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J-Roc[LoC]	Merfolk Efficiency Calculator replied on: 6/9/2003 12:24:36 PM thanks man. im all up to speed now. i should prolly chime in that the first conclusion i came to last nite (in only about 30min of messing around) was never invest in irrigation.
Tim_Myth *Moderator*	Merfolk Efficiency Calculator replied on: 6/9/2003 9:23:40 AM Sorry this took so long. My wife had plans for me this weekend. OPA/DPA: This is anybody's guess. It really has less to do with acres than it has to do with time. 2000 acres in week 2 requires a lot less defense than 2000 acres in week 6. A *very general* rule of thumb is 15-20 DPA week 1, 30-35 week 2, and go up by about 7 or 8 DPA per week after that depending on where you are in the rankings. Your DPA will always be dictated by the biggest offenses in your range, so if no one is in your range, you could put 0 in for that number. Also, the DPA is only figured with troops that you would probably use for defense. If you intend to use werewolves for your offense and defense, you'll want to change the elite offense strength and costs. Conversly, defense is not used when calcing your offense. If your a troll, and you set the sheet to 30 opa and dpa, you would actually have 60 dpa when your troops were home (assuming equal mods) and technically, you could send out 40 OPA leaving 20 DPA at home. It is always assumed that you have cast Ares' Call. Even if you're a halfer or icekin. To simulate Frenzy and Blizzrd, put 10 or 5 in the racial defense cell. "is it plan ahead to 1500, assess things": Yes, that is exactly what this sheet is for. It could be used during the round to help you determine how many towers, ore mines, farms, etc you need since the formulas for resources are what I would normally use anyhow, but the main purpose of the sheet is to help you decide "where to go from here?" It should help you decide when to start getting rid of smithies or alchs. It should help you decide which techs to take. Rezoning: 60% is an estimate. It varies by race. For races like WE, Gnome, DE, etc, the percentage might be a bit higher. Most races will have a lot of plains and a lot of hills. If those are what you need 60% isn't a bad estimate. If you hit one of the races that needs 80% forest, expect to rezone 75% or more. Towers: Never invest in your towers. A lot of people say not to invest in irrigation either, but I disagree (although it may be closer to true now that farms produce so much).
J-Roc[LoC]	Merfolk Efficiency Calculator replied on: 6/8/2003 11:37:46 PM one mroe tim, Towers is always 0 improvement. even if i havent adjusted the sheet or switched to dividing by 4 and not 5. wuts the deal wit hthat?
J-Roc[LoC]	Merfolk Efficiency Calculator replied on: 6/8/2003 11:02:30 PM tim, when your calcing OPA and DPA is that with my offensive elite home or out? ie if i enter 25DPA will it calc the troops so that i have that DPA when fro mjsut my levis since my kraks are out? also, does it assume i always have ares call cast?
J-Roc[LoC]	Merfolk Efficiency Calculator replied on: 6/8/2003 10:47:32 PM tim, i finally got time to start workign with teh sheet and its really good.like "shrines or smithies?" 3 seconds later, "ok shrines." one Q: for figuring out the necessary OP/DP at different acreages. is there some kind of general table that most players go by at least to start? or is it plan ahead to 1500, assess things, and then shoot for wut youll shoot for at 2k, and repeat? rezoning too, is that best guess or is 60% a good estimate of wut ur avg rezoen costs are? or keep it there and lower for more diverse builds and raise for more specializeds? thx mate.
Tim_Myth *Moderator*	Merfolk Efficiency Calculator replied on: 6/4/2003 6:44:20 PM I have decided to break each race out into its own sheet for simplicity of use. You can download the Merfolk Sheet here.

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