How do I decode how damage is calculated?

[Emoni]

Okay, so I found the battle report option on the iPad version that decodes the modifiers and dice rolls, but I don't have a clue how this is all calculated and where to begin?

I want to have a better understanding of the game so I can improve, and it seems this is crucial. How do I break this data apart and how do I approach understanding how damage and modifiers are calculated?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

[tenshin111]

I suggest you browse through this section of the forum:

viewtopic.php?p=252116

[Emoni]

Thanks for the guidance!

[Emoni]

So I looked over then posts about initiative, but I still don't really understand the process for how damage is calculated at all... Does anyone know of the step by step process or have an example?

[tenshin111]

There is several threads about it. Read carefully all of them

Personally, I do not understand all the details but I don't care - it doesn't prevent me from enjoying the game and winning battles (currently playing SS-GTPG campaign on General difficulty level).

[tenshin111]

I would add that the key things to learn are:

- how "close" and "open" types of terrain work/affect combat calculations
- that the effective initiative can be capped by certain terrain types
- to plan carefully before attacking entrenched units and fortified cities

Also, in bad weather (rain/snow/sandstorm) all units initiative is set to 1 if I remember correctly, so things kind of even out.