Re: Dodgy Arithmetic or bug?

Samuel Penn wrote:
> 
> Well, finally got around to re-joining the list since it moved
> (how many years has it been?).
> 
> Anyway, while designing some ships, I've noticed a 'bug' in the
> crew factor rules (for Fleet Book). Either that or my arithmetic
> is wrong (wouldn't be a first, but I've triple checked). Either
> way, I'd appreciate people taking a look at the following...
> 
> Take a ship with mass 180, and 48 hull points.
> 
> The number of crew factors is 9 (mass/20). 9's into 48 go five
> and a bit times, rounded up, so every 6th hull box has a crew
> factor marker.
> 
> Except, 6 goes into 48 exactly 8 times. The 8th crew factor
> goes into the last hull box, leaving nowhere for the 9th CF.
> 
> Have I miscalculated, or are there certain combinations of
> designs where the algorithm doesn't work? I've just put the
> last CF into the penultimate hull box for now.
> 
> Anyway,see http://www.bifrost.demon.co.uk/games/ft/b5/ea.html
> for the design itself - it's the Avenger Heavy Carrier, which
> is the second ship down.
> 

The obvious is that you should round down, instead of up in this case.