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I have developed an android app (free) that can allow you to calculate the probability of successfully rolling a number of wounds (to hit, to wound and armor saves)

Here is a link to the app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nagastudioprojects.victor.diceomnibus&hl=en)

The app is designed to be able to work with any game or dice rolling formula.

for wh40k you will want to set the success dice to the following settings:

Die Type - 6

Target - 4

Twinner - 7

Twinner Multiple - 0

Negator - 0

Reroll - 0

Reroll Limit - 1

And then un-check the Reroll - Or Higher checkbox

For an example lets say that you have a unit with 10 attacks that hit on 4+, wound on 3+ and are firing at a unit with a 3+ armor save.

You would put the following formula into the roller:
10sst3st2oL

You do this by pressing the following buttons: 1, 0, (S)uccess, (T)arget, Complex, (S)uccess, (T)arget, 3, Complex, (S)uccess, (T)arget, 2, Or L(O)wer

That formula will roll 10 dice with a target number of 4 or higher (to hit), and then roll that many dice with a target of 3 or higher (to wound) , and then roll that many dice for the armor save (3+ armor, you want to roll 2 or lower for the counted wound).

Once that is input you press the ? button to calculate the probability. Lets say you need 3 hits to kill off the unit, you then input 3 and press 'Or Higher' and it will give you the approximate chance that you will roll 3 sticking wounds or higher ( in this case ~9.2%)

Please let me know what you think, also if you have specific examples that you want to know how to input please let me know, because the app is an omnibus for nearly all integer based rolling systems working it out for wh40k takes just a slight amount of familiarization.

Dang, I'm on an iPhone.

SJ

I unfortunately do not have access to an iPhone in order to do the development, iOS is written in #C which wouldn't be a major hassle for me to convert it to. I would really just need the resources; I would really like to get into duel development. Need to find a job first though lol.

This is cool, just need it on IOS lol

Either way great work

Looks good - but how is it funded?

Also, for 40k and for those comfortable with some math (I appreciate some may not, YMMV) work with just these five figs; 16.7%, 33.4%, 50%, 66.8% and 83.5%. Those are your odds for rolling a 6+, 5+, 4+, 3+ and 2+ respectively. Get your pool, divide by 100, times one of the above.

It is currently not funded, I wrote it to have a published app on the android hopefully leading to employment. I actually gotta pay rent somehow but I don't want to go around begging folks on the internet, I would rather find work or a patron that is looking for other apps. (If there are patrons please let me know, I am willing to write a lot of custom code for rent + occasional sushi)

As for the maths I fully realize how to go about doing that, when I play I do it in in my head pretty quickly. The app more my uses are for the truly complex situation, and in games other than 40k, stuff like when you have 2d6 attacks, or rules that allow re-rolls of certain numbers or below (that is when the math becomes a lot trickier to do on the fly), and the custom function allows for a lookup table to be set for strange dice rolling techniques as well.

NagaGaming wrote:
It is currently not funded, I wrote it to have a published app on the android hopefully leading to employment. I actually gotta pay rent somehow but I don't want to go around begging folks on the internet, I would rather find work or a patron that is looking for other apps. (If there are patrons please let me know, I am willing to write a lot of custom code for rent + occasional sushi)

As for the maths I fully realize how to go about doing that, when I play I do it in in my head pretty quickly. The app more my uses are for the truly complex situation, and in games other than 40k, stuff like when you have 2d6 attacks, or rules that allow re-rolls of certain numbers or below (that is when the math becomes a lot trickier to do on the fly), and the custom function allows for a lookup table to be set for strange dice rolling techniques as well.

The only thing I could suggest is post two, a free version and a paid "I bought it because I like and and think it is worth good cash", because I would!

Yea I have thought about that, I would like feedback from folks like you regarding pricing, 5 8 or 10 dollars would be the amounts that I think would be reasonable. What do you think?