Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by mlmbd:
Do you people actually ever welcome a Newbie, whether his a jerk(like me or not)?

That depends, if we are jerks or not?

(welcome anyway)

[Desdinova]

how does the game calculate distance between star systems? i am trying to create an excel spreadsheet but my formulas are not matching what the game shows.

[Ruatha]

>Enter this link:
Encyclopedia Malfador (or something like that) at
http://www.invirtuo.cc/phpwiki/

DONE!

[ October 29, 2002, 18:14: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by ronald stanphill:
how does the game calculate distance between star systems? i am trying to create an excel spreadsheet but my formulas are not matching what the game shows.

Usually this isn't the best thread for questions as the "know how"s already know most thats written in the faq and don't check this thread regularly.
Try asking a question as a new thread and when you get an answer return here and enter the answer to the faq, that way the next newbie doesn't have to ask!

(I don't know the answer to your question, I'm a newbie)

[ October 29, 2002, 18:18: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Suicide Junkie]

how does the game calculate distance between star systems? I am trying to create an excel spreadsheet but my formulas are not matching what the game shows.

Pythagorean Theorem!

3 squares across plus 4 squares up equals 5 squares diagonally.

[capnq]

And one square on the Galaxy Window is 10 light-years.

[Desdinova]

thanks. it was the distance each square covered that was throwing me off, now the spreadsheet matches. next time i will use a new thread for questions like this.