Javascript for GOTM score

[moksliukas]

I find the calculation of GOTM score quite confusing (mostly because I do not know how many turns there are left or how many turns there are at all). Wouldn't it be nice to have some sort of Javascript on the civfanatics GOTM website which would calculate your GOTM score when you enter difficulty, year and normal score? If it is too much trouble, I could write the code myself and post it somewhere on the net, but I would need all the explanations of the method (including how it is calculated how many turns left, etc)

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[shadowdale]

Well Matrix has made an Excel file that you can download from this forum where all you have to do is write your score and the year and then it will tell you your GotM score!!!

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[Thunderfall]

Matrix made a Score Wizard in the gotm Excel file. You just need to enter the year and score to get the GOTM score.
http://www.civfanatics.com/GOTM.xls

{Update: you are FAST, shadow.

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[This message has been edited by Thunderfall (edited July 01, 2001).]

 

[starlifter]

The exact algorithm matrix uses is in his spreadsheet, which can be found here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/Forum20/HTML/000096.html

The GOTM formula is:

(Game Score) * (50^((N-T)/N)) / 200

Where N = Number of turns in the game
(420, 470, 520, or 570) (N is based on difficulty level, map size)

T = Turn # the game ended on
(Always use T as computed by Matrix's method, which is accurate provided no spaceship is launched before 1850; do not use the game's "true" ending year to compute T if any SS is launched by any civ prior to 1850).

 

[starlifter]

How hilarious, three almost simultaneous posts!

Veritable fountains of knowledge we be!

 

[moksliukas]

Thanks for enlightening the clueless newbie

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[Matrix]

I haven't been that much online lately, so that's why I'm posting a bit late. But moksliukas, I'd find it great if you'd be able to program a Java script for this. Not everyone has Excel at home and it would also be easier to have one small window instead of a big Excel file on the background. If you do this, than you're the man! (Who knows what might happen to your GOTM score.

j/k)

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