Re: [GZG] Dirtside II chit puller/damage calculator now available

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http://mail.csua.berkeley.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l I really don't
know.  I don't have OO to test it out with.  I have a hunch,
though, that it may not be.  Does OO understand Visual BASIC?  A lot
would
depend on that, methinks.

> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:23:12 -0700 (MST)
> From: Mike Stanczyk <stanczyk@pcisys.net>
> To: gzg-l@mail.csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [GZG] Dirtside II chit puller/damage calculator now
>	 available
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> Open Office compatable?
>
> Mike
>
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010, Andreas Udby wrote:
>
> > A couple of years ago, I put together a random chit-pulling utility
for
> > Dirtside II. Well, I learned some Visual BASIC code that I realized
could
> be
> > really useful for this thing, so I took some time to reconstruct it
using
> > the new VBA code.
> >
> > Along the way, I decided to flesh it out even further. The new
version
> > allows you to select a weapon system, the weapon's class, the range,
the
> > target, and the target's armor value. Then when you press the
button, it
> > tells you the total effect on the target (*No Effect, BOOM!,
Damaged,
> > Immobilized, Systems Down*) as well as any *"Systems Down ???
Firer"*
> result
> > that might come out of it. It also shows you the actual chits
pulled, in
> > case you want to double-check the spreadsheet's conclusion.
> >
> > The only combat resolution situations not currently written into the
> > spreadsheet are infantry firefights and artillery fire. I'll
probably
> work
> > on incorporating artillery in the next version.
> >
> > The spreadsheet is written for Excel 2003, which will work on later
> versions
> > as well, and I've posted it to the Boardgamegeek page for DS2, and
the
> > "Stargrunt-Fullthrust", "Dirtside_2_Players_Guild", and
> > "6mmScienceFictionWarGames" groups on Yahoo. I can also email it to
> anyone
> > who wants it -- drop me a note at javelin98 AT lycos DOT com.
> >
> > If the spreadsheet doesn't seem to work on your machine, check your
> security
> > settings and allow macros to run. It's almost entirely macro-driven!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andreas
> >
>