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Stars! Calculators

by Xdude

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Torpedoes, Battle Computers, and Jammers

The Calculator

Choose the number and type of torpedoes and battle computers on the attacking ship, and the number and type of jammers on the defending ship, and click the Calculate button.

Torpedoes  Type   Number  Alpha Torpedo Beta Torpedo Delta Torpedo Epsilon Torpedo Rho Torpedo Upsilon Torpedo Omega Torpedo Anti-Matter Torpedo Jihad Missile Juggernaut Missile Doomsday Missile Armageddon Missile   Battle Computers  Type   Number   Effectiveness  Battle Computer Battle Super Computer Battle Nexus Multi Contained Munition (10%) %   Jammers  Type   Number   Effectiveness  Jammer 10 Jammer 20 Jammer 30 Jammer 50 Langston Shell (5%) Mega-Poly Shell (20%) Multi Function Pod (10%) Starbase? %

Combined Computing: %   Final Accuracy: % Potential Damage:

The Gory Details

• Computing maxes out at 100%. Jamming maxes out at 95% for ships, 75% for starbases.
• If you want to lose, send missile ships out without computing against an opponent with jammers. If you want to win, send missile ships out against an opponent without jamming. (Unfortunately it's never so simple!)
• The Jammer 50 is one of the most effective ship parts in the game, allowing Inner Strength races to use three slots to get 87% jamming, whereas others need to use six slots to get about the same (88%). If your opponent has six slots used for jamming, build the same design, filling three slots with Jammer 50's and the other three with battle computers (for initiative) or more weapons to get a significant edge in battle.
• Unless you want higher initiative, anything more than six Battle Nexus brings little benefit, since six of them give 98% computing. (The maximum computing is 100%.)
• For capital missiles (and their low base accuracy), computing must equal opponent's jamming to expect any kind of results. If your opponent forgets to use jammers, or if his jamming is less than 50%, capital missiles can really dominate. Always use a minimum of six Battle Nexus on capital missile ships; more if you must win initiative.
• For torpedoes (and their high base accuracy), excessive computing (i.e. more than the opponent's jamming) doesn't help much, except with initiative. An Omega Torpedo (base accuracy 80%) is still 74% accurate against 88% jamming (the most you'll typically see) with three Battle Nexus. Always use three Battne Nexus on torpedo ships; more if you must win initiative.
• Anti-Matter Torpedoes do low damage (60 points), but their mineral requirements (especially Ironium) are much lower than other torpedoes, they have the highest accuracy (85% base), and are the only torpedo with a range of 6 (rivaling capital missiles). A battleship or nubian with three Battle Nexus, three jammers, and loaded with AMTs can be an impressive design that doesn't cost much.

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Beam Weapon, Capacitors, and Deflectors

The Calculator

Choose the number and type of beam weapons and capacitors on the attacking ship, and the number and type of deflectors on the defending ship, and click the Calculate button.

Beam Weapons  Type   Number   Damage  Laser X-Ray Laser Mini Gun Yakimora Light Phaser Blackjack Phaser Bazooka Pulsed Sapper Collodial Phaser Gatling Gun Mini Blaster Bludgeon Mark IV Blaster Phased Sapper Heavy Blaster Gatling Neutrino Cannon Myopic Disruptor Blunderbuss Disruptor Multi Contained Munition Synco Sapper Mega Disruptor Big Mutha Cannon Streaming Pulverizer Anti-Matter Pulverizer   Energy Capacitors  Type   Number   Effectiveness  Energy Capacitor Flux Capacitor %   Beam Deflectors  Type   Number   Effectiveness  Beam Deflector %

Potential Damage:

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