Halo Wars Unit Stats

[Den]

A chart for "Attack Move All: The Game"?
Absurdities! Balderdash! Poppycock! Diabetes! Horsefeathers!

I wonder if there are any charts for the original Command and Conquer or Dark Reign.
I think C&C may have been the very first game where I realized that notepad could go a long way in revealing unencrypted game code.

[eLantern]

I appreciate the spreadsheet Mousey. I still haven't even finished this game and I keep telling myself I need to start playing it again.

[jaedrik]

Hmm, maybe this should be turned into the Halo Wars functional and meta game thread, I like the game as well and have it, come at me, bro (I'm ultra bad :D ).

The only units ever you should ever use ever as your primary force besides odd or stupid circumstances ever should always ever be and nothing else ever are these: (UNSC): Scorpion (NOT GRIZZLIES, GRIZZLY CANISTERS HIT LIKE FOOTBALLS, also they suck) Tanks, Gauss Hogs, (Covenant) Banshees, and Vampires.
This may fly in the face of your empirical data. . . but yeah. I mean with the Canister Shell (Canny) glitch making infantry useless once tanks get out, and Covie air dominates everything but Wolverines and Gauss a little bit too, there's really no other choices. Sacrifice Banshees never trade unfavorably except to Vamps and Wolverines, catface =3.

For an example of a high level player who has considerable knowledge of the meta game I would recommend BAS1STA on the YouTubes, a lot of people think his technical data is off though.

A formula according to Timitron, the game's developer:
S = supply rate of base building, N = number of supply pads total, Sm = modified supply rate for a warehouse or supply pad
Sm = (S * 1.5) / (((N / (13)) + 1)
Base supply rate (S) is 2.5 for a normal supply pad/ warehouse.

There is much dispute over the claimed formula though:
forums.halowaypoint.com//yaf_postst67993_Supply-Production.aspx

[jaedrik]

Aye Mousey, there are so many times when I type a huge long post and then completely erase everything and go back and check everything five times. I've had forum trauma. . .
Anyways! I used to have high opinions of dem peoples, but then - I uh, well, - at least their commentary is somewhat entertaining.
I'm trying to sound smart here, cut me some slack with your superior knowledge, catface =3. Thanks for the clearing of terms, it doesn't take long to sum up the metagame.

[mw2baller]

halo wars sucks. Den said it right, it's basically attack move the game

[exaltedvanguard]

Halo Wars is one of my favorite games. Its just plain fun. Yes, it's watered down compared to most RTS's. That doesn't make it less fun. IMO, it's more fun. Combat is very slow. It's more about how you control your forces rather than what you made. I know, not a huge amount of depth. But you know what? It's still fun. If you don't like it, don't play it!

Back when the game was popular, I made this spread sheet to test build orders and find the optimal one. Let's just say it worked. Using the same build each game (switching up roles to avoid boredom) my 3's team had a streak of 61 wins. We finally lost after playing the same team a second time in a row. We had apparently ended their 53 win streak. (Note to self: You should probably write down the back up plan so you don't completely faceplant).

I made it purty and put it on the official forums. This seems like a good place to share it, too. Download it and open it with excel (2007 or higher needed). Not compatible with google docs or earlier versions of excel, unfortunately.

docs.google.com/open?id=0B_sXWxGMVQMhM2I3OTA1Y2YtNjI2NS00OTRiLWJlMTItZjBhYzQ2YmY0OTgx

Select leader.
Go to Build Order tab.
Select items from drop downs in purchases.
?????
Profit.

[exaltedvanguard]

Hrmpf... Messed that up with a double post. Oh well. XD

Oct 27, 2012 17:22:52 GMT -5 jaedrik said:

A formula according to Timitron, the game's developer:
S = supply rate of base building, N = number of supply pads total, Sm = modified supply rate for a warehouse or supply pad
Sm = (S * 1.5) / (((N / (13)) + 1)
Base supply rate (S) is 2.5 for a normal supply pad/ warehouse.

There is much dispute over the claimed formula though:
forums.halowaypoint.com//yaf_postst67993_Supply-Production.aspx

I don't remember enough and can't be bothered to look it up, but I believe he had originally posted the wrong formula and later corrected it or posted the correct one. I know the formula used in my spreadsheet was accurate, since the predictions match the in-game times as far as building things goes. You could disect that and get the correct formula if you'd like.

[exaltedvanguard]

Like I said, you have to download it and open it with excel (2007 or later)