best FAP split at 1pt Armgd

[TGT]

Using the FAP Greg suggested can someone who's good at math
let me know the BEST split going down from 1pt Arg?

Gregs FAP
Going down:
1 FAP buys:
2 ships, 1 level lower
3 ships, 2 levels lower
5 ships, 3 levels lower
8 ships, 4 levels lower
12 ships 5 levels lower (this gives 1.5 times per level change, rounded up)

2 ships could be traded up to a higher level.

 

[hegemon]

I don't know which breakdown greg suggested but as from 2e its:
ship 1 level lower = 2 ships
ship 2 level lower = 4 ships
ship 3 level lower = 8 ships
ship 4 level lower = 12 ships
ship 5 level lower = 18 ships

i'll leave it at that,

 

[Burger]

Here are the possible splits: I've not included silly ones (eg. splitting to 12 Patrol and combining them all back to get 6 skirmish!)

1 Armageddon
2 War
3 Battle
1 War, 1 Battle
5 Raid
1 Battle, 3 Raid
2 Battle, 1 Raid
1 War, 1 Raid
8 Skirmish
1 Raid, 6 Skirmish
2 Raid, 4 Skirmish
1 Battle, 4 Skirmish
3 Raid, 2 Skirmish
1 Battle, 1 Raid, 2 Skirmish
12 Patrol
1 Skirmish, 10 Patrol
2 Skirmish, 8 Patrol
1 Raid, 8 Patrol
3 Skirmish, 6 Patrol
1 Raid, 1 Skirmish, 6 Patrol
4 Skirmish, 4 Patrol
1 Raid, 2 Skirmish, 4 Patrol
2 Raid, 4 Patrol
1 Battle, 4 Patrol
5 Skirmish, 2 Patrol
1 Raid, 3 Skirmish, 2 Patrol
2 Raid, 1 Skirmish, 2 Patrol
1 Battle, 1 Skirmish, 2 Patrol

 

[TGT]

1 Armageddon
2 War
3 Battle
1 War, 2 Battle
5 Raid
1 Battle, 3 Raid
2 Battle, 1 Raid
1 War, 1 Raid
8 Skirmish
1 Raid, 6 Skirmish
2 Raid, 4 Skirmish
1 Battle, 4 Skirmish
3 Raid, 2 Skirmish
1 Battle, 1 Raid, 2 Skirmish
12 Patrol
1 Skirmish, 10 Patrol
2 Skirmish, 8 Patrol
1 Raid, 8 Patrol
3 Skirmish, 6 Patrol
1 Raid, 1 Skirmish, 6 Patrol
4 Skirmish, 4 Patrol
1 Raid, 2 Skirmish, 4 Patrol
2 Raid, 4 Patrol
1 Battle, 4 Patrol
5 Skirmish, 2 Patrol
1 Raid, 3 Skirmish, 2 Patrol
2 Raid, 1 Skirmish, 2 Patrol
1 Battle, 1 Skirmish, 2 Patrol

 

[Burger]

1 War, 2 Battle

How do you get that? You split the Armageddon point to 3 Battle, then combine 2 of them back to a War. Leaving 1 War and 1 Battle.

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Isn't the split to four battle not three? :?

 

[TGT]

so you don't split down again soz
my bad

 

[Burger]

Isn't the split to four battle not three? :?

No, read the first 5 words of the original post

 

[TGT]

NOT USING 2e 2zeees

 

[TGT]

thanks Burger less egg on my face for the 7th!
<any advantage>

 

[Davesaint]

1 War, 2 Battle

How do you get that? You split the Armageddon point to 3 Battle, then combine 2 of them back to a War. Leaving 1 War and 1 Battle.

No, you can always split 1 FAP to 2 of the next lower. so his split would be like this:

1 Armageddon begets 2 war. Split 1 war to 2 battle. Thus 1 War and 2 Battle.


You can devide 1 armageddon into

1 War
1 Battle
1 Raid
1 Skirmish
2 Patrol

That is a legal fleet.


Dave

 

[Right Hand of God]

I understood from other threads that the rule to combine split points back up, so combining 2 patrol to buy 1 skirmish had not made it into the final edition?

 

[katadder]

it is in the fleet book.

 

[lastbesthope]

Surely the 'best' split down is subjectove and highly dependent on your fleet.

LBH

 

[Soulmage]

I'm glad VAS doesn't mess with point splitting. All that makes my head hurt!

 

[Burger]

Can no-one read the first 5 words of the original post??? We're talking about Greg's alternative FAP splitting, NOT the official one in 2e!!!

 

[Lord David the Denied]

The initial post isn't clear unless you know what FAP split Greg suggested.

 

[Burger]

It's explained in the next few lines.....

 

[Lord David the Denied]

I don't see that. I can't speak for anyone else, but I hadn't a blue's clue what the OP was on about until you explained (in a rather testy manner) what was meant. Cut us some slack before going off half-cocked, please.

 

[Triggy]

Using the FAP Greg suggested can someone who's good at math
let me know the BEST split going down from 1pt Arg?

Gregs FAP
Going down:
1 FAP buys:
2 ships, 1 level lower
3 ships, 2 levels lower
5 ships, 3 levels lower
8 ships, 4 levels lower
12 ships 5 levels lower (this gives 1.5 times per level change, rounded up)

2 ships could be traded up to a higher level.

You'll get best "value" here with in order:

2 ships War PL
5 ships Raid PL
3 ships Battle PL
8 ships Skirmish PL
1 ship Armageddon PL
12 ships Patrol PL

Although, aside from the 2 War PL ships, it's very close between the choices and it makes each choice worth about 1 2/3 of the ship below it (probably valid for 1st ed., but probably closer to 1 5/6 for 2nd ed.)