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Upon request of Mackieman, Shanky, him and I attempted to work out the weird values of how flag jackpots are rewarded. Through some trial and error, this is as good as we got, but it doesn't work if Team:MaxPerTeam >> # of people in the zone by like 2 or so.

If FlagRewardMode = 0:
[JackpotSize(?jackpot) * (NumShipsInGame * NumShipsInGame * Flag:FlagReward / 1000)]

If FlagRewardMode = 1:
[JackpotSize(?jackpot) * (NumShipsInGame * NumShipsInGame * Flag:FlagReward / 1000)] * [Team:MaxPerTeam / (NumShipsOnWinningFreq + MAX(0, Team:MaxPerTeam - NumPlayersInArena)]

Sample:
Jackpot: 10
Ships in game: 2
Players on winning freq: 1
Players in zone: 3 (1 in spec)
FlagReward: 2000
MaxPerTeam: 2
FlagRewardMode: 1

[10 * (2 * 2 * 2000 / 1000)] * [2 / (1 + MAX(0, 2 - 3)] =
[10 * (8)] * [2 / (1 + MAX(0, -1)] =
[80] * [2 / (1 + 0)] =
[80] * [2] =
160

MAX(a,b) just means that the formula there has to be non-negative. Anyone else want to try some in-game testing? I'm waiting for Mackieman to send me an excel file with all our recording test data to try and find out when MaxPerTeam was 6 or larger, it made the latter part of the formula always just * [2].

K' · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:54 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I was under the impression that this was common knowledge as was explained once or twice by Jeff in the past?

Dr Brain · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:48 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I thought jackpots were added?

P.S. >> is 10x greater than, so in your context, it should be just plain old >
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Mine GO BOOM · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:10 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

a dead fish · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:49 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Would also be very interested in how the server.ini variable affects this...

NoFlagRewardLimit=(0 or 1)

Mackieman · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:29 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Clearly, the answer is 42.

Anyway, thanks to MGB and Shanky for helping us sort this mess out. I'm currently delegating the task of data entry to my team since I would have to take a day off work to get it all done myself. After this is complete and we have a clear picture of what happens in the case where the freq size is the same or smaller than the total zone population, I hope to discuss it with PriitK and see if he has any insight into the issue of the fuzzy math. Barring that, does anybody have JeffP's number?

K' · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:58 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I see.
I do believe this issue was adressed at Infantry with the introduction of a parameter dictating amount of people required to be in the arena prior to beginning an event (flag, KoTH, etc.).

grazzhoppa · Novice Joined: Jan 03 2007 Posts: 29 Offline

Reviving this old thread.

How is the ?jackpot calculated before winning it:
Do the bounties of players who die get added it to? Any other elements affect it's running total?

JoWie · Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:35 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Only a percentage (in settings) of a players bounty when they die. nothing more