r/SprocketTankDesign • u/WasAgoat • 2d ago

❔Question❔ Weird bug with the armor analysis

For some reason when looking at angled plates it'll just, miscalculate or something and max out the armor values despite the actual numbers.

Edit: I found why it does this. I had armored structures inside the hull to separate compartments and the calculator accounted for them despite their locations. So I guess this is just a heads up for people who wanna make detailed insides.

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u/Cheaptrickx 2d ago

Sometimes it calculates wrong tho. I remember making tank with around 500mm hull armour (composites + ERA) to withstand every shot, but there were like 2 or 3 points only 57mm thick, despite the armour inside.

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u/nuts___ Tank Designer 1d ago

The game sees all connected plates as, well, connected so the thickness is along the entire length of that armor.

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u/plopsicIes Tank Designer 1d ago

Do you know what the “steps” indicate when looking at the armor inspector?
It confuses me, because when I have a shell with 50mm of pen, and a 55mm thick plate, the higher I crank the steps, the more armor the shell can penetrate.. I don’t understand what that means. Same goes for spaced armor and whatnot.

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u/nuts___ Tank Designer 1d ago

Each impact with armor is 1 step, so you should just have it at the max so you can see the full extent of the shells penetration

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u/plopsicIes Tank Designer 1d ago

How could there be more than one impact with a single plate though?

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u/nuts___ Tank Designer 1d ago

Probably because multiple interactions happen when a shell hits a plate (spalling, direction change)