 Re: Benchmarking races |
Fri, 11 July 2003 00:10   |
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 Crusader |
 | Officer Cadet 2nd Year |
Messages: 233
Registered: January 2003
Location: Dixie Land | |
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Nah! I tried the BB benchmark tests, too. But now I test for two things, resources and tech levels. Some tests are only for one of the two - depending on what I'm really trying to achieve in my race design. But most days I'm testbedding for those two objectives. How many resources and what tech levels do I have by 2450.
I standardize the test with a generic universe definition of:
Tiny
Dense
Max Mins
AccBBS
No Random Events
I will spend the first 30 years really MM the growth, but I simply stop all pop/mineral management somewhere between 30-35 years and let the race grow and simply move the research around from field to field.
I'm looking for tech levels of 10/w/12/13/11/7, where w=weapons as high as I can get 'em.  Which makes it a variable of Mr. Kearn's testing goal, I suppose. I want my resources around 25k, ofc, and I want it all by 2450. I seldom get that, but the closer the better. 
Also, you might note that I will NOT be testing with the HE or AR PRTs.  But that's just me. I will most likely be testing SS, WM, SD, PP, IT, or IS. I've tested JOAT and CA and generally speaking I have no need to test 'em again. They can reach the goals without my help. 
Now, I could make the universe size larger, MM longer, and colonize more worlds-build more bases and start colonizing with the breeders, etc., etc. - and get almost all my decent race designs to make good in the testbeds.  But that only proves that I know how to manipulate a testbed. Instead, I've chosen to limit my testbeds to more closely simulate what I can realistically expect to colonize before competition pressure forces me to halt early expansion. By "hamstringing" my race testing this way, I sometimes have races that actually do better in the real game than they do in the testbed! I like when that happens. My opponents generally don't. 
Well, it's getting late and I'm getting tired and overusing the blasted smilies. Did I answer your question ok? Did I answer it at all?
Respectfully your humble servant,
The Crusader 
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