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In response to "You have to apply the second probability only to the percentage of times it wasn't damaged in step one." by TFox

ok, nice. further queston: The outcome is not binomial, there are 5 possible damage states from "none" to "complete".

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Dec 8 '10, 09:04

only the "complete" ones are taken out before the second event. The others can incur additional damage.

also ... I'm not looking for a damage rate at the end, I'm using a random number generator to create specific outcomes.

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same idea, you only pull out the completes. assigning a damage percentage to the twice hits is something you'll have to decide. - TFox Dec 8, 09:14 5
- ok, I think I will try stacking them first. thanks again. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:15 4
  - (you could actually make an argument that a partially damaged site would have its damage rate increased if hit a second time, but up to you.) -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:17 3
    - that would be logical, but I can't arbitrarily change damage probabilities. If I were running hte actual heavy duty model, I would do that. - loosilu Dec 8, 09:18 2
      - not the probability of damage, the extent of the damage. but i agree, its probably too much refinement. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:19 1
        
        I think it would change both. In either case, it's beyond my silicon power. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:20
This sounds like a solution I would normally tackle using the power of computer science. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:05 7
- I'll get there eventually. :) just need to work out the strategy first. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:06 6
  - "establish an algorithm using pseudocode" :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:06 5
    - or, elaborate on my existing bullshit pseudocode. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:07 4
      - Or, construct an N-dimensional array of all possible outcomes. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:08 3
        
        I think a bag of black and white marbles will work better. - loosilu Dec 8, 09:12 2
        
        well, in your case, it sounds like you want several shades of marble. - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:16 1
        
        the bag has to be influenced by the previous pick. yeah, it's not the right model. oh well. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:16

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ok, nice. further queston: The outcome is not binomial, there are 5 possible damage states from "none" to "complete".

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