Ok, back in R28 I created a tickplan that went in to a lot of fine detail, using the formulae provided in the game manual. The tickplan was quite effective, and after 3 days of me saying "watch this, guys - I'll be #1 after the first night out of protection", I was #1 the first night out of protection.
What I have created now is a tickplan, using the R31 setup, which allows anyone who follows it to have 3 Xan CR roiding fleets at PT72, and has enough dists to make sure that Cath scanners wont ever be able to get through.
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here to download the tickplan.
Now, this is not a debate about how effective the strategy employed in the tickplan is or is not, but more a demonstration on how to use the calculations that you don't normally get to see.
Even though I've done the tickplan in Excel, I've done each and every calculation by hand and commented pretty much everything so when you read it, there's always an explanation of what formula is being used, and how it applies to your planet.
Of course, if you'd like to follow the tickplan then be my guest!
Bottom line: this is for anyone curious about some of the inner workings of PA, presented in an easy-to-understand way that should be understood by anyone.
Sound understanding of maths not required!