jabbakahut wrote:Calculates probability... Are you a mathematician? Does it calculate probabilities, or statistical results?

Scottywan82 wrote:And Also, per my above idea, I would say 5 weapons "slots" is ideal. Then you can do a devastator squad for SMs, which is probably the most diverse squad for this.

SuperioR wrote:

jabbakahut wrote:Calculates probability... Are you a mathematician? Does it calculate probabilities, or statistical results?

I'll try to explain it better by giving you an example:

Insert the attacker stats:
Shots fired: 10
BS:4
Str:4
AP:6

and then the defender stats:
T:3
Armour save:5+
Invul save: -
Cover save: -

Basically when you've inserted those values (or any) you press the calculate button which will then give you the average amount of wounds that would cause.
If you then want to see a more detailed list you can press the Stats button which calculates the probability giving you a better view of how things might turn out.
Thats roughly how its done, you can check the guide on the website for more information.

And to answer your question, no I'm not a Mathematician, but i do have a B.Sc degree so I've had several courses in Analysis and Statistics. (This does not however mean that all my calculations are 100% correct, sometimes i coded long into the night ;P)

jabbakahut wrote:Thanks for the info, although it didn't really answer my question. I checked the guide and understand how to use it (I probably wasn't clear), I want to know how your data is derived. Out of curiosity what is your degree in? And I asked that last question because statistics and probability are different. The probability of (1) dice rolling a given number isn't the same as 4 X (1) dice to determine multiple shots.

And nobody better tell me to stop attacking, I like the idea, I'm just trying to figure out how it works.

Gwar! wrote:Also there doesnt seem to be a Rending Option for the shooting against vehicles.

There also seems to be an Error with Re-Roll to hit and BS 6+. At BS 6+ a twin linked weapon should have the same chance to hit as a Twin Linked BS5 weapon (since the twin link takes precidence over the 6+ reroll) i.e. 97.22%.

DebonaireToast wrote:I still believe that superstition is way easier and often equally as effective as mathhammer, but I must admit that it is a very good looking program.

Also, I've been using your Ork Army Creator spread sheet since before I actually joined Dakka. It is phenomenal. Thanks!

Gwar! wrote:One idea for a future feature is the ability to add a second/third/additonal "column" to the attacks side if that makes any sense, so you can input different weapons and have it all totalled up at the bottom.

Gwar! wrote:Sweet. Apologies for spouting off stuff that's already been asked, I didn't know.

Just wondering however, do you have a mailing list or something that could update us whenever a new version was released? I'm more than willing to help break the living gak out of any new features you add

Gwar! wrote:Just wondering however, do you have a mailing list or something that could update us whenever a new version was released? I'm more than willing to help break the living gak out of any new features you add

SuperioR wrote:And i will not abuse your e-mails! Nor will i redistribute them ;P

dashrendar wrote:Just downloaded this earlier, and this is awesome! It is so clean! and easy to use! looks 10x better then any Excel sheets I have used before. keep up the good work!

Waaaaaaagh! wrote:Hey, would it be possible to add a Scatter Distance Calculator for those of us who suck at math?

many thanks.

Gwar! wrote:Just a bump to ask "is a new version ready yet" and "I love this program!"

Gwar! wrote:Glad to hear that mate. Any Sneak Preview on what additions are going to be made?

Arctik_Firangi wrote:Bah! Do a java app for handsets.