DaveMcW
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Denniz said:I guess that if everyone understands that, then highest scores becomes another category like the Cow and the FF awards. It may be "the" premier status award but no one should be expecting all VCs to compete. I don't know whether a fair system for comparing different VCs can be created, but I think it would save endless "debate" if we don't say we are doing that right now.![]()
The highest scores will be the Cow award. Playing to 2050AD is no longer needed.
Comparing VCs is simple.
Fastest spaceship = Fastest conquest = Highest Score
50% spaceship speed = 50% conquest speed = 50% score
The 50% is obtained by running the finish dates through function calculatePercentageScore(). I'm sure the exact nature of this function will evolve, but it may look like this:
function calculatePercentageScore(condition, date_or_score, best) {
if (condition == SCORE) return date_or_score / best;
if (condition == SPACESHIP) return (date_or_score - 250) / (best - 250);
if (condition == CONQUEST) return (date_or_score - 150) / (best - 150);
}