +0) Bonuses will also be reward for being a higher on the scale than your opponent: +1 for each tier you are above your opponent. (So in the case of a T1-T5 War, T1 gets an extra +5 for being 5 tiers above T2). Over time you can move up the Tier scale.

Development

Every turn when you are not at War or expanding, you can develop 2 things: Military, Economy, or Infrastructure. You can also double develop, putting both of your points into 1 catagorey. MIlitary and Economy grant +1 for a single develop, or +2 for a double develop. Infra grants +1.25 for a single development, and +2.5 for a double development. Military and Economy are multiplied by your power.

NPCs Double Develop Military. then Infra, then Eco.

Modifers

These are added After Multiplacation.

Military modifiers

Modifers are added AFTER you multiple your scores. You can not get both "More troops" and "Army dwarfs enemy's" you get one or the other

• More troops:+2
• Signifigantly more troops (2X-5X):+5
• Army dwarfs enemy's (greater than 5X): +10
• Greater Navy (nations only): +2
• Control of the Seas (nations only): +10
• Greater Space Force:+2
• Control of Orbital Space:+10
• Much smaller armed forces:-2
• Armed forces dwarfed:-5

Economy Modifiers

• Evenly Matched Econ:+1 to both sides.
• Larger economy:+2
• Much larger economy:+5
• Economy dwarfs enemy's:+10
• Much Smaller economy:-3
• Economy Dwarfed:-6

Power

• Giant Space Force:+4
• Giant Land:+4
• Giant Air:+4
• Giant Navy: +4 (nations only)
• Large Land: +3
• Large Navy;+3
• Large Air:+3
• Large Navy: +3 (nations only)
• Medium Land: +2 
• Medium Space Force:+2
• Medium Air:+2
• Medium Navy: +2 (nations only)
• Small Land:+1
• Small Space Force:+1
• Small Air:+1
• Small Navy: +1 (nations only)

Your power has caps based on tiers:

• Tier 6=3
• Tier 5=4
• Tier 4=6
• Tier 3=7
• Tier 2=9
• Tier 1=12

The USR will start the game with a large Naval and medium/large land. So it's power will be 5/6 according to the normal powers. However, the USR gets 1 extra point added to it's power, so it starts with 6/7.

Power is a multiplier.

Technology

• Tech far surpasses enemy's:+10

• Far Better Tech:+5 
• Better Tech:+2

• Tech is evenly  matched:+2 to both
• Worse Tech:-2

• Tech is far worse by enemy:-5

• Tech  is far inferior to enemy's:-10

Location

Location goes by where the core of your power is.

Motive

• Economic (gains star systems/resources)+2
• Strategic (Counters Rival's expansion, takes area of importance)+3
• Enforce Political Hemogony:+5
• Limiting potential rival: +4
• Defending Core from non leathal attack:+5
• Defending a territory from a non leathal attack:+3
• Defending from a leathal Attack:+10
• Defending from a "Major Enemy":+8
• Defending from a "Major Enemy" with the intent to destroy your nation:+15
• Attacking a "Major Enemy" with No intent to kill (IE Limit or weaken a major enemy):+8
• Attacking a "Major Enemy" with the intent to Kill:+10
• Counter Attacking Major enemy, regardless of motive:+10
• Defending from a state that has WMDs , but does not have the intent to kill:+5
• Defnding from a state that has WMDS that intends to kill:+8
• Defending from a state that has used WMDs, regardless of the attackers motive:+10
• Counter Attack:+4
• Pre-Emptive Strike:+4
• Aiding an Ally:+3
• Taking a territory of Similar culture, but not part of nation:+5
• MODS:
• Democratic Gov Supported:+4
• Non Demo Supported;+3
• Gov Not Supported:-5
• Gov in Anarchy:-20
• High Morale(High development scores, troops numbers are relitivly equal to or greater than oppenets, gov and war supported):+5
• Low Morale(Lower scores, smaller troops, gov or war not supported):-5
• WAR not supported:-3
• Implausibility: -2 per impluasibility

WMDs

• A WMD is a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Radiological, or any other weapon that causes death and destruction on a large scale.

• +5 for using a WMD on a military target
• +10 to attacker for deployment against a minor city, -5 to defender
• +15 for a major city, -10 to defnder
• +30 for capital, -30 to defender. 
• +50 for planet, -50 to defender (RKVs only)

Number of Troops

• You take the number of troops you have and divide it by your oppenents. 

Recent Wars

Recent Wars now goes by years at war. These fade after 10 years.

• -3 for every year you are a leader or Coaliton member.
• -2 for every year you are a Military Aider
• -1 for every year you are a supplier

Nations per Side

• Leader:+10
• Coalition Memeber (Acts as a leader in all regards except this section):+5
• Military Aider:+5
• Supplies:+3
• Political support:+1

Client States

• 1 client state as a major Coalition Member:-5
• 2 client states as Coaliton Members:-10
• 3 or more client states as Coaliton Members:-10 for each addtional
• Client state as aider:-1 per vassal for the first 3, then -3 for each addtional
• Client State as a Leader:-20
• From Final result
• Per Nation.

Popular Revolt/Major Enemy

Popular revolt is a special bonus given by mods during Popular Revolutions. These Bonuses last 5-10 turns. This bonus multiples your end result by 1.5, so if your final score was 60, you would get 90. While you can have both of these at once, they do not stack.

Population

• Population Less than a Million;0
• Population greater than 1 million:+1
• Population greater than 3 million:+3
• Population greater than 5 million:+5
• Greater than 10 million: +10
• <20: +15
• <30=20
• <50=25
• ,75=30
• <100=+35
• Larger Population:+2
• 2-5 times larger:+5
• 5-9 times larger:+10
• 10-12 times larger:+15
• 13-15 times larger:+20
• <15 times larger:+25
• Any higher will be decided by mods.

Plausablity Citations

• Any player found to break the rules (or be dumb really)
• First strike is a -2, second is a -3, and third on is -5. These stack, so you can get -10 or 15
• Strikes fade after 10 turns

Fronts

• Fighting on 2 seperate fronts would cost you -30
• 3 fronts would be -45
• 4 fronts would be -70
• Each addtional front (god help the man who has to do that algo) would cost -30 for each addtional front.

Result

Mods will handle this.

Result 

Add up and find the larger number.((y/(z+y))*2)-1 determines the maximum amount of territory gained, while (p)*(1-1/(2x)) determines the amount won per year. Y is the winners score, Z is the loser, P is the result of the first equation, and x is the number of years.