INTRODUCTION
StatRat is yet another attempt to interpret and visualise the vast mountain of data that us Planetarions so lovingly call the 'Ship Stats'
It is not a full battle-calc nor is it a set of unit tables, but it combines elements of both into a compact user interface.
It is a 32-bit windows app written using Delphi 6, so it should run on most flavors of windows from win95 up.

This version introduces a customisable user interface in the Details/Setup/Settings page.
Also some menu items have been moved to the new popup menu, right click anywhere in the main window to bring this up.


MAIN FEATURES
Can determine the outcome of combat between any two Planetarion ship types and works out the relevant stats.
Has a small screen footprint and a stay on top form style, so its never lost behind multiple windows.
Customisable user interface.
Has an editable ship stats table.
Utilises 64bit integers for BIG fleet sizes


INSTALLATION
1). Create a directory, name it 'PaStatRat8' or whatever you fancy.
2). Download the StatRat.zip file and unzip all three files into this directory.
3). The program is now installed and can be run by double clicking on the StatRat.exe file.
4). If you make a shortcut, just ensure that the Start In/Working Directory refers to the directory you created and you should have no problems.
5). To un-install, manually delete the installation files and any associated directories/shortcuts.
6). Its possible to install multiple copies of StatRat on your system. Just make sure you install each into a different directory and they should operate independantly of each other.


BASIC OPERATION

The MAIN WINDOW is laid out as follows...
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Menu
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Number of attacking ships    Spin Btns     <---(input)
Attacking Ship Type          Ship List Btn <---(input)
Resulting Combat Type        Resource Kill Efficiency %
No of Target Ships Killed    Target Type
Target Ship Type             Ship List Btn <---(input)
Ship Class and Initiative info
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1). Enter the number of attacking ships in the top edit field. You can do this either directly with the keyboard or by using the spin buttons to the right to adjust the number.
2). Next select the attacking ship type from the drop-down list using the button on the right. Or, if you click on the ship type, it should be possible to flick through the list using the mouse wheel or keyboard arrow buttons.
3). Finally, select the ship type of the target from the drop-down list at the bottom. All results are displayed automatically as the calculation is carried out every time an input value is changed.

For example... (using rnd 8 stats)

1500 
Clipper 
will kill           25%
429                  T1
Pegasus 
De v De,   Init 29 v 10

This means...
1500 Clippers will kill 429 Pegasus.
Ship classes are De v De, and Initiative is 29 v 10, ie the Pegasus fire first.
And 100 resources worth of Clippers will kill 25 resources worth of Pegasus... (25% Resource Kill Efficiency)

The MENUS are laid out as follows...

MAIN MENU 
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Details  Move  _  X
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1). Details - This opens the Details Window, see below for more info.
2). Move - Click and drag on this button to move the program around the screen.
3). _ - Minimises the program.
4). X - Shuts the program down.

POPUP MENU - Right Click anywhere on the main window to open
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Copy Result
Switch Att/Def
Turn Hints on
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1). Copy Result - This copies the current result to the windows clipboard.
2). Switch Att/Def - Swaps the current attacker with the current defender.
3). Turn Hints on - This turns the cursor help tips on or off.


THE DETAILS WINDOW
This window shows various stats and results relating to the values entered in the main window.
It is split into 6 pages as follows...

1). Calculation page - Shows how the main result was worked out.

2). Targeting page - For the attacker, this shows all primary, secondary and tertiary target ships of the attacker. While for the defender it shows all ships that have the defender as their primary, secondary or tertiary target.

3). Resources page - Shows the resources used for both the attackers and defenders ships. Also gives the attackers and defenders kill ratios in terms of both ships and resources. For attacking stealing ships it also shows the ships lost during capture and the resource capture rate.

4). Basic Stats page - Gives the basic stats for the attacker and defender.

5). Results page - Provides an area to store and organise results.

6). Setup page - Allows for the editing and updating of the ship stats used by the program. The About button opens a page giving version info and also shows this readme file. The Settings button opens a page for editing the program defaults for colors, ship types, and fleet size.


FEEDBACK
Bug reports, questions, suggestions etc can all be sent to...
epoxyresin@ntlworld.com

Latest version can be downloaded from...
http://www.geocities.com/rnd6statrat/index.html

Happy Roiding :-)
